S.L. 437.48 ст. 2Definitions. Cap. 437.

(1)(a) The definitions given in article 2 of European Union Council Directive 90/425/EEC relating to veterinary checks applicable in trade in bovine and porcine animals and in article 2 of European Union Council Directive 91/628/EEC relating to animal welfare during transport shall apply to these regulations.

(b) "Member States" means Member States of the

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 77 of 2025. European Union; "Third Countries'' means countries which are not Member States within the European Union.

(2) In addition, the following definitions apply for the purposes of these regulations -"animals for breeding or production" means bovine animals (including the species and and swine Bison bison Bubalus bubalus) other than those referred to as animals for slaughter, including those intended for breeding, milk or meat production, or draft purposes, shows or exhibition with the exception of animals taking part in cultural and sporting events; "animal for slaughter'' means a bovine animal (including the species Bison bison and Bubalus bubalus) or swine intended to be taken to a slaughterhouse or assembly centre from which it may only move to slaughter; "approved veterinarian" means any veterinarian approved by the Veterinary Services, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 14(3)(b); "assembly centre" means holdings, collection centres and markets, at which bovine animals or swine originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals intended for trade. These assembly centres must be approved for trading purposes and meet the requirements laid down in regulation 11;

"brucellosis-free bovine herd" means a bovine herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A. II, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "competent authority'' means -

(i) for Malta: the Veterinary Services as established under article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act;

(ii) for a Member State: the central authority competent to carry out veterinary checks in animal health or any authority to which it has delegated that competence; "compulsorily notifiable diseases" means the diseases listed in Annex E (I) to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "dealer" means any natural or legal person who buys and sells animals commercially either directly or indirectly, who has a regular turnover of these animals and who within a maximum of thirty days of purchasing animals re-sells them or relocates them from the first premises to other premises not within his ownership and meets the conditions laid down in regulation 13;

"herd" means an animal or group of animals kept on a holding (within the meaning of Article 2 (b) of Directive 92/102/EEC) as an epidemiological unit; if more than one herd is kept on a holding, each of these herds shall form a distinct unit and shall have the same health status;

"officially brucellosis-free bovine herd'' means a bovine herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A. II, paragraphs l, 2 and 3 to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC;

"officially brucellosis-free Member State'' means a Member State which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A. II, paragraphs 10, 11 and 12 to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "officially brucellosis-free region" means a region of a Member State which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A. II, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 to European Union Council Directive 64/432/ EEC;

"officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herd" means a herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex D, Chapter I, Sections A and B, C and D to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State or region" means a region or Member State which meets the requirements laid down in Annex D, Chapter I, Sections E and F, and G to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd" means a bovine herd which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A. I, paragraphs l, 2 and 3 to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "officially tuberculosis-free Member State or region of a Member State" means a Member State or part of a Member State which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex A. I, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 to European Union Council Directive 64/432/EEC; "official veterinarian" means the veterinarian appointed by the competent authority of a Member State; "region" means that part of a Member State’s territory which is subject to inspection by the competent authorities:

(i) Belgium: province/provincie;

(ii) Germany: Regierungsbezirk;

(iii) Denmark: amt or island;

(iv) France: department;

(v) Italy: provincia;

(vi) Luxemburg Netherlands: rrv,-kring;

(vii) United Kingdom - England, Wales and Northern Ireland: county;

(viii) Scotland: district or island area;

(ix) Ireland: county;

(x) Greece: Nomos;

(xi) Spain: provincia;

(xii) Portugal: continente: distrito, and other parts of Portugal’s territory: região autònoma;

(xiii) Austria: Bezirk;

(xiv) Sweden: län;

(xv) Finland: lääni/län.