# Fresh Meat (Import Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Regulations—
“animal health and certification Decision” means any Decision under the third countries Directive specified in Schedule 1 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for imports of fresh meat from specified States;
“approved establishments Decision” means any Decision under the third countries Directive specified in Schedule 2 on lists of establishments in specified States approved for the importation of fresh meat or, where indicated in Part II of the Schedule, of certain categories of fresh meat;
“border inspection post” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(g) of Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10th December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/92;
“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as amended by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
“EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement;
“free zone” and “free warehouse” have the meaning given by Article 1(2) of the Products of Animal Origin Regulations;
“fresh meat Directive” means Council Directive 64/433/EEC, set out in the Annex to Council Directive 91/497/EEC, and amended by Council Directive 92/5/EEC, on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat;
“import” means brought into Northern Ireland by any means whatsoever;
“non-importation Decision” means a Decision specified in Schedule 3;
“relevant EEA State” means an EEA State other than Iceland;
“the Products of Animal Origin Regulations” means the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993;
“samples” means fresh meat imported into Northern Ireland for exhibition, special studies or analysis;
“special importation requirement” means, in relation to a State specified in any paragraph of Schedule 4, any requirement specified in that paragraph relating to that region or State;
“the licensing Order” means the Landing of Carcases and Animal Products Order (Northern Ireland) 1985;
“the third countries Directive” means Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12th December 1972, on health and veterinary problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries as amended by the provisions listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 5;
“the third country list” means the list in the Annex to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21st December 1979, drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of bovine and porcine animals, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products as amended by the provisions listed in paragraph 4 of Schedule 5;
“third country” means a State which is not a relevant EEA State.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used in these Regulations and the fresh meat Directive have the same meaning in these Regulations as in that Directive.
(3) The following expressions, in particular, are defined in Article 1 of the fresh meat Directive—
(a) “meat” and “fresh meat”; and
(b) “wrapping” and “packaging”.
(4) Any reference in these Regulations to a Community Instrument or an Instrument relating to the European Community or the European Economic Area is a reference to that Instrument as amended, modified or otherwise affected by the instruments listed as amending, modifying or affecting it; in particular all the Directives referred to in these Regulations have been adapted by the Act of Accession to the European Union of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.
(5) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/218/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-import-conditions-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-2
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