Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 340 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Food quality control/food safety International trade Fish products Meat Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Regulations come into force on 6 December 2002. Abstract When read with Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area Directive 97/78/EC requires that products of animal origin which enter the European Economic Area must undergo specified veterinary checks at border inspection posts to ensure that they comply with requirements laid down by Community legislation for the protection of animal and public health. The products to which the Regulations apply are defined in regulation 2(1) and Schedule 3 and the requirements with which they must comply are listed, by reference to the relevant Community legislation, in Schedule 2. Small quantities of products intended for personal use, and trade samples and products intended for exhibition or study or analysis are exempt from all but a few of the Regulations. Regulation 4 defines the authorities who will enforce the Regulations. Part III establishes the inspection system which will apply to the generality of products. Parts IV to VIII lay down special provisions which apply to particular categories of product. Part IX deals with the calculation and payment of charges for the veterinary checks provided for in the Regulations; Part X confers on the Department and the Food Standards Agency power to prohibit the introduction of products into Northern Ireland from non-EEA countries in which there is an outbreak of animal disease; Part XI establishes offences and penalties; and Part XII deals with the form of notices and with notification of decisions. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries. Legislation | European Union | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Inspection, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Food and Animal Feedingstuffs (Products of Animal Origin from China) (Emergency Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 226 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 45 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Fish products, Meat, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Products of Animal Origin (Import Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 189 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Apiculture/sericulture Source: FAO, FAOLEX