Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

[F1 13 After Article 56, insert— U.K.

— U.K.

“Article 56A

Prior notification of entry to Great Britain: transitional arrangements U.K.

(1)

This Article applies in relation to relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country.

(2)

Prior notification of relevant goods arriving from a territory subject to special transitional import arrangements, where required under paragraph 3 or 4 or by other legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain, must be given to the relevant competent authority—

(a)

at least one working day before the expected time of arrival at a point of entry into Great Britain; or

(b)

in a case where the importer can provide evidence of a logistical constraint preventing such notification, that requirement may be satisfied by notification of its expected time of arrival at least four hours in advance.

(3)

From 1st January 2021, operators must give prior notification of the arrival of—

(a)

live animals and germinal products;

(b)

animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, where the consignment includes material which is required to be notified to the competent authority of destination by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020);

(c)

those plants, plant products and other objects specified in Schedule 2 to the Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

(4)

[F2 From [F3 1st January 2022]] [F2 Subject to paragraph 4A, from 1st January 2022], in addition to the requirements specified in paragraph 3, relating to relevant goods, operators must give prior notification of the arrival of—

(a)

all products of animal origin intended for human consumption;

(b)

all plants, plant products and other objects of a description specified in any entry in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Part A of Annex 11 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, which originate in any third country listed in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

(c)

[F4 animal by-products not already covered by paragraph 3(b).]

(4A)

[F5 Paragraph 4 does not apply to relevant goods which—

(a)

are within the scope of Article 7 or Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market; or

(b)

are imported into Great Britain from the Republic of Ireland where the condition in paragraph 4B is met.

(4B)

The condition is that the goods were produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and for these purposes goods are taken to be produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland if they are processed there.]

(5)

[F6 Paragraph 4 does not apply to relevant goods—

(a)

to which Article 7 or Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market apply (as modified by Article 12A of that Regulation), or

(b)

which are imported into Scotland from the Republic of Ireland where the condition in paragraph 6 is met.

(6)

The condition is that the goods were produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and for these purposes goods are taken to be produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland if they are processed there.”]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Annex 6 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 29(4) (with reg. 46)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Annex 6 modified (4.3.2021) by The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/136), regs. 1(1), 2(2)