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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 53988 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2025

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Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of (a) health certification requirements, (b) other veterinary and (c) customs requirements on cross-border movement of endangered spec

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Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Jun 2025

An SPS Agreement will establish a UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone aimed at reducing trade barriers and facilitating the safe and efficient movement of terrestrial and aquatic zoo animals. Our ambition is to reach an agreement that reduces administra...