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2.—(1) The Seed Potato (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1—
(a)in paragraph (2), omit “, apart from regulations 3 and 4,”;
(b)omit paragraph (3).
(3) In regulation 2—
(a)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (i), (j), (k) and (o)—
(aa)in the new sub-paragraph (ii) to be inserted by each of those sub-paragraphs, after “Crown Dependency” insert “or a country granted equivalence”;
(bb)omit the new sub-paragraph (iii) to be inserted by each of those sub-paragraphs;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “in accordance with the Swiss trade agreement” substitute “from “(or, in relation” to the end”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (d), for the new sub-paragraph (i) to be inserted by that sub-paragraph substitute—
“(i)in the case of seed potatoes produced in England, Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015(2);”;
(iv)in sub-paragraphs (e), (f) and (n), for the words before the new definitions to be inserted by those sub-paragraphs substitute “in paragraph (1), at the appropriate place insert—”;
(v)in sub-paragraph (g), for the new definition of “grade” to be inserted by that sub-paragraph substitute—
““grade” (“gradd”) includes the GB grade;”;
(vi)for sub-paragraph (h) substitute—
“(h)omit the definition of “National List”;”;
(vii)in sub-paragraph (l), in the new definition of “seed potatoes of a conservation variety” to be inserted by that sub-paragraph, for “National List” substitute “GB Variety List”;
(viii)in sub-paragraph (m), for “in paragraph (b) omit “other than the United Kingdom””
“ substitute omit paragraphs (b) and (c) and, at the end insert—
“or
(b)seed potatoes produced in a country granted equivalence;””;
(ix)in sub-paragraph (p), in the new definition of “Union grade” to be inserted by that sub-paragraph, for “a member State or Switzerland” substitute “Northern Ireland”;
(x)for sub-paragraph (q) substitute—
“(q)in paragraph (1), at the appropriate places insert—
““country granted equivalence” (“gwlad y caniatawyd cywerthedd iddi”) means a country that has been assessed by the Welsh Ministers that seed potatoes from that country are produced under conditions equivalent to the requirements of these Regulations;”;
““equivalent grade” (“gradd gyfatebol”) means—
for Northern Ireland, an equivalent Union grade;
for a Crown Dependency or a country granted equivalence, a grade recognised by the Welsh Ministers as being equivalent to a GB grade;”;
““equivalent Union grade” (“gradd Undeb gyfatebol”) means—
for “GB Grade PBTC”, “Union grade PBTC”;
for “GB Grade PB”, “Union grade PB”;
for “GB Grade S”, “Union grade S”;
for “GB Grade SE”, “Union grade SE”;
for “GB Grade E”, “Union grade E”;
for “GB Grade A”, “Union grade A”;
for “GB Grade B”, “Union grade B”;”;
““GB grade” (“gradd Prydain Fawr”) means—
in relation to seed potatoes produced in Wales, the GB grade determined in accordance with Schedule 4 during certification, this being—
in the case of pre-basic seed potatoes, GB grade PBTC or GB grade PB;
in the case of basic seed potatoes, GB grade S, GB grade SE or GB grade E;
in the case of certified seed potatoes, GB grade A or GB grade B;
in relation to seed potatoes produced in England or Scotland, the GB grade determined in accordance with the relevant seed potatoes regulations;”;
““GB Variety List” (“Rhestr Amrywogaethau Prydain Fawr”) means a list of varieties of potato species prepared and published in accordance with regulation 3 of the National Lists Regulations;”;”;
(xi)for sub-paragraph (r) substitute—
“(r)omit paragraph (2);”;
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) In regulation 4, for “the European Union” substitute “Great Britain”.”;
(c)in paragraph (4)—
(i)in the English language text, after “accordance with”, in the first place where it occurs, insert “to the end substitute”;
(ii)in the new paragraph (ii), after “Crown Dependency” insert “or a country granted equivalence”;
(iii)omit the new paragraph (iii) to be inserted by that paragraph;
(d)in paragraph (5)—
(i)before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)in paragraph (1)(a), for “National List” substitute “GB Variety List”;”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), in the new paragraph (3A), for “the United Kingdom”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “Great Britain”;
(e)in paragraph (6), in the new sub-paragraph (c) to be inserted by that paragraph, for “exit day” substitute “implementation period completion day”;
(f)in paragraph (7)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa)in paragraph (i), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;
(bb)in paragraph (ii), in the new sub-paragraph (iii) to be inserted by that paragraph, for “exit day” substitute “implementation period completion day”;
(ii)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)in paragraph (6)(b), for “National List or the Common Catalogue” substitute “GB Variety List”;”;
(g)in paragraphs (8) and (9)—
(i)in the new paragraph (ii) to be inserted by those paragraphs, after “Crown Dependency” insert “or a country granted equivalence”;
(ii)omit the new paragraph (iii) to be inserted by those paragraphs;
(h)for paragraph (10) substitute—
“(10) In regulation 16 and in the heading, for “European Union” substitute “British Islands”.”;
(i)in paragraph (11), in the new regulation 23A and its heading, to be inserted by that paragraph—
(i)for “exit day”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “implementation period completion day”;
(ii)after “official label for”, in the second place where it occurs, insert “basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes for”;
(j)for paragraph (12) substitute—
“(12) In Schedule 1—
(a)in paragraph 3(a), for “National List or the Common Catalogue” substitute “GB Variety List”;
(b)in paragraphs 5, 6 and 10, for “Union”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “GB”;
(c)in paragraph 8(b)—
(i)in the English language text, for “Union”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “GB”;
(ii)in the Welsh language text—
(aa)in paragraph (i), after “gradd S” insert “Prydain Fawr”;
(bb)in paragraph (ii), after “gradd SE” insert “Prydain Fawr”; and
(cc)in paragraph (iii), after “gradd E” insert “Prydain Fawr”.”;
(k)in paragraph (13)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “UK” substitute “GB”;
(ii)for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)in paragraph 8(b)—
(i)in paragraph (i), for “member State” substitute “country”;
(ii)in paragraph (vi), for “a National List” substitute “a GB Variety List”;”;
(iii)in sub-paragraphs (d)(ii) and (e), for “UK” substitute “GB”;
(l)in paragraph (14)(a) and (b), for “UK” substitute “GB”;
(m)in paragraph (16)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “United Kingdom” substitute “GB”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “UK” substitute “GB”;
(iii)for sub-paragraph (b)(ii) substitute—
“(ii)in the row relating to grade “PB” in column 2, in paragraph (1)(b), for “Union grade PB” substitute “GB grade PB or equivalent grade”;”;
(n)in paragraph (17)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “United Kingdom” substitute “GB”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “UK” substitute “GB”;
(iii)for sub-paragraph (b)(ii) to (iv) substitute—
“(ii)in the row relating to grade “S”, in column 2, in paragraph (1)(a), for “Union grade S” substitute “GB grade S or equivalent grade”;
(iii)in the row relating to grade “SE”, in column 2, in paragraph (1)(a), for “Union grade S or Union grade SE” substitute “GB grade S, GB grade SE or equivalent grade”;
(iv)in the row relating to grade “E”, in column 2—
(aa)in paragraph (1)(a), for “Union grade S or Union grade SE” substitute “GB grade S, GB grade SE or equivalent grade”;
(bb)in paragraph (1)(b), for “Union grade S, Union grade SE or Union grade E” substitute “GB grade S, GB grade SE, GB grade E or equivalent grade.”;
(o)for paragraph (18) substitute—
“(18) In Part 3, in Table 3—
(a)in the heading to column 1, for “Union” substitute “GB”;
(b)in column 2, for “Union grade A”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “GB grade A or equivalent grade”;
(c)in column 2, for “Union grade B” substitute “GB grade B or equivalent grade.”
(4) Omit regulations 3 and 4.
S.I. 2019/738 (W. 141), prospectively amended by S.I. 2019/1281 (W. 225), regulation 5: that regulation is being omitted by these Regulations.
S.I. 2015/1953, amended by S.I. 2017/288, S.I. 2019/472, S.I. 2019/1517 and prospectively amended by S.I. 2019/809.