The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

PART 1 New Article 1a

“Article 1a Definitions

In this Regulation:

(a) ‘EU Regulation 1308/2013’ means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

(b) ‘EU Regulation 2017/625’ means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

(c) ‘EU Regulation 2019/34’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, amendments to product specifications, the register of protected names, cancellation of protection and use of symbols, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an appropriate system of checks as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

(d) ‘Regulation 2017/625’ means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products;

(e) ‘constituent nation’ means England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales;

(f) ‘control body’ has the same meaning as in EU Regulation 2019/34 and is be interpreted taking into account the repeal and replacement of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 by EU Regulation 2017/625;

(g) ‘competent authority’, ‘the national competent authorities’ and ‘the responsible competent authorities’ each mean:

(i) in relation to England and Wales, the competent authority specified in regulation 4(1) of the Wine Regulations 2011 as that regulation extends to Great Britain;

(ii) in relation to Scotland, the competent authority specified in regulation 4(1) of the Wine Regulations 2011, as read with paragraph (3) of that regulation, as that regulation extends to Great Britain;

(h) ‘country’, in relation to the United Kingdom, means the United Kingdom as a whole and does not mean an individual constituent nation forming part of the United Kingdom;

(i) ‘Great Britain’s Traditional Terms Register’ means the register referred to in Article 25(1);

(j) ‘notice period’, in relation to a notice referred to in this Regulation, means the period of 20 days from the day on which the relevant notice is published, beginning with the day on which the notice is published;

(k) ‘third country’ means a country, other than the United Kingdom, and includes:

(i) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(iii) the Isle of Man;

(l) ‘third country standard amendment’ has the meaning given by Article 14(2c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33;

(m) ‘third country temporary amendment’ has the meaning given by Article 14(2d) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33;

(n) ‘UK standard amendment’ has the meaning given by Article 14(2a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33;

(o) ‘UK temporary amendment’ has the meaning given by Article 14(2b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33.”