Article 2b Publication of closing date and opening dateF1

The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this Article a “closing date” or an “opening date” in relation to a third country listed in Annex 2, or a territory or part thereof.

Meat from animals slaughtered on or before a closing date may be imported into Great Britain from the country or territory to which the closing date relates for 90 days from that date. Consignments carried on vessels on the high seas may be imported into Great Britain from the country or territory to which the closing date relates if certified before the closing date for 40 days from that date.

Where an opening date has been specified in relation to a third country or territory or part thereof under paragraph 1, only meat slaughtered on or after that opening date may be imported into Great Britain from that country or part.