The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 laying down rules for the functioning of the information management system for official controls and its system components (“the IMSOC Regulation”) U.K.

21.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 laying down rules for the functioning of the information management system for official controls and its system components (“ the IMSOC Regulation”) M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In the title of the regulation, omit “(“the IMSOC Regulation”)”.

(3) In Article 1, in paragraph 1—

(a) omit points (a) to (c);

(b) in point (d)—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for “information management system for official controls (IMSOC)” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(ii) in point (i), omit “the format of”;

(iii) omit point (iv);

(iv) in point (vi), for “IMSOC” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”.

(4) In Article 2—

(a) in point (1), for “IMSOC” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(b) in point (3), omit “Member State's” and “the Commission, an EU agency,”;

(c) in point (5)—

(i) omit “Member State's”;

(ii) for “a Member State” substitute “ an appropriate authority ”;

(d) omit point (7);

(e) omit points (9) to (12);

(f) in point (13) for “RASFF and AAC contact points in each Member State” substitute “ contact points for systems for the notification of food and feed risks in each constituent territory of Great Britain ”;

(g) omit points (14) to (37);

(h) omit point (45).

(5) Omit Article 3.

(6) In Article 4—

(a) for “Commission”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “IMSOC” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(ii) in point (a), omit “, in collaboration with the Member States”.

(7) In Article 5, in both places where it occurs, omit “in TRACES”.

(8) In Article 6, omit paragraph 2.

(9) In Article 7—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “IMSOC” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(ii) omit “, including the Member States' national systems,”;

(b) omit paragraph 2;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for “In collaboration with the Member States, the Commission”, substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;

(ii) omit “including the Member States' national systems”.

(10) In Article 8—

(a) in the heading and in paragraph 1, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(11) In Article 9—

(a) in the heading, for “IMSOC” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(b) in paragraph 1, for “Commission, in collaboration with the Member States” substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(12) In Article 10—

(a) in paragraph 1, in point (a) omit “Union”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “ the appropriate authority and the competent authority ”;

(ii) for the words from “and Directive” to the end substitute “ legislation which, immediately before IP completion day, implemented Directive (EU) 2016/680 ”.

(13) In Article 11—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(ii) omit “of the Member States”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(ii) in point (a), omit the words from “and ensuring” to the end;

(iii) omit points (b), (d) and (e);

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) in the words before point (a) omit “of the Member States”;

(ii) in point (d) omit the words from “and, where” to the end;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) omit “of the Member States”;

(ii) omit “within the same Member State”.

(14) Omit Articles 12 to 38.

(15) In Article 39—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ”;

(ii) in point (a)—

(aa) omit point (i);

(bb) in point (ii), omit “Member State's”;

(cc) omit point (iii);

(dd) in point (iv), omit “Member State's”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “(a)(iii) or (iv)” substitute “ (a)(iv) ”;

(ii) for “TRACES or the Member State's national system” substitute “ a national system ”;

(c) omit paragraphs 3 and 4.

(16) In Article 40—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for the words from “The CHED shall contain” to “Regulation and” substitute “ The appropriate authority shall publish on a website the format of the CHED and instructions for its presentation and use. The CHED shall ”;

(ii) in each of points (a) to (d), omit the words from “drawn up” to “this Regulation”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for point (a) substitute—

“(a) drawn up in English and one of the official languages of the country of destination and may also be in Welsh;”;

(ii) in point (b)—

(aa) omit the words from “in at least” to “Regulation,”;

(bb) in point (i), omit the words from “as described” to the end;

(cc) in point (ii), omit the words from “as described” to the end;

(dd) for point (iii) substitute—

“(iii) the competent authority at the border control post of exit, as regards the information on the follow-up measures taken on the consignment after a decision has been taken.”;

(c) omit paragraph 3.

(17) In Article 41—

(a) for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.   An operator or a competent authority may use a CHED in an electronic format, provided that this is by means of a national system, and that the CHED meets all of the following requirements:

(a) it is signed by the operator responsible for the consignment with the operator's electronic signature;

(b) it is signed by the certifying officer at border control posts or control points with the certifying officer's advanced or qualified electronic signature;

(c) it bears the advanced or qualified electronic seal of the issuing competent authority;”;

(b) omit paragraph 2;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “paragraphs 1 and 2” substitute “ paragraph 1 ”.

(18) In Article 42—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “TRACES and the Member States' national systems” substitute “ a national system ”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “TRACES and the Member States' national systems” substitute “ a national system ”;

(c) omit paragraph 3.

(19) Omit Articles 43 to 46.

(20) In Article 48, omit the third paragraph.

(21) Omit Annexes 1 and 2.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 21 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 EUR 2019/1715.