Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/600
of 11 April 2019
amending Decision 2011/163/EU on the approval of plans submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its Crown Dependencies in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC
(notified under document C(2019) 2831)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC requires that third countries from which Member States are authorised to import animals and animal products covered by that Directive submit residue monitoring plans providing required guarantees (‘the plans’). The plans should cover at least the groups of residues and substances listed in Annex I to that Directive.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has submitted the plans for that country and its Crown Dependencies for bovine, ovine/caprine, porcine, equine, poultry, aquaculture, milk, eggs, rabbit, wild game, farmed game and honey to the Commission. Those plans provide sufficient guarantees and should be approved.
Therefore, in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption to trade after the withdrawal date, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its Crown Dependencies should be included in the list of third countries set out in Decision 2011/163/EU for which the plans are approved. The Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
This Decision should apply from 13 April 2019, unless Union law continues to apply to and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on that date.
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: