Policy paper

Review of controls on imports of animals and animal products: April 2012 to March 2014

This is the 11th review of controls on imports of animals and animal products (April 2012 to March 2014).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 September 2015
• Last updated: 30 September 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Documents

A description of the UK system of controls on imports of live animals and products of animal origin and evaluation of its performance (April 2012 - March 2014): web version

Ref: ISBN 9781474124195, SGD007295 09/15

PDF, 787 KB, 47 pages

Disgrifiad o system reolaeth y DU ar fewnforio anifeiliaid byw a chynnyrch anifeiliaid a gwerthuso perfformiad hynny (Ebrill 2012 - Mawrth 2014): Welsh web version

Ref: ISBN 9781474124201, SGD007295 09/15

PDF, 1.15 MB, 47 pages

A description of the UK system of controls on imports of live animals and products of animal origin and evaluation of its performance (April 2012 - March 2014): print version

Ref: ISBN 9781474124195, SGD007295 09/15

PDF, 1.89 MB, 52 pages

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Disgrifiad o system reolaeth y DU ar fewnforio anifeiliaid byw a chynnyrch anifeiliaid a gwerthuso perfformiad hynny (Ebrill 2012 - Mawrth 2014): Welsh print version

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Details

This is the eleventh review of the United Kingdom (UK) import controls of animals and animal products in accordance with section 10A of the Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002).

The report describes the steps being taken by government and others to prevent the introduction of disease through the importation of animals and animal products. It:

• provides an overview of the effectiveness of the UK import controls
• explains how the system of import controls and other safeguard measures work
• describes the legal basis for the controls and identifies the key agencies across central and local government that are involved in this work

Further information

• Imports/exports - animals and animal products

Published 16 September 2015
Last updated 30 September 2015 + show all updates

1. 30 September 2015

   Web accessible version of the English document replaced due to missing line on page 9.

2. 16 September 2015

   Added translation