Products of Animals Origin (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 1640 of 2001). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Food quality control/food safety International trade Inspection Animal health Pests/diseases Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These amendments will come into force on 1 May 2001. Abstract These Regulations extend the powers of authorized officers as regards products of animal origin which have been imported otherwise than in accordance with animal or public health conditions. The effect of the amendments made by these Regulations is to confer on an authorized officer of the Minister, the Food Standards Agency or a local authority the power: (a) in respect of intra-Community trade, to prohibit the movement of products of animal origin which he has reasonable grounds for believing do not comply with animal or public health conditions relating to import into Great Britain or the European Community (reg. 2(2)) (products detained under this power may, under regulation 16(4) of the principal Regulations, be ordered to be destroyed, re-exported or used for specified purposes); and (b) in respect of imports from third countries, to require the destruction or re-export of products of animal origin which he has reasonable grounds for believing do not comply with animal or public health conditions relating to import (reg. 2(3)). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 3124). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Fish products Source: FAO, FAOLEX