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Statutory Instruments
Animals
Food
Plant Health
Made
7th July 2021
Laid before Parliament
8th July 2021
Coming into force
30th July 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by:
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 M1,
regulation 71(1) of the Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 M2, and
regulation 33(2) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 M3.
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) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 M4, regulation 71(2) of the Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, and regulation 35(2) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Wales, and the Scottish Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Scotland, have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations.
Marginal Citations
M1EUR 2017/625. Article 144 is substituted, and Annex 6 inserted, by S.I. 2020/1481. Annex 6 is amended by S.I. 2021/429.
M2S.I. 2020/1462, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.
M4Article 3(2B) is inserted by S.I. 2020/1481.
1.—(1) These Regulations—
(a)may be cited as the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021, and
(b)come into force on 30th July 2021.
(2) This regulation, and regulations 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 extend to England and Wales, and Scotland.
(3) Regulation 5 applies in relation to England only.
(4) Regulation 6 extends to Scotland only.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
2. The appointed date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “the transitional staging period” in paragraph 2 (interpretation) 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 is 30 June 2022.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2 substituted (E.W.) (30.12.2021) by The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1443), regs. 1(1)(b), 7; and substituted (S.) (1.1.2022) by The Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/493), regs. 1, 2(2)
3. The appointed date for the purposes of regulation 33(2) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 is 30th September 2021.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 3 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
4.—(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), for “31st July 2021” substitute “ the relevant date ”;
(b)after paragraph (4), insert—
“(5) In paragraph (4), “the relevant date” means—
(a)in relation to point (a), 1st October 2021;
(b)in relation to point (b), 1st January 2022.”.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 4 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
5.—(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 M5 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1), after the definition of “third country”, insert—
““the transitional staging period” has the meaning given in Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation.”.
(3) In regulation 26(3), for “day on 31st July 2021” substitute “ transitional staging period ”.
(4) In Schedule 5—
(a)in paragraph 5(3), for “31st July” substitute “ 1st October ”;
(b)in paragraph 6(1)(c)—
(i)for “31st July” substitute “ 1st October ”;
(ii)after “products of animal origin” insert “ or animal by-products ”.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 5 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
Marginal Citations
M5S.I. 2011/1197, which is amended by S.I. 2020/1462 and S.I. 2021/429. There are other amendments, but none is relevant.
6.—(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012 M6 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 5—
(a)in paragraph 4(3), for “31st July” substitute “ 1st October ”;
(b)in paragraph 5(3)—
(i)for “31st July” substitute “ 1st October ”;
(ii)after “products of animal origin” insert “ or animal by-products ”.
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 6 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
Marginal Citations
M6S.S.I. 2012/177, which is amended by S.S.I. 2020/458 and S.I. 2021/429. There are other amendments, but none is relevant.
7.—(1) The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulations 69 and 70, for “31st July” substitute “ 30th September ”.
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 7 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
8.—(1) The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 34(5), for the definition of “the transitional staging period” substitute—
““the transitional staging period” means the period beginning on IP completion day and ending at the end of the day on 30th September 2021.”.
Commencement Information
I7Reg. 8 in force at 30.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)(b)
Benyon of Englefield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend transitional periods relating to official controls requirements for certain types of animals and goods being imported into Great Britain.
Regulation 2 appoints the end date for “the transitional staging period” (defined in Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (EUR 2017/625)) as 28th February 2022. For certain types of product, the extension of the transitional staging period is to earlier dates: 30th September 2021 and 31st December 2021.
Regulation 3 appoints the end date for the general transitional provision for certain model certificates, as provided for in regulation 33 of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), as 30th September 2021. Regulations 7 and 8 make amendments also providing for a transitional period for model certificates or other documents to end on 30th September 2021.
Regulations 4 to 6 make amendments resulting from these changes.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact, or no significant impact, on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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