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Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.Where the operator responsible for a consignment of purebred breeding animals requests the application of [F2a lower or zero rate of duty for purebred breeding animals, provided for under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018,] on the animals of that consignment:
(a)those animals shall be accompanied by:
the zootechnical certificate referred to in Article 30(5) or Article 32;
a document indicating that they are to be entered in a breeding book maintained by a breed society or registered in a breeding register maintained by a breeding operation;
(b)checks shall be carried out on that consignment at the border inspection post in which the documentary, identity [F3, veterinary and physical checks required under United Kingdom animal health law on entry of the consignment into Great Britain] are carried out.
2.The purpose of the checks provided for in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be to verify that:
(a)the consignment is accompanied by the documents referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1;
(b)the content and the labelling of the consignment correspond to the information provided in the documents referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 37 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 9(4) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 28(6)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 37(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 9(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 37(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/117), regs. 1, 9(5)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 28(6)(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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