The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made: 6th March 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 8th March 2007

Coming into force: 2nd April 2007

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PART I — INTRODUCTORY

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

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Exception

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Enforcement

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PART II — INTRA COMMUNITY TRADE

Application of Part II

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Exports

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Imports

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Transport of animals and animal products

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Dealers

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Approval of centres and teams

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Approval of laboratories

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Inspection and checking at destination

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Duties on consignees

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Assembly centres and slaughterhouses

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Illegal consignments

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PART III — THIRD COUNTRY IMPORTS

Application of Part III

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Official veterinarians

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Importation

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Places of import

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Import procedure

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Quarantine for captive birds

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Payment of fees

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Consignments constituting a danger to health

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Illegal consignments

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Arrival at the place of destination

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Post-import controls

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PART IV — PRE-CHECKED THIRD COUNTRY IMPORTS

Application of Part IV

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Imports

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Import procedure

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PART V — GENERAL

Outbreaks of disease in other states

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Notification of decisions

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Appointment of inspectors

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Powers of inspectors

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Recovery of expenses

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Obstruction

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Offences and penalties

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Transitional arrangements and disapplication of provisions

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVES 90/425/EEC AND 91/496/EEC

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SCHEDULE 2 — BORDER INSPECTION POSTS

¹Ungulates include registered equidae as defined in Council Directive 90/426/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.42).	¹Ungulates include registered equidae as defined in Council Directive 90/426/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.42).
Border inspection post	Animals which may be imported
Prestwick Airport	Ungulates ¹

SCHEDULE 3 — INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE: LEGISLATION AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 — Legislation in relation to intra-Community trade

Bovine animals and swine

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Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra Community trade in bovine animals and swine as replaced by the Annex to Council Directive 97/12/EC (O.J. No. L 109, 25.4.97, p.1), and as subsequently amended by–

• Council Directive 98/46/EC (O.J. No. L 198, 15.7.98, p.22);

• Council Directive 98/99/EC (O.J. No. L 358, 31.12.98, p.107);

• Commission Decision 98/621/EC (O.J. No. L 296, 5.11.98, p.15);

• Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 105, 3.5.2000, p.34);

• Directive 2000/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 163, 4.7.2000, p.35);

• Commission Decision 2001/298/EC (O.J. No. L 102, 12.4.2001, p.63);

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2002 (O.J. No. L 80, 23.3.2002, p.22);

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1226/2002 (O.J. L 179, 9.7.2002, p.13);

• Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004 (O.J. No. L 5, 9.1.2004, p.8);

• Commission Decision 2004/226/EC (O.J. No. L 68, 6.3.2004, p.36); and

• the European International Instruments.

• Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3(2), 4(1), 5(1), 5(2), 5(5), 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 7 (in the case of imports) and 12(3).

• Additional requirements: The official health certificate accompanying all cattle imported into Scotland from Spain must contain the statement: “Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 90/208/EEC on contagious bovine pleuro pneumonia”. The official health certificate accompanying all cattle imported into Scotland from Portugal must contain the statement “Live cattle in accordance with Commission Decision 91/52/EEC on contagious bovine pleuro pneumonia”. The official health certificate accompanying all swine imported into Scotland from any other member State except Austria, the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden and those parts of France specified in Commission Decisions amending Decision 2001/618/EC must contain the statement: “Pigs in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/618/EC concerning Aujeszky’s disease”. Exports of cattle from Scotland to the countries listed in Annexes I and II of Commission Decision 2004/558/EC (O.J. No. L 249, 23.7.2004, p.20)– must meet the additional guarantees laid down in Article 2(1), Article 2(2)(b)(i) or Article 2(2)(c) (for exports to Germany), and (for exports to Denmark, Austria, Finland, Sweden and the province of Bolzano in Italy) in Article 3(1) of that Decision; and in relation to the certification accompanying such exports– for bovine animals exported to Germany, in point 4 of Section C of the health certificate set out in Model 1 of Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC, after the first indent, “IBR” must be entered, and after the second indent the additional guarantees of Article 2 which are met by the cattle must be specified as follows: “Article 2(1), [or] Article 2(2)(b)(i) [or] Article 2(2)(c) [as the case may be] of Commission Decision 2004/558/EC”; and for bovine animals exported to Denmark, Austria, Finland, Sweden and the province of Bolzano in Italy, in point 4 of Section C of the health certificate set out in Model 1 of Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC, after the first indent, “IBR” must be entered, and after the second indent “Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/558/EC” must be entered. In accordance with Commission Decision 2003/514/EC concerning health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (O.J. No. L 178, 17.7.2003, p.28), the importation into Scotland from the Italian region of Sardinia of animals of the suidae family is prohibited. The official health certificate accompanying swine imported into Scotland from Italy must contain the statement “Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2005/779/EC concerning animal health protection measures against swine vesicular disease in Italy”.

Bovine semen

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Instrument: Council Directive 88/407/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (O.J. No. L 194, 22.7.88, p.10), as amended by, and as read with–

• Council Directive 90/120/EEC (O.J. No. L 71, 17.3.90, p.37);

• Council Directive 90/425/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.29);

• Council Directive 93/60/EEC (O.J. No. L 186, 28.7.93, p.28);

• Council Directive 2003/43/EC (O.J. No. L 143, 11.6.2003, p.23);

• Commission Decision 2004/101/EC (O.J. No. L 30, 4.2.2004, p.15);

• Commission Decision 2004/205/EC (O.J. No. L 65, 3.3.2004, p.23); and

• the European international instruments.

• Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3 and 6.

Bovine embryos

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Instrument: Council Directive 89/556/EEC on animal health conditions concerning intra Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (O.J. No. L 302, 19.10.89, p.1), as amended by, and as read with–

• Council Directive 90/425/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.29);

• Council Directive 93/52/EEC (O.J. No. L 175, 19.7.93, p. 21);

• Commission Decision 94/113/EC (O.J. No. L 53, 24.2.94, p.23);

• Commission Decision 2004/205/EC (O.J. No. L 65, 3.3.2004, p.23); and

• the European international instruments.

• Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3 and 6.

Equidae

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Instrument: Council Directive 90/426/EEC on health conditions governing the movement of equidae and their import from third countries (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.42), as amended by, and as read with–

• Council Directive 90/425/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.29);

• Council Directive 90/427/EEC (O.J. No. L 224, 18.08.90, p.55);

• Council Directive 91/496/EEC (O.J. No. L 268, 24.9.91, p.56);

• Council Directive 92/36/EEC (O.J. No. L 157, 10.6.92, p.28);

• Commission Decision 92/130/EEC (O.J. No. L 47, 22.2.92, p.26);

• Commission Decision 93/623/EEC (O.J. No. L 298, 3.12.93, p.45) as amended by Commission Decision 2000/68/EC (O.J. No. L 23, 28.1.2000, p.72);

• Commission Decision 2001/298/EC (O.J. No. L 102, 12.4.2001, p.63);

• Commission Decision 2002/160/EC (O.J. No. L 053, 23.2.2002, p.37); and

• the European international instruments.

• Relevant provisions in that instrument, subject to and as read with the following Notes: Articles 4, 5, 7(1), and 8.

• Notes:The requirements of Articles 4(1), 4(2) and 8 shall not apply in respect of the export to or the import from the Republic of Ireland of any equidae, or the export to or the import from France of registered horses or equidae for breeding and production accompanied by an identification document provided for in Council Directive 90/427/EEC.For the avoidance of doubt, the derogation permitted under Article 7(2) shall not apply in relation to equidae brought into Scotland.

Porcine Semen

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Instrument: Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (O.J. No. L 224, 18.8.90, p.62) and Commission Decision 99/608/EC (O.J. No. L 242, 14.9.99, p.20), as amended by, and as read with–

• Commission Decision 99/608/EC (O.J. No. L 242, 14.9.1999, p.20);

• Commission Decision 2000/39/EC (O.J. No. L 13, 19.1.2000, p.21);

• Commission Decision 2004/205/EC (O.J. No. L 65, 3.3.2004, p.23); and

• the European international instruments.

• Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 3, 4(1), 4(2) and 6(1).

• Additional requirements:

• The official health certification accompanying all porcine semen imported into Scotland from any other member State must state that the semen was collected from boars “on a collection centre which only contains animals that have not been vaccinated against Aujeszky's disease and which have reacted negatively to the serum neutralisation test or to the ELISA test for Aujeszky's disease, in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 90/429/EEC” and paragraph 13(b)(ii) of the model health certificate provided in Annex D of Council Directive 90/429/EEC must be deleted in all cases.

Poultry and hatching eggs

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