PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 706/73 CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN FOR TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Date: 1986-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Channel Islands, Isle of Man, foot-and-mouth disease, import policy, veterinary legislation

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Proposal  for  a 

C O y N C I L _REGUL ATION_(E EC)

amending  Regul ati on  (EEC)  No  706/73  concerning  the  Community 

arrangements  ap pl i c ab l e   to  the  Channel  Isl ands  and  the 

I s l e   of  Man  for  trade  in  a g r i c u l t u r a l   products

(submi tted  to  the  Council  by  the  Commission)

EXPLANATORY MOTE

By Council Regulation the veterinary rules  applicable to the  importation of 

animals  fresh meat  and meat based products  into the Channel  Islands  and the 

Isle of Man are the same as  those which apply to  imports  into the U.K.  in 

respect  of Northern Ireland;  these rules have now been  liberalised and 

harmonised  in respect of Northern Ireland.  The Channel Islands and the Isle 

of Man  in order to maintain their disease free status,  their export trading 

position and  their valuable gene pool,  do not wish to be exposed  to the full 

rigours  of  free  trade;  they wish to retain the "status quo"  in relation to 

imports which have been applicable up to now.  The object of this proposal  is 

to  accomplish that purpose.

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veterinary legislation, 

animal health legislation, 

plant health  legislation, 

marketing of  seeds  and seedlings,

food  legislation, 

,

feedingstuffs  legislation, 

quality and marketing standards,

shall apply under the same  conditions  as  in the United Kingdom to the products 

referred  to  in Article 1  imported  into the  islands  or exported  from the 

islands  to the Community.

However,  the Channel  Islands  and the Isle of Man  may  r e t a i n ,  

concerning  trade  in  live animals,  fresh meat and meat-based products,  their 

specific provisions  in relation to  foot-and-mouth disease  f o r  

i m p o r t s .  

S u c h  

provisions  shall be no more restrictive than those  i n  

f o r c e  

o n   30  September 1985. "

Article 2

This Regulation shall  enter  into  force on the day of its publication  in the 

Official  Journal  of  the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding  in  its  entirety and directly applicable  in 

all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council