S.L. 437.2 Art. 2Definitions.

(1) For the purposes of these regulations, the definitions set out in article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/ 2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding ("Animal Breeding Regulation"), as applicable and as in force from time to time shall also apply. "the Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

"the Community" means the European Community as established under the Treaty establishing the European Community; "the competent authority" means the Veterinary Services Authority of Malta as established by the Act. Furthermore, "competition" means any equestrian competition, including horse racing, show-jumping, events, dressage, events reserved for horse-drawn vehicles and showing classes. "Department" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act; "Member State" means a state which is a member of the European Union; "Official Controls Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/ 2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and

(EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and

(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/ EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/ 438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation); "third country" means a country which is not a member state of the European Union; Moreover, "trading partner" in the meaning of article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean -

(a) a Member State of the European Community;

(b) a Third country to the European Community.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub regulation (1), unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in these regulations which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.