Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1443
Animals, England And Wales
Food, England And Wales
Plant Health, England And Wales
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Made
at 12.18 p.m. on 15th December 2021
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 15th December 2021
Coming into force
30th December 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
(a)Article 144(6) of, and paragraph 2 of Annex 6 to, 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(1);
(b)paragraph 11A(1) of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011(2).
In accordance with Article 144(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
In accordance with Article 3(2B)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625(3), the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations to Wales, have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations.
EUR 2017/625. Article 144 is substituted, and Annex 6 inserted, by S.I. 2020/1481. Annex 6 is amended by S.I. 2021/429, 2021/809 and 2021/1096 and by S.S.I. 2021/342.
S.I. 2011/1197; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/1488, 2020/109, 2020/1462 and 2020/1631, 2021/429, 2021/809 and 2021/1096. Paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 is inserted by S.I. 2020/1631 and enables the Secretary of State to amend, modify or revoke any retained direct minor EU legislation made under Article 8(4) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC (O.J. No. L 18, 23.1.2008, p.11). S.I. 2020/1666, which is amended by regulation 6 of this instrument, amends Commission Decision 2000/572/EC (EUDN 2000/572). Commission Decision 2000/572/EC (O.J. No. L 240, 23.9.2000, p.19) was adopted under Council Directive 94/65/EC (O.J. No. L 368, 31.12.1994, p.10). Council Directive 94/65/EC was repealed by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 157, 30.4.2004, p.33), which provided in Article 4 that references to certain Directives, including Council Directive 94/65/EC, should be construed as being made, as the context demands, to Council Directive 2002/99/EC.
Article 3(2B) is inserted by S.I. 2020/1481.