16Meaning of export operations

16  Meaning of export operations   Export operations means any of the following:  (a) operations to export goods;  (b) operations to produce, or prepare, goods for export;  (c) operations (other than operations referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)) in relation to goods for export before they are exported;  (d) operations in relation to goods that have been exported up until the delivery of the goods to their final overseas destination or, in the case of live animals intended to be slaughtered, up until and including the point of slaughter;  (e) any other operations in relation to the export of goods.  Examples of operations: (a) for the purposes of paragraph (b)—breeding or carrying out husbandry activities in relation to livestock from which meat for export is to be derived; (b) for the purposes of paragraph (c)—transporting goods, applying a trade description or official mark to goods, carrying out certification functions in relation to goods, and issuing an export permit for a kind of prescribed goods; (c) for the purposes of paragraph (d)—monitoring the goods during their journey to the importing country and up until their delivery to their final overseas destination or, in the case of live animals intended to be slaughtered, up until and including the point of slaughter; (d) for the purposes of paragraph (e)—operations for the purpose of assuring the supply chain relating to certain prescribed goods up until their delivery to their final overseas destination, and manufacturing official marks or official marking devices. Note: See also section 20 which provides for when goods are exported.