Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007.

Agriculture: Foot and Mouth Disease

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:With reference to the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2375), the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export Restrictions) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2489) and the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 3) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2712) concerning restrictions resulting from foot and mouth disease, why the word ““Dispatch”” in SI 2375 was replaced in the latter two by ““Export””; and why the section on equidae was removed in SI 2489 and not reinstated in SI 2712.

Answer: The word "dispatch" and the word ““export”” appear in the same set of regulations but are defined differently. This is to clarify the difference between the movement of goods within Great Britain (dispatch), and the movement of goods from Great Britain to other EU member states and third countries (export). Commission Decision 2007/588/EC, which was implemented in England by the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export Restrictions) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2489), removed restrictions relating to equidae.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 795; 697 c90WA
Session: 2007-08
Subjects: Animals Exports Disease control Foot and mouth disease Horses Transport
Legislation: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export Restrictions) Regulations 2007; Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 2) Regulations 2007; Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.3) Regulations 2007
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