The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Commission Implementing Decision 2013/764/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States

65.—(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2013/764/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) number the text as paragraph 1;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for “in the Member States” to the end substitute “in respect of the importation of live pigs from member States or areas thereof as set out in the Annex”;

(ii) omit the second subparagraph;

(c) after paragraph 1, insert—

“2.   In this Decision, “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in the heading, for “other Member States” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute—

“The appropriate authority must ensure that no live pigs are imported into Great Britain from the member States or areas thereof as listed in the Annex.”.

(4) In Article 2a—

(a) for the heading, substitute “Derogations for the importation into Great Britain of live pigs from member States”;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the words before the first indent, substitute—

“1.   By way of derogation from Article 2, the appropriate authority may authorise the importation of live pigs from holdings located within any area listed in the Annex provided that the overall classical swine fever situation in that area is favourable and the pigs concerned were kept in holdings where:”;

(ii) in the first indent and in point (iii) of the fourth indent, after “Directive 2001/89/EC” insert “as it exists immediately before IP completion day”;

(c) omit paragraph 2.

(5) In Article 3—

(a) for the heading substitute “Prohibition on the importation into Great Britain of consignments of porcine semen and ova and embryos of swine from the member States or areas thereof listed in the Annex”;

(b) for the words before point (a), substitute “The appropriate authority must ensure that consignments of the following are not accepted into Great Britain from the member States listed in the Annex:”;

(c) in point (a), for “as referred to in Article 3(a) of Directive 90/429/EEC” substitute “, in accordance with relevant legislation,”.

(6) Omit Articles 4 to 11.