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The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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38 Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “health certificate”, for “electronic form” substitute “electronic or digital form”. (3) In regulation 10 (meaning and use of common health entry document “CHED”)— (a) in paragraph (1) for “electronic equivalent” substitute “electronic or digital equivalent”; (b) for paragraph (5) substitute— (5) An electronic or digital equivalent refers to a CHED which is capable of being produced by the person responsible for the consignment at any time by electronic means or by use of a unique digital identifier, as defined in Article 3(27A) of the Official Controls Regulation. . (4) In regulation 12 (appointment of official veterinary surgeons and official fish inspectors) for “border inspection post”, in each place it occurs, substitute “border control post”. (5) In regulation 13 (place of importation) for “at a border inspection post” substitute “through a border control post or a point of entry for which a border control post has been”. (6) In regulation 14 (notification of importation)— (a) in paragraph (1) for “the border control post of destination” substitute “a border control post”; (b) in paragraph (3) for “CVED” substitute “CHED”. (7) In regulation 16(5) (removal from the border control post) for the words from “in electronic form” to the end, substitute “in electronic or digital form, refer to the CHED being capable of being produced by the person responsible for the consignment at any time by electronic means or by use of a unique digital identifier, as defined in Article 3(27A) of the Official Controls Regulation”. (8) In regulation 18(2) (destination outside Great Britain) for “border inspection post” substitute “border control post”. (9) In regulation 19(a) (unchecked consignments) for “through a border control post approved for that animal or product” substitute “in accordance with regulation 13”. (10) In regulation 32 (enforcement) for “border inspection post”, in each place it occurs, substitute “border control post”. (11) In regulation 39 (offences), in the table, in the column with the heading “description of the offence”— (a) in the entry for regulation 13 for “importation other than at a border inspection post” substitute “importation other than through a border control post or a point of entry for which a border control post has been designated”; (b) in the entry for regulation 16(1), for “border inspection post” substitute “border control post”; (c) for “CVED”, in both places it occurs, substitute “CHED”. (12) In Schedule 2 (specific requirements for individual cases), in paragraph 8 (arrival at premises of destination) for “border inspection post”, in both places it occurs, substitute “border control post”. (13) In Schedule 3 (cases to which Part 3 does not apply), in paragraph 9 (case 8: low risk goods exempted from routine checks at border control posts under Article 48(h) of the Official Controls Regulation) for “Article 48(h)”, in both places it occurs (including the heading), substitute “Article 48(1) and (2)(h)”.

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38 Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “health certificate”, for “electronic form” substitute “electronic or digital form”. (3) In regulation 10 (meaning and use of common health entry document “CHED”)— (a) in paragraph (1) for “electronic equivalent” substitute “electronic or digital equivalent”; (b) for paragraph (5) substitute— (5) An electronic or digital equivalent refers to a CHED which is capable of being produced by the person responsible for the consignment at any time by electronic means or by use of a unique digital identifier, as defined in Article 3(27A) of the Official Controls Regulation. . (4) In regulation 12 (appointment of official veterinary surgeons and official fish inspectors) for “border inspection post”, in each place it occurs, substitute “border control post”. (5) In regulation 13 (place of importation) for “at a border inspection post” substitute “through a border control post or a point of entry for which a border control post has been”. (6) In regulation 14 (notification of importation)— (a) in paragraph (1) for “the border control post of destination” substitute “a border control post”; (b) in paragraph (3) for “CVED” substitute “CHED”. (7) In regulation 16(5) (removal from the border control post) for the words from “in electronic form” to the end, substitute “in electronic or digital form, refer to the CHED being capable of being produced by the person responsible for the consignment at any time by electronic means or by use of a unique digital identifier, as defined in Article 3(27A) of the Official Controls Regulation”. (8) In regulation 18(2) (destination outside Great Britain) for “border inspection post” substitute “border control post”. (9) In regulation 19(a) (unchecked consignments) for “through a border control post approved for that animal or product” substitute “in accordance with regulation 13”. (10) In regulation 32 (enforcement) for “border inspection post”, in each place it occurs, substitute “border control post”. (11) In regulation 39 (offences), in the table, in the column with the heading “description of the offence”— (a) in the entry for regulation 13 for “importation other than at a border inspection post” substitute “importation other than through a border control post or a point of entry for which a border control post has been designated”; (b) in the entry for regulation 16(1), for “border inspection post” substitute “border control post”; (c) for “CVED”, in both places it occurs, substitute “CHED”. (12) In Schedule 2 (specific requirements for individual cases), in paragraph 8 (arrival at premises of destination) for “border inspection post”, in both places it occurs, substitute “border control post”. (13) In Schedule 3 (cases to which Part 3 does not apply), in paragraph 9 (case 8: low risk goods exempted from routine checks at border control posts under Article 48(h) of the Official Controls Regulation) for “Article 48(h)”, in both places it occurs (including the heading), substitute “Article 48(1) and (2)(h)”.

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