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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 16 January (WA 111–2), why the breach by other European Union member countries of the European Union welfare of laying hens directive ban on battery cages (1999/74/EC) is not a permissible relevant animal health...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2012

Reference

16500; 736 c195-6WA

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Animal Importation

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions are attached to the import of live cattle, sheep and pigs into the United Kingdom; and whether they have any proposals to change those conditions.

Asked by

Lord Burnett (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

16 March 2012

Imports into the UK of live cattle, sheep and pigs from countries outside the European Union (EU) must comply with the conditions laid down in European legislation on the protection of animal health. Imports of cattle, sheep and pigs are permitted only from countries listed as authorised for imports of that particular species in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 206/2010. Consignments must also meet the animal health conditions set out in the appropriate veterinary certification laid down in this regulation. All imports must be imported into the EU via a border inspection post specifically approved to take these animals, where they undergo veterinary checks to ensure that the import requirements have been met. Movements of live cattle and pigs from other EU member states must comply with the relevant animal health requirements set out in Council Directive 64/432/EEC, including the appropriate veterinary certification. Movements of sheep must be in accordance with Council Directive 91/68/EEC. Additional specific animal health requirements may be required dependent on the region or member state of origin; for example, specific controls were introduced following the outbreak of bluetongue across parts of the EU in 2007. Consignments are not subject to veterinary checks at the border but undergo risk-based post-import checks by the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency. All consignments of live animals must also comply with the rules on the welfare of animals during transport. All EU legislation is amended as appropriate to take into account changing circumstances such as the animal health situation in exporting countries or following the results of an inspection visit by the European Commission.

Date

16 March 2012

Reference

16071; 736 c117WA

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Eggs

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 16 January (WA 112), when the European Union Commission ruled out the option of an intra-Community trade ban on eggs produced outwith the European Union welfare of laying hens directive; what is the text...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 2012

Reference

15763; 735 c392WA

House

House of Lords

Pocket Lighters: Import Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2011, Official Report, columns 135-36W, on pocket lighters: import controls, on which occasions HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency have detained suspect shipments of pocket lighters; and what steps were taken in each...

Asked by

Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 2012

Reference

96613; 541 c594W

House

House of Commons

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 (SI, 2012, No. 178), dated 25 January 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command). (Vote)

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

30 January 2012

Reference

SI 2012/178

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Agriculture: Eggs

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 14 December (WA 263), what are the main legal and financial obstacles to introducing a ban on imports of eggs which have been produced in illegal battery cages in non-compliant European Union member states;...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

16 January 2012

The treaty on the functioning of the EU prohibits quantitative restrictions on imports between member states and all measures that have a similar effect, with limited exceptions to that general rule, including where they are necessary on animal health or human health grounds. It is extremely unlikely that a court would extend those exceptions to animal welfare grounds in these circumstances. The treaty states that any restriction of trade must not constitute arbitrary discrimination. Given the traceability issues around distinguishing between imported eggs that have been reared in conventional cages in other member states and those that have not, any ban would have to be on imports of all eggs from a particular country, whether reared in conventional cages or not. That would clearly penalise compliant producers in other member states, which runs contrary to the principle of the free movement of goods. The EU Commission has ruled out the option of an intra-Community trade ban, and has given strong warnings to member states seeking to introduce a unilateral ban. Therefore, we would run the high risk of the Commission taking out infraction proceedings against the UK if we took unilateral action. Class A eggs are required under the egg marketing rules to be identified with the producer code which includes the farming method i.e. code 3 for caged. From 1 January, a code 3 mark will indicate that eggs have been produced by hens in enriched cages. If we suspect that a batch of imported Class A eggs have been produced by hens in conventional cages, these eggs, that are marked with an incorrect producer code will breach the marketing rules. We will use UV light analysis on imported class A eggs and if the marking on the eggs gives rise to suspicion, we will contact the competent authority in the member state of origin. However, the import of processed egg, principally in liquid or powdered form, is less easy to trace as the supply chain is less transparent and more challenging to audit. Because of a loophole in the egg marketing regulations, we cannot prohibit the marketing of any eggs produced in conventional cages from 1 January 2012 which are sent to processing (whether sent as ungraded or Class B), nor can we prohibit the use of any products made from such eggs.

Date

16 January 2012

Reference

14432; 734 c111-2WA

House

House of Lords

Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (SI, 2012, No. 47), dated 9 January 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command). (Vote)

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

11 January 2012

Reference

SI 2012/47

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Agriculture: Eggs

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 24 November (WA 271-4), whether they have the power to suspend imports of eggs and egg products from those countries which will not be compliant with the European Union welfare of laying hens directive ban on...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 2011

Reference

13865; 733 c263WA

House

House of Lords

Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI, 2011, No. 2534), dated 24 October 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum

Department

Treasury

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

25 October 2011

Reference

SI 2011/2534

House

House of Commons

Pocket Lighters: Import Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether customs officers are instructed to seize at UK ports of entry pocket lighters which do not conform to EU and UK safety standards;

Asked by

Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 October 2011

Reference

72811; 533 c135-6W

House

House of Commons

Pocket Lighters: Import Controls

(2) what information HM Revenue and Customs holds on the number of pocket lighters entering the UK which do not comply with the safety standards in Commission Decision 2006/502/EC.

Asked by

Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 October 2011

Reference

72815; 533 c135-6W

House

House of Commons

Review of controls on imports of animal products for 2010-11. (Vote)

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

13 September 2011

House

House of Commons

Imports of Animal Products

As required under the Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002) the Government will publish today a review of controls on the import of animal products for the financial year 2010-11. Following my first year as Minister of State responsible for agriculture and food, I...

Member

James Paice (Conservative)

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written statements

Date

13 September 2011

Reference

532 c42-3WS

House

House of Commons

Animal Products: Review of Controls

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food has today made the following Statement. As required under the Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002) the Government will publish today a review of controls on the import of animal products for...

Member

Lord Henley (Conservative)

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written statements

Date

13 September 2011

Reference

730 c45WS

House

House of Lords

Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

SI 2011/2225. With an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force 1 October 2011.

Department

Revenue and Customs

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

9 September 2011

Reference

SI 2011/2225

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011

SI 2011/2159. With an explanatory memorandum and an impact assessment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Coming into force 1 October 2011.

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

Revokes SI 2011/1116; this instrument revoked in turn by SI 2013/2033

Date

7 September 2011

Reference

SI 2011/2159

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

UK Border Agency report and accounts for 2010-11.

Type

House of Commons papers

Date

13 July 2011

Reference

HC 1242 2010-12

House

House of Commons

Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2011

SI 2011/1543. With an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Coming into force 20 July 2011.

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

Revoked by SI 2015/168

Date

23 June 2011

Reference

SI 2011/1543

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011

SI 2011/1517. With an explanatory memorandum and an impact assessment from the Department of Health. Coming into force 1 July 2011.

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

22 June 2011

Reference

SI 2011/1517

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

SI 2011/1197. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Coming into force 25 May 2011.

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

4 May 2011

Reference

SI 2011/1197

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

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