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Balai Directive: approved premises

Institutes, centres and premises in Great Britain approved to move animals, semen and embryos covered by the Balai Directive.

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Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
1 January 2013
Last updated
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Institutes and centres that import and export certain animals under Council Directive 92/65/EEC (Balai Directive) must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

APHA approves and inspects these premises on behalf of Defra, the Scottish Government and Welsh Government.

Find out the process for moving animals covered by the Balai Directive in the guidance on the Balai Directive.

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  4. Updated approval dates for 6 institutes, centres or premises, within the 'List of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.'

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  6. Updated the approval dates for the University of St Andrews, The Big Cat Sanctuary and The Animal Rangers Community Centre CIC.

  7. Updated approval dates for two institutes, centres or premises, within the 'List of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.'

  8. Updated approval dates for APHA imports (1 of 4), Drusillas Zoo Park Ltd, Heythrop Zoological Gardens and Paultons Park. Added Filey Bird Gardens and Animal Park.

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  12. Approval dates updated: Blackpool Zoological Gardens, Dartmoor Zoo, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Five Sisters Zoo, Paradise Park, Peak Wildlife Park, Tropical World, Twycross Zoo, UKME Ltd (Canada Farm).

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  27. Updated the approval dates for Brent Lodge Animal Centre, Call of the Wild Zoo Limited, Dawn Groom and Trentham Monkey Forest in the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

  28. Updated the version date and the approval date for the following two premises: AB/08/20/004 Hopwood Hall College and AB/50/21/006 National Centre for Birds of Prey. Added Suspended 12/01/2024 to AB/17/08/065 Amazona Zoo.

  29. Updated the version date and the approval dates for Animal Zone, East Park Animal Education Centre, Exmoor Zoological Park, Marwell Wildlife and The Deep.

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  31. Updated the entries for Johnson's of Old Hurst and Zoological Society of London in the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

  32. Updated the list of approved premises and added new premises, KH Falcon Farm.

  33. Updated the entries for DC Watson & Sons (Fenton Barns) Ltd and Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

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  37. Updated the entries for UKME LTD, Calderglen Children’s Zoo, Dartmoor Zoo, the Kiwa Centre and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

  38. Updated list of approved premises - version date 3 November 2023; added two new premises Auchingarrich Wildlife Park and Wildwood Escot Ltd, and changed approval dates for Berkshire College, Monkey World and YLS UK.

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  41. Updated the approval dates for Beale Park, Highland Wildlife Park, The Lakeland Trust for Natural Sciences, The Stables and Welsh Mountain Zoo.

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  48. Updated the approval date for Hobbledown West London Ltd, Lotherton Wildlife World and Weymouth Sealife Park and Marine Sanctuary.

  49. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

  50. We have updated the approval dates for Chew Valley Animal Park, Dudley Zoological Gardens, Fernvalley Wildlife Centre, Folly Farm Leisure Limited, AB/17/10/005, Shepreth Wildlife Park, Wildwood Trust. We have amended the approval status of Border Falcons to suspended as of 5 July 2023.

  51. Updated approval dates for Drayton Manor Zoo and Heythrop Zoological Gardens.

  52. Updated the approval date for Five Sisters Zoo, West Lothian.

  53. Updated the approval date for Battersea Park Children’s Zoo.

  54. We have updated the approval date for UKME Ltd and Zoological Society of Hertfordshire.

  55. We have added Tropical World to the list and updated the approval date for Wild Discovery, Reaseheath Mini Zoo / Animal Centre, Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World. Fernvalley Wildlife Centre suspended from 30/05/2023.

  56. We have updated the approval date for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

  57. We have updated the approval date for the Peak Wildlife Park.

  58. We have updated the approval dates for the Blackpool Zoological Gardens and the West Midlands Safari Park.

  59. We have updated the approval date for Camperdown Wildlife, Twycross Zoo and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. We also added Paradise Park to the list.

  60. We updated the approval date for the Gauntlet Bird of Prey & Vulture Park and the Welsh Hawking Centre.

  61. We updated the approval dates for the Animal Welfare Centre, Animal Adventure and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.

  62. Updated the Balai directive approved premises. Removed Tropical World, Leeds, from the list.

  63. Updated the approval date for Newquay Zoo and removed the Feral - Wild Animal Project from the list.

  64. Updated approval dates for Colchester Zoo, AB/38/13/001, Safari Zoo, Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, The Newt Bustard Project Unit.

  65. Updated approval dates for Marwell Wildlife (and removed withdrawal), National Sealife Centre, Ark Wildlife Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Hobbledown, Manor House Wildlife Park and Wild Acres.

  66. Updated approval date for Amazon World Zoo Park, New Forest Wildlife Park and Woburn Safari Park. Added Messingham Zoo Ltd to the list.

  67. Updated approval date for The Living Rainforest.

  68. We updated the approval date of Desert Falcons Ltd, Owl & Monkey Haven, Knowsley Safari Park and Tynemouth Aquarium. We withdraw Weensmuir Falcons approval.

  69. Updated approval date for All Things Wild.

  70. Updated approval dates for Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.

  71. Updated approval dates for Hobbledown and Wild Acres.

  72. Updated the approval date for Wargrave Manor.

  73. Falcon Propagation have changed their premises name to Suhail Company Limited.

  74. Updated approval dates for Crocodiles of the World, Lake View Cottage, Ponderosa Zoo, and Racing Falcons. Added withdrawn date for Ahmed, A.

  75. Updated multiple approval dates in the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

  76. Changed name of listed body "Public Health England" to "UKHSA (United Kingdom Health Security Agency)".

  77. Updated the approval date for Falcon Breeding Centre.

  78. Updated multiple approval dates in the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals.

  79. Changed date for Public Health England and added new entry for Falcon Farm.

  80. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. Updated approval dates for: * Animal Management Centre * Brent Lodge Animal Centre * Curraghs Wildlife Park * AB/07/11/001 * Linton Zoo

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  82. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. Updated approval dates for: - Amazona Zoo - DC Watson & Sons (Fenton Barns) Ltd (removed suspension) - The North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo)

  83. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. Updated approval dates for: - Animal Zone - East Park Animal Education Centre - Northumberland Country Zoo - Sealife Adventure Aquarium

  84. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. Updated approval dates for Shaldon Wildlife Trust and National Centre for Birds of Prey.

  85. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. Added entry for The Kiwa Centre. Updated approval dates for DC Watson & Sons (Fenton Barns) Ltd and Zoological Society of London.

  86. Updated the approval date for Langley Mews Falcons, Raptors of Penwith and Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

  87. Updated the list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. AB/28/04/002 for Public Health England - extension granted until 28/02/2023.

  88. Updated list of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals. AB/07/13/001, AB/44/10/001 and AB/78/00/003 changed with new approval dates. AB/29/11/002 changed from suspended to withdrawn, new date added. AB/78/21/012 changed with new suspension date.

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  91. Updated the approval dates for The Animal Rangers Conservations Centre Ltd, Berkshire College of Agriculture, Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, Capel Manor College, Celtic Raptors UK, Oaklands College 'Habitat' Animal Centre.

  92. Updated Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur approval date to 03/11/2021. Curraghs Wildlife Park suspended from 11/11/2022.

  93. Updated the approval date for YLS UK to 25/10/2022.

  94. Updated approval date for Wingham Wildlife Park to 13/10/22.

  95. List of Bodies, Institutes and Centres approved for intra-community trade - approval dates updated for Beale Park, Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park, Michael Taylor, Monkey World, Nad Falcons, The Stables, Big Cat Sanctuary and Woodside Wildlife & Falconry Park.

  96. Updated the approval dates for several centres from the master list sent by APHA Imports Team.

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  102. Updated 'List of bodies, institutes and centres approved for intra-community trade in animals'. Moved the following which were in the wrong alphabetical order; GP Falcons, UKME LTD - Longridge, Tynemouth Aquarium. Updated approval date for; Dudley Zoological Gardens, Fife Zoo, Heythrop Zoological Gardens, AB/17/10/005, Marwell Wildlife, Newquay Zoo, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, West Midlands Safari Park. Added new entry for Hobbledown West London Ltd. Grimsby Institute amended to suspended.

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  108. Updated the Balai Directive approved premises list. Added Falcon Propagation, The Newt Bustard Project Unit, and Wildheart Animal Sanctuary.

  109. Added Weensmuir Falcons and Racing Falcons to the list of bodies, institutes and centres that are approved or intra-community trade in animals.

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  228. Updated approved premises list as of 30th October 2015

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