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The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

S.I. 2008/3230 · Made 15 December 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Agriculture, England

Made 15th December 2008

Laid before Parliament 19th December 2008

Coming into force 15th January 2009

The Secretary of State is a Minister designatedf1 for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the legislation set out in the Schedule to be construed as references to that legislation as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S. I. 1972/1811.

f2

1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A was inserted into Schedule 2 by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).

Contents

  1. 1Title, application and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Replacement Schedule
  5. Schedule 1: Import conditions
  6. Part 1: Provisions Common to Several Categories of Product
  7. 1Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  8. 2Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  9. 3Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  10. 4Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  11. 5Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  12. 6Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  13. 7Maximum residue limits and contaminants
  14. 8Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
  15. 9Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
  16. 10Health certificates for imports of products of animal origin
  17. 11Health certification for animal products from New Zealand
  18. 12Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  19. 13Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  20. 14Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  21. 15Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  22. 16Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  23. 17Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  24. 18Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  25. 19Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  26. 20Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  27. 21Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  28. 22Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption
  29. Part 2: Fresh Meat of Bovine, Ovine and Caprine Animals and Swine
  30. 23United States of America
  31. 24Uruguay
  32. 25Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  33. 26Zimbabwe
  34. 27Health certificates - Canada
  35. Part 3: Meat Products
  36. Part 4: Milk and Dairy Products
  37. Part 5: Fresh Poultrymeat
  38. Part 6: Wild Game Meat
  39. Part 7: Minced Meat and Meat Preparations
  40. Part 8: Miscellaneous Products
  41. Part 9: Genetic Material
  42. Part 10: Fishery Products
  43. Part 11: Interpretation of this Schedule
  44. Explanatory note

1Title, application and commencement

These Regulations—

(a)

may be cited as the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008;

(b)

apply in England; and

(c)

come into force on 15th January 2009.

2Amendment to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations

Schedule 1 to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006f1 is replaced with the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signature

Jane Kennedy

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

15th December 2008

Replacement Schedule

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1Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal originf1.

2Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal productsf1.

3Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Commission Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/ECf1.

4Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Commission Decision 2005/34/EC laying down harmonised standards for the testing for certain residues in products of animal origin imported from third countriesf1.

5Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffsf1.

6Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Council Regulation (EC) No 733/2008 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power stationf1.

7Maximum residue limits and contaminants

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1609/2000 establishing a list of products excluded from the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power stationf1.

8Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control, and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathiesf1.

9Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Commission Decision 2007/453/EC establishing the BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof according to the BSE risk f1.

10Health certificates for imports of products of animal origin

Commission Decision 2007/240/EC laying down new veterinary certificates for importing live animals, semen, embryos, ova and products of animal origin into the Community pursuant to Decision 79/542/EEC, 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 95/328/EC, 96/333/EC, 96/539/EC, 96/540/EC, 2000/572/EC, 2000/585/EC, 2000/666/EC, 2002/613/EC, 2003/56/EC, 2003/779/EC, 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC, 2003/863/EC, 2003/881/EC, 2004/407/EC, 2004/438/EC, 2004/595/EC, 2004/639/EC, 2006/168/ECf1.

11Health certification for animal products from New Zealand

Commission Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealandf1.

12Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumptionf1.

13Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safetyf1.

14Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Council Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygienef1.

15Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Council Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal originf1.

16Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal originf1.

17Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumptionf1.

18Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rulesf1.

19Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffsf1.

20Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1.

21Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meatf1.

22Animal and public health rules on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1.

23United States of America

Commission Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Communityf1.

24Uruguay

Commission Decision 81/92/EEC on the list of establishments in the Republic of Uruguay approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh beef and veal, sheepmeat and meat of domestic solipeds into the Communityf1.

25Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Commission Decision 98/8/EC on the list of establishments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Communityf1.

26Zimbabwe

Commission Decision 85/473/EEC supplementing, by the addition of Zimbabwe, the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meatf1.

27Health certificates - Canada

Commission Decision 2005/290/EC on simplified certificates for the importation of bovine semen and fresh pig meat from Canadaf1.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace Schedule 1 to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006. The new Schedule incorporates a number of new and amended pieces of Community legislation that have come into force since those Regulations came into force.

The new Schedule provides that the provisions in Schedule 1 are now ambulatory.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.