The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 5 Amendment of retained direct EU legislation relating to the import of and trade in animals and animal products

Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004

8.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 concerning the adoption of a harmonised model certificate and inspection report linked to intra-Community trade in animals and products of animal origin is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1 —

(a) for the first unnumbered paragraph substitute—

“1.   Health certificates required to be used for imports from the European Union, with the exception of health certificates for registered equidae, must be presented on the basis of the standard model certificates published by the appropriate authority from time to time.

2.   In paragraph 1 “the appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (in relation to Northern Ireland); but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given—

(a) in relation to Northern Ireland, by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

(b) in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers;

(c) in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers.”;

(b) in the second unnumbered paragraph, for “These model certificates” substitute—

“3.   Health certificates must”.

(3) Omit Article 2 and the Annex.

Commission Decision 2009/821/EC

9.—(1) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1(1)—

(a) in the words before point (a) omit “lays down”;

(b) for point (a) substitute—

“(a) makes provision for the publication of a list of approved border inspection posts;”;

(c) at the beginning of points (b) and (c) insert “lays down”.

Commission Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU

10.—(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2011/630/EU on imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species, is amended as follows.

(2) In Annex 1—

(a) in the title of the Table, for “Member States are to authorise imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species” substitute “imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species are to be authorised under Article 2”;

(b) in footnote 1, for “is set out in” substitute “shall be based, subject to any changes that may be appropriate, on”;

(c) in footnote 2—

(i) for “are set out in” substitute “shall be based, subject to any changes that may be appropriate, on”;

(ii) for “with”, in the first place that it occurs, substitute “as modified by”;

(d) in footnote 3, for the words from “a Member State “ to “Directive 64/432/EEC” substitute “the United Kingdom as being an ‘officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd’ as described in paragraphs 1(a) to (c) of Annex A to Council Directive 64/432/EEC”.

Commission Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU

11.—(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU on imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species is amended as follows.

(2) In Annex 1—

(a) in the title of the Table, for “Member States are to authorise imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species” substitute “imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species are to be authorised under Article 2”;

(b) in the footnote—

(i) after “certificate” insert “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(ii) for “is set out in” substitute “shall be based, subject to any changes that may be appropriate, on”;

(iii) for “with” substitute “as modified by”.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659

12.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/659 on the conditions for the entry into the Union of live equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2, in the second column of point (d), for “one of the territories listed in Annex I to Council Directive 97/78/EC”, substitute “the United Kingdom”.

(3) In Article 21, in point (b), omit “referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2009/156/EC”.