Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Made: 29th April 1998

Coming into operation: 1st May 1998

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Prohibitions and restrictions on the despatch of live bovine animals and the products derived therefrom

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Production of controlled bovine by-products

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Control of the consignment of bovine material

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Use of controlled bovine by-products and other products

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Slaughter of eligible animals from herds in Northern Ireland

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Approval of establishments for the purpose of despatch of eligible and relevant goods

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Fees

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Powers to stop and search vehicles and vessels and detain goods

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Powers of entry

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Seizure of illegal goods

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Sampling and other checks and examinations

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Powers of customs officers to detain vehicles and vessels

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Suspension notices and orders

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Obstruction

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Offences and penalties

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Enforcement

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Amendments

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Revocation of the Bovines and Bovine Products (Despatch Prohibition and Production Restriction) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

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SCHEDULE 1 — Conditions of approval of establishments for the production of relevant goods

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All raw materials for use in production for despatch to another member State or third country must be identifiable to species of origin. Materials of bovine origin must be traceable to non-UK place of origin.

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There must be a system at the establishment to ensure it is possible to identify the origin of bovine raw material contained in any relevant goods for despatch and to trace that raw material through each stage of preparation.

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There must be a system for recording all amounts of incoming bovine raw materials which meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country and such outgoing bovine raw materials or products containing them, which ensures that it is possible to cross check consignments entering or leaving the establishment.

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All relevant goods which meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country must be unloaded, processed or treated, stored, handled, loaded and unloaded and transported separately, or at different times, from bovine products which do not meet those conditions.

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For cold stores there must be chambers for storage of relevant goods which meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country which can be locked and sealed so that products cannot be added or removed without breaking the seal (lockable rails in chillers are not sufficient).

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Fresh meat, minced meat, meat preparations, meat products and other products of bovine animal origin which meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country must be marked with the appropriate additional mark in the form prescribed in Schedule 3.

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The appropriate additional mark must be removed from fresh meat, minced meat, meat preparations, meat products and other products of animal origin when they cease to meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country or are despatched for sale onto the UK market.

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Instruments or labels for applying the appropriate additional mark may be ordered only with the authorisation of an inspector. All new supplies of instruments or labels for applying the appropriate additional mark must be delivered into the control of an inspector.

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Instruments for applying the appropriate additional mark, labels bearing the appropriate additional mark, serially numbered healthmark labels and official seals must be maintained and applied under official control.

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There must be unique identification of XAP relevant goods for despatch to allow a full description of the goods to be provided on certificates required for the purposes of the Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998.

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XAP relevant goods must be transported in means of transport sealed with an official seal.

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There must be adequate facilities to enable an inspector to carry out his functions under the Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998.

SCHEDULE 2 — Conditions of approval of establishments for the production of eligible goods

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All raw materials for use in production for despatch to another member State or third country must be identifiable to species of origin.

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There must be a system at the establishment to ensure it is possible to identify the origin of bovine raw material contained in any eligible goods for despatch and to trace that raw material through each stage of preparation.

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There must be a system for recording all amounts of incoming bovine raw materials and outgoing bovine raw materials and products containing them which ensures that it is possible to cross-check consignments entering or leaving the establishment.

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Eligible goods must be:

• unloaded

• processed

• stored

• handled

• loaded

• transported

separately from, or at different times from, other bovine products.

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For cold stores there must be chambers for storage of eligible goods which meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country which can be locked and sealed so that products cannot be added or removed without breaking the seal (lockable rails in chillers are not sufficient).

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There must be sufficient storage space for eligible goods.

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Chambers used for the storage of eligible goods must not be used for the storage of any other bovine products.

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Official seals on cold stores or any transport must not be broken without official supervision.

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Fresh meat, minced meat, meat preparations, meat products and other products of animal origin of bovine origin which meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country must be marked with the additional mark in the form prescribed in Schedule 4.

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The additional mark must be removed from fresh meat, minced meat, meat preparations, meat products and other products of animal origin when they cease to meet the conditions for despatch to another member State or third country or are despatched for sale onto the UK market.

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Instruments or labels for applying the additional mark may be ordered only with the authorisation of an inspector. All new supplies of instruments or labels for applying the additional mark must be delivered into the control of an inspector.

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Instruments for applying the additional mark, labels bearing the appropriate additional mark, serially numbered healthmark labels and official seals must be maintained and applied under official control.

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There must be adequate facilities to enable an inspector to carry out his functions under Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998.

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Appropriate information must be made available to enable the inspector to list on certificates or other accompanying docu-mentation all establishments approved under regulation 8(2) in the production chain of the eligible goods.

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Despatch of eligible goods for export/export production must be under supervision of an inspector.

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Consignments of eligible goods for despatch must be assembled in such a way as to enable identity and physical checks to be carried out.

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Eligible goods for export must be transported under official seal.

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There must be unique identification of eligible goods for despatch to allow a full description to be provided on certificates.

SCHEDULE 3 — Additional mark for the export of relevant goods

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SCHEDULE 4 — Additional mark for the export of eligible goods

Additional mark for carcases

Equilateral triangle, side dimensions 5.5 cms. In the upper part the letters VS and in the lower part the letters ECHS. The letters will be at least 1 cm high.

ECHS label— for standard 25kg box should be 15 × 18 cm printed on green paper.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on

Liam McKibben — Assistant Secretary — 29th April 1998.

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68

[^f00003]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L113, 15.4.98, p. 32

[^f00005]: S.I. 1998/1135

[^f00006]: O. J. No. L26, 31.1.77, p. 85

[^f00007]: Directive 64/433/EEC has been amended and consolidated by Directive 91/497/EEC (O. J. No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 96)

[^f00008]: O. J. No. L368, 31.12.94, p. 10

[^f00009]: S.R. 1993 No. 304

[^f00010]: 1979 c. 2

[^f00011]: 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996 No. 1633 (N.I. 12)

[^f00012]: S.R. 1997 No. 379

Editorial notes

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