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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2235/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/2235",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2235",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) ‘slaughterhouse’ means a slaughterhouse as defined in point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;\n(2) ‘frogs' legs’ means frogs’ legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frogs’ legs of the genus Pelophylax from the family of Ranidae, and the genera Limnonectes, Fejervarya and Hoplobatrachus from the family of Dicroglossidae;\n(3) ‘snails’ means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other snails of the families of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or Sphincterochilidae;\n(4) ‘insects’ means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;\n(5) ‘reefer vessel’ means a reefer vessel as defined in point (26) of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;\n(6) ‘freezer vessel’ means a freezer vessel as defined in point 3.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;\n(7) ‘factory vessel’ means a factory vessel as defined in point 3.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;\n(8) ‘dispatch centre’ means a dispatch centre as defined in point 2.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;\n(9) ‘game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in point 1.18 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;\n(10) ‘cutting plant’ means a cutting plant as defined in point 1.17 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;\n(11) ‘sprouts’ means sprouts as defined in point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/2235/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:10.030973+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}