S.L. 437.52 Art. 2Interpretation. S.L. 437.98 Cap. 437. S.L. 437.98 S.L. 437.98 S.L. 437.98

(1) Unless stated otherwise in these rules, the definitions in the Act and those contained in the Animal Health Requirements Governing Trade and Imports into the Community of Animals, Semen, Ova and Embryos not Subject to Animal Health Requirements laid down in Specific Community Acts, Rules shall apply.

(2) For the purposes of these rules and unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply: ''the Act'' means the Veterinary Services Act; ''authorisation'' means any authorisation granted under these rules and in relation to authorised providers and services means a permit, licence, warrant, appointment, concession or any decision concerning access to a service activity or the exercise thereof; ''authorised provider'' shall have the same meaning as that provided under the Animal Health Requirements Governing Trade and Imports into the Community of Animals, Semen, Ova and Embryos not Subject to Animal Health Requirements laid down in Specific Community Acts, Rules; ''authorised third country'' means a third country, or a part of a third country, from which the importation into the Community of live ungulate animals listed in Schedule I is authorised as provided for in rule 4(1);

*These rules have been repealed by Legal Notice 77 of 2025. THE COMMUNITY OF LIVE UNGULATES

''the competent authority'' means the Veterinary Services Authority in Malta as established by the Act; ''the Commission'' means the European Commission; ''the Community'' means the European Community as established by the Treaty which establishes the European Community; ''the Director'' means the Director General of the competent authority or a veterinary officer nominated by him; ''final consumer'' shall have the same meaning as that provided under the Animal Health Requirements Governing Trade and Imports into the Community of Animals, Semen, Ova and Embryos not Subject to Animal Health Requirements laid down in Specific Community Acts Rules; ''Member State'' means a state which is a member to the European Union; ''Member State of destination'' means such member state to which ungulates are imported or transported either from the place or Member State of origin if transmitted through the Community or from a third country;

''OEI'' means the Office of Evaluation and Inspections to which a third country is a member;

''official veterinarian'' shall have the same meaning as that provided under the Animal Health Requirements Governing Trade and Imports into the Community of Animals, Semen, Ova and Embryos not Subject to Animal Health Requirements laid down in Specific Community Acts Rules;

''the product'' means any product of animal origin subject to trade and trading purposes;

''Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health'' means a Committee made up of Member States’ representatives named committee members, who assist and consult the Commission by delivering an Opinion regarding safety measures with respect to animal health issues to be then formally adopted by the Commission in accordance with the appropriate procedure. Such committee procedure covers the entire food supply chain, ranging from animal health issues on the farm to the product which arrives to the final consumer, therefore significantly enhancing its ability to target risks to health wherever they arise in the production of food;

''third country'' means a country which is not a member state of the European Union;

''trade'' means trade between Member States or between a third country and a Member State in animals and their products, a business or occupation to make profit or gain, particularly in wholesale or retail sales and includes dealings in a particular business activity;

''ungulates'' means the animals listed in Schedule I. THE COMMUNITY OF LIVE UNGULATES [