Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Diseases of animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

Diseases of animals (importation of poultry) Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1965 (As amended)

Landing of carcases and animal products Order (Northern Ireland) 1985 (as amended)

General import licence

Licence N o : DARD/GEN/07/27

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in accordance with the terms of the above legislation hereby authorises the importation into Northern Ireland of :–

Products of FMD Susceptible Species listed in the attached Schedule from Great Britain

Subject to the following conditions:

Products listed in Schedule 1

(1)	Any product landed in Northern Ireland under this licence shall be made available for inspection if so required by an Officer of the Department.
(2)	The importer or his agent shall afford all assistance necessary to such an officer to enable him to carry out the inspection.
Products listed in Schedule 2
1.	In addition to the above conditions, each product must be accompanied by a commercial document containing the following information
I	the name and address of the consignor and consignee;
II	the date of issue of the document and a number enabling it to be identified;
III	the description of the product to be transported;
IV	the total quantity despatched.
2.	Imports of raw material for pet food manufacture must comply with either the Animal By-Products Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 in the case of low risk animal by product or with the Food Hygiene Regulations (NI) 2006 in the case of meat fit for human consumption.
3.	Imports of meat (fresh red meat, and farmed game) and meat products derived from cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and other biungulates must comply with the requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations (NI) 2006.
4.	This licence revokes and replaces DARD/GEN/07/23 and is valid until further notice or unless revoked by the Department.

Signed, Lisa Reid, Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

 Notes

1.	Products landed in Northern Ireland which are destined for onward intracommunity trade, must be accompanied by documentation in accordance with the relevant European Community legislation.
2.	Products imported into Northern Ireland destined for export to a Third Country must be accompanied by documentation which meet the requirements of the Third Country.
3.	Any breach of any condition attached to this licence will constitute an offence against the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (as amended).
4.	Nothing in this licence gives exemption from any prohibition or restriction imposed by the Food Hygiene Regulations (NI) 2006, the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 and the Medicines Acts 1968 and 1971 or by any legislation superseding or amending the same.
SCHEDULE 1

Composite products (i.e. products that contain both products of animal origin and plant origin) e.g.

Biscuits, Bread, Cakes

Chocolate, Confectionary (including sweets)

Unfilled gelatine capsules

Food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing small amounts of animal product

Meat extracts and meat concentrates

Pasta and noodles not mixed or filled with meat product

Soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer, containing meat extracts, meat concentrated, animal fats, or fish oils, powders or extracts.

 Schedule 2

Meat (i.e. Fresh/frozen uncooked meat, e.g. carcase meat, boneless meat, cuts, minced meat, uncooked burgers, raw sausages, rashers, bacon, venison, wild boar and foodstuffs containing raw meat that have to be cooked before consumption) and raw offal, derived from cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, deer and all other cloven hoofed species (including those from farmed game and wild game) for human consumption.

Minced meat and meat preparations derived from cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and deer.

Meat which has only been smoked, salted, marinated, cured or dried, for human consumption.

Prepared stomachs of cattle, sheep and pigs intended for human consumption.

Sausage casings derived from bovine animals, sheep and swine.

Raw untreated milk.

 Butter.

 Cheese (including pre packaged cheese originating in a Member State).

 Condensed milk.

 Evaporated milk.

 Fat filled milk replacers.

 Ice cream and ice cream products.

 Liquid and dried milk products.

 Pasteurised milk, pasteurised cream, pasteurised milk-based drinks.

Products containing UHT, sterilised, pasteurised milk or cream dried or liquid milk products.

Sterilised milk, sterilised cream, sterilised milk-based drinks.

UHT milk, UHT cream, UHT milk-based drinks.

Yoghurt.

Meat products as defined in Council Directive 92/5/EEC which have been heated. Prepared stomachs of cattle, sheep and pigs intended for human consumption.

Hides and Skins of FMD susceptible species.

Animal tissues derived from ruminating animal tissue and swine for pharmaceutical and research purposes.

Dried animal tissue and liquid animal tissue extracts of FMD susceptible species.

Dried or frozen blood plasma derived from bovine animals or swine.

Other products of Animal Origin including blood, fats, casings, wool, bristles, pet food, and game trophies.

Wool, wool grease, wool fatty acids.

Bulk processed fat/tallow/jus intended for human consumption.

Foetal calf serum.

Gall or bile pastes.

Gelatine.

Horticulture composts/manure derived from bovine, equine and porcine manure.

Products derived from ruminating animals and swine for use as in vitro laboratory or diagnostic reagents.