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Publication - Impact assessment

Animal Products (Control of Personal Importation) (Scotland) Order 2025: equality impact assessment results

Published
4 September 2025
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural
ISBN
9781806430932

Equality impact assessment results for the Animal Products (Control of Personal Importation) (Scotland) Order 2025.

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Equality Impact Assessment for The Animal Products (Control of Personal Importation) (Scotland) Order 2025

Title of policy:

The Animal Products (Control of Personal Importation) (Scotland) Order 2025

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

This instrument’s policy objective is to prohibit imports of certain animal products intended for personal consumption or use into Scotland from European Economic Area (EEA) countries, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Switzerland (the EU single market area) for the purpose of preventing the introduction of animal diseases into Great Britain.

Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy

Division: Animal Health and Welfare

Team: International Trade

Contact

Email: animal.health@gov.scot

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