free circulationhas the same meaning as in Article 23.2, as read with Article 24, of the Treaty establishing the European Community;
relevant product of animal originmeans a product falling within either of the following descriptions– (a) products of animal origin originating in, or consigned from, China, and intended for human consumption, or for animal feed use, except for any such product which is of a kind to which the derogation contained in Article 2.2 of the Commission Decision (which is concerned with casings and certain fishery products) applies;
the Actmeans the Food Safety Act 1990 and, save where otherwise indicated and subject to paragraph (2), any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act;
the Commission Decisionmeans Commission Decision 2002/69/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China;