Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/625E+W
2.—(1) 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 is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 6, in paragraph 13, in the text of Article 56A, as inserted for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 3 of Annex 6—
(a)in paragraph 4—
(i)for “From 1st January 2022” substitute “Subject to paragraph 4A, from 1st January 2022”;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(c)animal by-products not already covered by paragraph 3(b).”;
(b)after paragraph 4 insert—
“4A. Paragraph 4 does not apply to relevant goods which—
(a)are within the scope of Article 7 or Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market(1); or
(b)are imported into Great Britain from the Republic of Ireland where the condition in paragraph 4B is met.
4B. The condition is that the goods were produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and for these purposes goods are taken to be produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland if they are processed there.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 30.12.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
EUR 2019/2122, which is amended by S.I. 2020/1481.