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The Animal Health (Import Controls) (Wales) Order 2025 art 4

The Animal Health (Import Controls) (Wales) Order 2025 art 4

art 4 Exemptions from the prohibition in article 3

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the prohibition in article 3 does not apply to— (a) powdered infant milk, infant food or special foods required for medical reasons, which— (i) does not require refrigeration before opening; (ii) is a packaged proprietary brand product for direct sale to the final consumer, and (iii) is contained in unbroken packaging unless in the process of being consumed at the time of importation; (b) pet food required for health-related reasons, which— (i) is intended for the pet which accompanies the passenger at the time of travel; (ii) is shelf stable at ambient temperature; (iii) is a packaged proprietary brand product for direct sale to the final consumer, and (iv) is contained in unbroken packaging unless in the process of being consumed at the time of importation; (c) bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles, wafers, rusks, toasted bread or similar toasted product containing less than 20% of processed dairy products, and is— (i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has clearly undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured; (ii) for human consumption, and (iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; (d) chocolate or confectionary (including sweets) containing less than 50% of processed dairy products, if the product is— (i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured; (ii) for human consumption, and (iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; (e) food supplements packaged for the final consumer containing in total less than 20% of processed animal products (including glucosamine or chondroitin) not including meat products, and (f) pasta or noodles containing less than 50% of processed dairy products, excluding pasta and noodles mixed or filled with meat product, which are— (i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured; (ii) for human consumption, and (iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers. (2) The exemptions in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) do not apply where a person imports more than 2kg of those products in aggregate.

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