5‑36 Information and declarations relati5‑36 Information and declarations relating to transferred prescribed eggs or egg products

5‑36 Information and declarations relating to transferred prescribed eggs or egg products

(1) If a consignment of prescribed eggs or egg products is transferred from a registered establishment (the transferring establishment) to another registered establishment (the receiving establishment), the following information and declarations must be given to the occupier of the receiving establishment: (a) a full description of the eggs or egg products; (b) information about storage conditions for the eggs or egg products; (c) the name, address and registration number of the transferring establishment; (d) the quantity of eggs or egg products in the consignment; (e) if the eggs or egg products are in packages—the number and kind of packages; (f) the name, address and registration number of the receiving establishment; (g) if operations to prepare the eggs or egg products were carried out to meet importing country requirements of one or more countries—the name of each country; (h) if the consignment contains eggs or egg products that are transferred in cans without labels or are eggs or egg products that have been bulk‑loaded into container system units—any other information referred to in subsection 5‑28(3); (i) a declaration stating that, at the date the declaration is made: (i) the prescribed export conditions, and any other conditions that apply in relation to the eggs or egg products under the Act, have been complied with; and (ii) importing country requirements relating to the eggs or egg products have been met; (j) a declaration stating that all of the information given in relation to the consignment is true and complete.

Note: See subsections (3) and (4) for matters relating to the declarations referred to in paragraphs (i) and (j) of this subsection.

(2) The information and declarations in relation to a consignment required to be given to the occupier of the receiving establishment under subsection (1) must: (a) be in writing; and (b) either: (i) be given to the occupier when the consignment leaves the transferring establishment; or (ii) accompany the consignment when it arrives at the receiving establishment.

Note 1: Electronic message formats should be compliant with the United Nations Rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UNEDIFACT). These Rules could in 2021 be viewed on the website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (https://www.unece.org).

Note 2: For when requirements to give information (including a declaration) in writing can be met by an electronic communication, see section 9 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999. For electronic signatures, see section 10 of that Act.

Requirements for declarations (3) A declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(i) or (j) in relation to a consignment of prescribed eggs or egg products must be made by: (a) the holder of the approved arrangement for operations to prepare the eggs or egg products for export at the transferring establishment; or (b) a person designated in the approved arrangement as a person who may make the declaration. (4) A declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(i) or (j): (a) must not be made if there are no reasonable grounds for making it; and (b) must not be false or misleading; and (c) must be signed and dated by the person who made it.