# Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC, Article 2b: Meaning of third country and related expressions


1. In this Regulation:
‘third country’ means any country or territory outside the British Islands;
‘EU Member State’ means a member State.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, any reference to the territory of an EU Member State or the European Union is not to be treated as including the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla or the French Overseas Departments.
3. Any reference in this Regulation (however expressed) to plants, plant products or other objects originating in or from a third country, or dispatched from a third country, does not include:
(a) any plants, plant products or other objects in so far as they are part of a relevant NI trade unit; or
(b) any wood packaging material in use in the transport of a relevant NI trade unit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2031/article/2b (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/article-2b
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