The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 E+W+S

9.—(1) Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in the heading, omit “7,”;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “declarations” substitute “declaration”;

(ii) omit “of Article 7(2) and”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in the heading, omit “territories and”;

(b) in paragraphs 1 and 2, omit “territories and”.

(4) Omit Article 3.

(5) In Article 4—

(a) in the heading—

(i) for “animal”, substitute “pet”;

(ii) for “the Union”, substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) the existing paragraph is renumbered paragraph 1;

(c) in renumbered paragraph 1—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “animal”, substitute “pet”;

(ii) in point (a), for the words from “set out” to the end substitute “published by the appropriate authority from time to time, in such manner as appears to the appropriate authority to be appropriate;”;

(iii) omit point (b);

(iv) in point (c), for “that Annex”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Annex 4”;

(d) after paragraph 1 insert—

“2.   Subject to paragraph 3, the pet health certificate referred to in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 is valid for 10 days from the date of issue by the official veterinarian until the date of documentary and identity checks at the travellers’ point of entry.

3.   In the case of transport by sea, the period of 10 days referred to in paragraph 2 is extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea.”.

(6) After Article 6, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

(7) In Annex 2—

(a) in the heading, omit “territories and”;

(b) in Part 1—

(i) in the heading, omit “territories and”;

(ii) in the table—

(aa) in the heading to the second column, omit “Territory or”;

(bb) in the first column, in a new row after the entry “CH”, insert “EU”;

(cc) in the second column, in a new row after the entry “Switzerland”, insert “EU Member States”;

(c) in Part 2—

(i) in the heading, omit “territories and”;

(ii) in the table, in the heading to the second column, omit “Territory or”.

(8) Omit Annex 3.

(9) In Annex 4—

(a) omit Parts 1 and 2;

(b) in Part 3—

(i) in Section A, in the table, in the heading to the second column, for “Animal”, substitute “Pet”;

(ii) in Section B, for the words from “at least” to “English”, substitute “English and may also be drawn up in other languages”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion date, see reg. 1(2)(b)

(1)

EUR 2013/577.