See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot Functions relating to intra-Community trade The following articles contain legislative functions that were relevant to intra-Community trade but that are not relevant to imports into Great Britain from third countries following the UK’s exit from the EU: In Council Directive 88/407/EEC (laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species): Article 5 regarding the adoption of detailed rules for uniform application of requirements for semen collection or storage centres for purposes of intra-community trade Article 16 in so far as relating to the frequency and method by which veterinary experts of the Commission carry out checks on member states In Council Directive 89/556/EEC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species): Article 3 relating to the authorisation of trade in embryos of certain specific species for purposes of intra-Community trade Article 5 regarding the adoption of detailed rules for approval of embryo collection and embryo production teams for the purposes of intra-Community trade Article 15 in so far as relating to requirements regarding the frequency and method by which veterinary experts of the Commission carry out checks on member states In Council Directive 90/429/EEC (laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species): Article 4 relating to the extension of provisions regarding collection centres and Aujeszky’s disease for part of a territory of a member state for the purposes of intra- Community trade Article 5 relating to the adoption of rules regarding the approval of semen collection centres for the purposes of intra-Community trade In Council Directive 91/68/EEC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals): Article 8 relating to the power to extend the one year period during which Sweden may apply its national rules regarding ovine paratuberculosis and ovine contagious agalactia prior to its accession to the EU Article 11 regarding arrangements for veterinary experts of the Commission to carry out on the spot inspections of member states In Council Directive 92/65/EEC (laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Directive 90/425/EEC): Article 10a containing a power to amend rabies requirements to take account of ‘the situation in Finland and Sweden’ prior to their accession to the EU in order to apply to them the same provisions as applicable to member states in an equivalent situation Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.