The Food and Feed Imports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 1 Introduction

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Food and Feed Imports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“Decision 2011/884/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision on emergency measures regarding unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from China and repealing Decision 2008/289/EC;

“Decision 2014/88/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision suspending temporarily imports from Bangladesh of foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (‘Piper betle’);

“Regulation 669/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC;

“Regulation 284/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 284/2011 laying down specific conditions and detailed procedures for the import of polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware originating in or consigned from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;

“Regulation 884/2014” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 884/2014 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain feed and food from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1152/2009;

“Regulation 2015/175” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/175 laying down special conditions applicable to the import of guar gum originating in or consigned from India due to contamination risks by pentachlorophenol and dioxins;

“Regulation 2015/943” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 on emergency measures suspending imports of dried beans from Nigeria and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009;

“Regulation 2015/949” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949 approving the pre-export checks carried out on certain food by certain third countries as regards the presence of certain mycotoxins;

“Regulation 2017/186” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/186 laying down specific conditions applicable to the introduction into the Union of consignments from certain third countries due to microbiological contamination and amending Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009;

“Regulation 2018/1660” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1660 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain food of non-animal origin from certain third countries due to the risks of contamination with pesticides residues, amending Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 885/2014.