S.L. 437.38 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 437.

For the purposes of these regulations -

(1) ''centre or organisation'' shall mean any undertaking which produces, stores, processes or handles the products referred to in regulation 1;

(2) ''competent authority'' shall mean the central authority of a Member State competent to carry out veterinary or zootechnical checks or any authority to which it has delegated that competence; for the territory of Malta, the competent authority is represented by the Veterinary Services;

(3) ''holding'' shall mean an agricultural establishment or premises of a dealer, as defined by the national rules in force, situated in the territory of Malta and in which the animals referred to in Schedules A and B, with the exception of equidae, are held or regularly kept and the holding as defined in article 2(a) of European Union Council Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of live equidae;

(4) ''official veterinarian'' shall mean the veterinarian appointed by the competent authority;

(5) ''trade'' shall mean exchanges between the territory of Malta and a Member State;

(6) ''veterinary check'' shall mean any physical check and, or administrative formality which applies to the animals or products referred to in regulation 1 and which is intended for the protection, direct or otherwise, of public or animal health;

(7) ''zootechnical check'' shall mean any physical and, or administrative formality which applies to the animals covered by the regulations mentioned in section II of Schedule A and which is intended for the direct or indirect improvement of the breeds. Furthermore, for the purposes of these regulations ''trading partner'' as referred in article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean -

(a) Member States of the European Community;

(b) Third countries to the European Community; where relevant.

CHAPTER I Checks at origin