Animal Disease Regulations (Import and Export of Animal Products), 1988

1 ANIMAL DISEASES REGULATIONS (IMPORT AND EXPORT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS) 5748-19881 Under the authority of Sections 22 and 23 of the Animal Diseases Ordinance [New Version], 5745 1985 (hereinafter - the Ordinance) and with the approval of the Finance Committee of the Knesset under Section 1(b) Basic Law: state Economy, I hereby enact these Regulations: 1. Definitions: In these Regulations "Animal products", "product" - the carcass of animal, inclusive of any part of an animal including blood and its components, skin, hide, bones, internal organs, hooves, horns, wool, hair, bristles, feathers, dung, and including meal, processed fat, and other products derived from animal products, or material containing any such part used for the feeding of animals or the preparation of animal feed. "Port of import" or "port of export" - seaports in Haifa, Ashdod, Elat, Ben-Gurion Airport, and any other port or point of entry prescribed as such by the Director for the purposes of these Regulations. 2. Prohibition of Import Export: No person shall import into Israel, or export from Israel, animal products except through a port of import or a port of export, and under a written permit and issued by the Director, and in accordance with its conditions. 3. Application for Permit: An applicant for a permit to import into Israel, or to export from Israel, animal products shall submit his or her application to the Director at least 30 days before the date of import or export. 4. Particulars in Application for Permit: An application for a permit shall contain the following particulars: (1) Name and address of importer or exporter; (2) Kind of product and its weight; (3) Kind of animal from which the product is derived; (4) Purpose of import or export of the product; (5) Country of origin, or country of destination, of product sought to be imported or exported. (6) Destined port of import or export. (7) Confirmation of the State Veterinary Services of the country of origin that the plant manufacturing the product is under State veterinary supervision; 2 (8) Additional particulars, including samples, as required by the Director. 5. Grant of Permit: The Director may grant the permit, refuse to grant it, revoke or suspend it, include in it conditions and add to or alter the same. 6. Disposal of Wrapping: A person importing animal products into Israel shall do with their wrappings or the other containers in which they were imported as instructed by the Director. 7. Inspection before Export: A person who has been granted a permit shall not export animal products unless they have been inspected by the Director prior to the date of their export and have been found to be fit for export and the Director had given a certificate to this effect. 8. Inspection of Imports at Port: Animal products shall be inspected by the Director at the port of import; if he or she finds that they are fit for import, he or she shall give a certificate to that effect. 9. Certificate of Release: (a) Animal products shall not be released at the port of import or at the port of export without a certificate signed by the Director. (b) For such certificate as is referred to in Subregulation (a) there shall be a paid fee of .2 10. Destruction of Products: Animal products which have been imported into Israel not in accordance with these Regulations, or the import of which, in the opinion of the Director, is likely to endanger the health of livestock in Israel, shall be dealt with as the Director shall instruct, including being destroyed or returned to their country of origin; the instructions of the Director shall be carried out by the importer at his or her own expense. If the importer does not carry out the instructions of the Director, the Director may carry out in his or her stead and at his expense. 11. Saving Of Laws: These Regulations are to supplement any rule of law. 12. Repeal: 1 SI 511, 5748 (9.6.1988), P. 879. 2 See current fee in Regulations on Agricultural Fees (which are updated periodically). 3 Animal Diseases Regulations (Import and Export) are repealed.