The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 2 Amendments to legislation concerning animal health

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

2.—(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is amended as follows.

(2) Annex 4, Chapter 5, Section E is amended in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In point 2—

(a) in point (a)(ii), for “Union” substitute “EU-derived domestic”;

(b) in point (b)—

(i) in point (v)—

(aa) for “competent authority of the Member State”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “appropriate authority of the relevant constituent nation”;

(bb) in the second paragraph, for “this Member State” substitute “the relevant constituent nation”;

(ii) in point (viii)—

(aa) in the first indent, for “Union territory”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(bb) in the second indent, for the words from “introduced” to the end substitute “or any replacement system in place in the United Kingdom, and the border inspection post of exit must be indicated in the relevant Box”;

(cc) in the fourth and fifth indents, after “TRACES”, insert “or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom”.

(4) In point 5(d), for “Union territory” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(5) In Annex 9, in Chapter D, in Section B, in point 2, in the sentence after point (b), for “Union” substitute “EU-derived domestic”.

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

3.—(1) The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (48)(e)(i)(aa), omit “in the words before point (a),”;

(b) in paragraph (51)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “4.2(b)” substitute “4.2”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “4.3(c)” substitute “4.3”.

(3) In regulation 6—

(a) after paragraph (12) insert—

“(12A) In Article 20a—

(a) in the heading, omit “in Member States”;

(b) in the words before point (a), omit “of a Member State”;

(c) in point (a), for “Commission website” substitute “website of the relevant appropriate authority”;

(d) in point (b), for the words from “in TRACES” to “as” substitute “in, or accessible by means of, TRACES or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom as”;”;

(b) for paragraph (27) substitute—

“(27) In Article 30—

(a) in the first subparagraph—

(i) after “TRACES system” insert “or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom”;

(ii) for “Commission” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(b) omit the third subparagraph.”;

(c) in paragraph (29), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) in paragraph 7, after “TRACES” insert “or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom”.”;

(d) in paragraph (33), after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(g) after paragraph 59 insert—

“60.   ‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.”.”;

(e) in paragraph (47)—

(i) re-number sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) as (a) to (d);

(ii) in each of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) (as re-numbered), re-number paragraphs (aa) and (bb) as (i) and (ii);

(iii) for sub-paragraph (d) (as re-numbered) substitute—

“(d) in paragraph 6—

(i) in point (b), for “one of the official languages” to the end of the second subparagraph, substitute “English, and may also be drawn up in other languages”;

(ii) in point (f)(viii), for “Member State” substitute “constituent nation”;

(iii) omit point (i).”;

(f) in paragraph (95), for sub-paragraph (c)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) in the words before the form—

(aa) omit “inform the competent authority of the Member State of origin and”;

(bb) for “Member State”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “constituent nation”;

(cc) after “TRACES” insert “or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom””.

The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

4.  In regulation 5(4) of the Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(2), omit sub-paragraph (b).

(1)

S.I. 2019/170, amended by the Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/1220.

(2)

S.I. 2019/1220.