Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

1. 1..

   ‘biosecurity plan’ means all the biosecurity measures being implemented at holding level;

2. 2..

   ‘common biosecurity management system’ means:

   1. (a)

      the common rules governing the functioning of a compartment; and

   2. (b)

      the overall biosecurity measures implemented in all the holdings comprising the compartment in accordance with their biosecurity plans;

3. 3..

   ‘compartment manager’ means the person formally responsible for the compartment, in particular in relation to Articles 3, 4 and 5, and including:

   1. (a)

      supervising all actions carried out in the compartment relating to the common biosecurity management system, in particular for the implementation and monitoring of that system;

   2. (b)

      supervising the implementation of the holdings' biosecurity plans by the poultry or other captive birds' owners or keepers; and

   3. (c)

      liaising with the competent authority;

4. 4..

   ‘exit holding’ means a holding from which poultry or other captive birds or their day-old chicks or hatching or table eggs (hereafter referred to as ‘commodities’), are destined to be moved outside of the compartment;

5. 5..

   ‘supplier holding’ means a holding from which the commodities are destined for an exit holding or any other holding within a compartment;

6. 6..

   ‘all involved parties’ means compartment managers, business operators including food and feed business operators as defined in Article 3(3) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1, animal owners and keepers, pharmaceutical producers, or other industries delivering commodities to, or providing services for, the compartment.

7. 7..

   F1“The appropriate Minister” means—

   1. (a)

      in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

   2. (b)

      in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

   3. (c)

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.

8. 8..

   “The competent authority” means the appropriate Minister for the relevant constituent part of Great Britain.

9. 9..

   “EU-derived domestic legislation” has the same meaning as in section 2(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.