S.L. 437.40 ст. 2Definitions.

(1) For the purposes of these regulations, the definitions contained in article 2 of European Union Council Directive 90/425/

EEC shall apply as necessary.

(2) In addition -

(a) ''border inspection post'' shall mean any inspection post located in the immediate vicinity of the external border of the territory of Malta and designated and approved in accordance with regulation 6;

(b) ''consignment'' shall mean a quantity of animals of the same species, covered by the same veterinary certificate or document, conveyed by the same means of transport and coming from the same third country or same part of such country;

(c) ''documentary check'' shall mean verification of the veterinary certificates or documents accompanying an animal;

(d) ''identity check'' shall mean verification, by visual inspection only, for consistency between the

S.L.437.40 OF THE TERRITORY OF MALTA documents or certificates and the animals and for the presence and conformity of the marks which must appear on the animals;

(e) ''importer'' shall mean any natural or legal person who presents animals for importation into the territory of Malta;

(f) ''physical check'' shall mean a check of the animal itself, possibly including sampling and laboratory testing and, where appropriate, additional checks during quarantine;

(g) ''the Act'' means the Veterinary Services Act;

(h) ''the Community'' means the European Community as established under the Treaty establishing the European Community;

(i) ''the competent authority'' means the Veterinary Services Authority of Malta as established by the Act;

(j) ''Member State'' means a state which is a member of the European Union;

(k) ''place of arrival or destination'' means such Member State of the Community to which animals are transported from a third country;

(l) ''quarantine centres'' means centres or facilities in which animals that may have or have a disease are kept away from other animals and, or any person for a period of time so that the disease cannot spread, intended as a safeguard measure to be complied with during importation and transportation of animals. These are also intended for the purpose of ensuring that in areas where national rules on trade are not adhered to, such centres provide for live animals to be placed in quarantine or isolation;

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

(n) ''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. CHAPTER I

Organisation and follow up of checks