S.L. 437.38 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Veterinary and

Zootechnical Checks applicable in Trade with Member States in certain Live Animals and Products Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions of European Union Council Directive 90/425/EEC concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market.

(3) Veterinary checks to be carried out on live animals and products which are covered by the European Community legislation listed in Schedule A, or on those referred to in the first paragraph of regulation 16 and which are intended for trade with Member States are no longer carried out, without prejudice to regulation 7, at frontiers but are carried out in accordance with these regulations. Furthermore checks on zootechnical documents are subject to the control rules laid down by these regulations. These regulations shall not affect checks carried out as part of tasks conducted in a non-discriminatory manner by authorities responsible for the general application of laws in the territory of Malta.

These regulations shall not apply to veterinary checks on movements between Member States of pets accompanied by and under the responsibility of a natural person, where such movements are not the subject of a commercial transaction.