Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715Show full title

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Subject matter, scope and definitions

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter and scope

1. This Regulation lays down:

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(d) rules for the computerised handling and exchange of information, data and documents in the [F2 appropriate computerised information management system] necessary for the performance of the official controls provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, as regards:

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F3 ... the common health entry document (CHED) referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, including its electronic equivalent, and the instructions for its presentation and use;

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uniform arrangements for cooperation between customs authorities, competent authorities and other authorities, as referred to in Article 75 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

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the issuance of electronic certificates and the use of electronic signatures for the official certificates referred to in Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

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specifications of the technical tools and procedures for communication between liaison bodies designated in accordance with Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

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the proper functioning of the [F5 appropriate computerised information management system] referred to in Chapter IV of Title VI of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 1(1)(a)-(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F2 Words in Art. 1(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F3 Words in Art. 1(1)(d)(i) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F4 Art. 1(1)(d)(iv) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(b)(iii) (with regs. 33-36)

F5 Words in Art. 1(1)(d)(vi) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(3)(b)(iv) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

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‘component’ means an electronic system integrated in the [F6 appropriate computerised information management system];

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‘network’ means a group of members having access to a specific component;

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‘network member’ means a F7 ... competent authority, F7 ... a third country’s competent authority or an international organisation that has access to at least one component;

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‘contact point’ means the contact point designated by the network member to represent it;

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‘F8 ... national system’ means a computerised information system owned and set up before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by [F9 an appropriate authority] for the purpose of managing, handling and exchanging data, information and documents on official controls, and capable of electronically exchanging data with the relevant component;

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‘international organisation’ means any of the internationally recognised bodies listed in point (g) of Article 121 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, or similar intergovernmental organisations;

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‘risk’ means any direct or indirect risk to human health in connection with food, food contact material or feed in accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 or a serious risk to animal health or to the environment in connection with feed, including feed for animals not kept for food production, in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005;

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‘single contact point’ means a contact point composed of the [F12 contact points for systems for the notification of food and feed risks in each constituent territory of Great Britain], whether or not physically located in the same administrative unit;

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‘electronic signature’ means an electronic signature as defined in point (10) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;

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‘advanced electronic signature’ means an electronic signature complying with the technical specifications laid down in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1506;

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‘qualified electronic signature’ means an electronic signature as defined in point (12) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;

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‘advanced electronic seal’ means an electronic seal complying with the technical specifications laid down in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1506;

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‘qualified electronic seal’ means an electronic seal as defined in point (27) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;

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‘qualified electronic time stamp’ means an electronic time stamp as defined in point (34) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;

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‘control point’ means a control point as referred to in point (a) of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

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Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Art. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F7 Words in Art. 2(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

F8 Words in Art. 2(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(c)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F9 Words in Art. 2(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(c)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F10 Art. 2(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(d) (with regs. 33-36)

F11 Art. 2(9)-(12) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(e) (with regs. 33-36)

F12 Words in Art. 2(13) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(f) (with regs. 33-36)

F13 Art. 2(14)-(37) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(g) (with regs. 33-36)

F14 Art. 2(45) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(h) (with regs. 33-36)

CHAPTER 2 U.K. General principles and data protection

F15 Article 3 U.K. IMSOC components

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Textual Amendments

F15 Art. 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(5) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 4 U.K. Components, networks and contact points

1. Each component shall have a network of which the [F16 appropriate authority] shall be part.

2. Network members shall each designate at least one contact point and communicate that designation and its contact details to the [F16 appropriate authority] contact point. They shall inform the [F16 appropriate authority] contact point immediately of any changes in this respect.

3. The [F16 appropriate authority] contact point shall maintain and keep up to date a list of contact points and make it available to all network members.

4. The [F16 appropriate authority] shall establish a governance structure to steer the development of, identify priorities for and monitor the correct implementation of the [F17 appropriate computerised information management system]. The governance structure shall be composed of:

(a) an operations management board F18 ..., to discuss, at least once a year, priorities for and the development of each component;

(b) sub-groups within the operations management board that regularly discuss priorities for and the development of specific functionalities of each component.

Textual Amendments

F16 Words in Art. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(6)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F17 Words in Art. 4(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(6)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F18 Words in Art. 4(4)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(6)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 5 U.K. Ownership and responsibilities for data, information and documents

1. Each network member shall own and be responsible for the data, information and documents its contact point or users acting under its responsibility have inserted or produced in the relevant component.

2. Each signatory, competent authority to which a signatory belongs or competent authority creating an electronic seal shall own and be responsible for the part of the documents it signs or seals F19 ....

3. Where more than one signatory signs a document F19 ..., each signatory shall own and be responsible for the part of the document that it signs.

Textual Amendments

F19 Words in Art. 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(7) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 6 U.K. Links between components

1. Links between components shall be aimed at:

(a) complementing data, information or documents in one or more components by data, information or documents already present in another component; and

(b) providing relevant and up-to-date information to each network member for the performance of its tasks in accordance with the rules set for each component in this Regulation; and

(c) supporting and operating the procedures for

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determining and modifying the frequency rates of identity checks and physical checks to be performed on consignments of categories of animals and goods referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

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applying the frequency of identity checks and physical checks to be performed on consignments of categories of animals or goods referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of that Article;

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the coordinated performance by competent authorities of the intensified official controls in case of suspicions of non-compliance referred to in Article 65(6) of that Regulation.

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Textual Amendments

F20 Art. 6(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(8) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 7 U.K. Electronic data exchange between components and other electronic systems

1. Data exchanges between the [F21 appropriate computerised information management system] and other electronic systemsF22 ... shall:

(a) be based on international standards that are relevant for the component and use XML, CMS or PDF formats;

(b) use the specific data dictionaries and business rules provided for in the relevant component.

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3. [F24 The appropriate authority] shall draw-up a service-level agreement governing the maintenance of the electronic data exchange between the relevant component and other electronic systems, F25 ....

Textual Amendments

F21 Words in Art. 7(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(9)(a)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F22 Words in Art. 7(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(9)(a)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F23 Art. 7(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(9)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

F24 Words in Art. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(9)(c)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F25 Words in Art. 7(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(9)(c)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 8 U.K. Obligations and rights of the [F26 appropriate authority]

1. The [F27 appropriate authority] shall ensure the functioning, maintenance, support and any necessary updating or development of the software and the IT infrastructure of the components.

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Textual Amendments

F26 Words in Art. 8 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(10)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F27 Words in Art. 8(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(10)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F28 Art. 8(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(10)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 9 U.K. Conditions for the granting of partial access to the [F29 appropriate computerised information management system] to third countries and international organisations

1. On receipt of a duly justified application, the [F30 appropriate authority], may grant the competent authority of a third country or an international organisation partial access to the functionalities of one or more components and to specific data, information and documents inserted or produced therein, provided the applicant demonstrates, in respect of the component(s) in question, that it meets the following requirements:

(a) it has the legal and operational capacity to provide, without undue delay, the assistance necessary to allow the good functioning of the component to which partial access is requested;

(b) it has designated a contact point for that purpose;

2. The partial access referred to in paragraph 1 shall not include access to personal data processed in the component(s) to which the partial access is granted.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, partial access may include access to personal data where the conditions for lawful transfers of personal data established by Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 are fulfilled by the applicant third country or international organisation.

Textual Amendments

F29 Words in Art. 9 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(11)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F30 Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(11)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 10 U.K. Personal data processing

1. Personal data shall be processed in each component for the purpose of performing official controls and other official activities. In particular, personal data shall belong to one of the following categories:

(a) contact points, operators, importers, exporters, transporters and laboratory technicians when personal data is required by F31 ... law;

(b) users of each component.

2. In processing personal data pursuant to this Regulation, [F32 the appropriate authority and the competent authority] shall comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 [F33 legislation which, immediately before IP completion day, implemented Directive (EU) 2016/680].

Textual Amendments

F31 Word in Art. 10(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(12)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F32 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(12)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F33 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(12)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 11 U.K. Data controllers and joint controllership

1. The [F34 appropriate authority] and the competent authorities F35 ... shall be joint controllers of data processing operations in each of the components.

2. The [F36 appropriate authority] shall be responsible for:

(a) determining and implementing the technical means to enable data subjects to exercise their rights, F37 ...;

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(c) determining the categories of its staff and external providers to whom access to the components may be granted;

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3. The competent authorities F41 ... shall be responsible for:

(a) ensuring that data subject’s rights are exercised in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and this Regulation;

(b) ensuring the security and confidentiality of personal data pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

(c) designating the staff that are to have access to each component;

(d) ensuring that staff accessing each component are adequately trained to perform their tasks in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 F42 ....

4. The competent authorities F43 ... may designate different joint controllers F44 ... for the purpose of fulfilling one or more of the obligations referred to in paragraph 3.

Textual Amendments

F34 Words in Art. 11(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(a)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F35 Words in Art. 11(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(a)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F36 Words in Art. 11(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F37 Words in Art. 11(2)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F38 Art. 11(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(b)(iii) (with regs. 33-36)

F39 Art. 11(2)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(b)(iii) (with regs. 33-36)

F40 Art. 11(2)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(b)(iii) (with regs. 33-36)

F41 Words in Art. 11(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(c)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F42 Words in Art. 11(3)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(c)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F43 Words in Art. 11(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(d)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F44 Words in Art. 11(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(13)(d)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

CHAPTER 3 U.K. Components, networks and contact points

SECTION 1 U.K. iRASFF

F45 Article 12 U.K. Liaison bodies responsible for the exchange of certain types of information

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 13 U.K. Single contact point

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 14 U.K. Duties of the members of the alert and cooperation network

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 15 U.K. Information exchanged in iRASFF

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 16 U.K. Non-compliance notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 17 U.K. Alert notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 18 U.K. Information notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 19 U.K. News notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 20 U.K. Border rejection notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 21 U.K. Food fraud notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 22 U.K. Follow-up notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 23 U.K. Access to iRASFF notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 24 U.K. Verification and publication of notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 25 U.K. Notification withdrawal and amendments

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 26 U.K. Closure of a notification and storage period of personal data

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 27 U.K. Exchange of information with third countries

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 28 U.K. Contingency arrangements for iRASFF

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

SECTION 2 U.K. ADIS

F45 Article 29 U.K. ADIS network

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

SECTION 3 U.K. EUROPHYT

F45 Article 30 U.K. EUROPHYT network

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 31 U.K. Access to EUROPHYT outbreak and interception notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 32 U.K. Submission of EUROPHYT outbreak notifications to the EUROPHYT outbreak network

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 33 U.K. Use of TRACES for the submission of EUROPHYT interception notifications to the EUROPHYT interception network

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 34 U.K. Storage period of personal data for EUROPHYT outbreak notifications

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

SECTION 4 U.K. TRACES

F45 Article 35 U.K. TRACES network

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 36 U.K. Access to data, information and documents in TRACES

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 37 U.K. Exchanges between TRACES and other electronic systems

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

F45 Article 38 U.K. Cooperation between authorities in Member States in relation to consignments entering the Union

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Textual Amendments

F45 Arts. 12-38 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(14) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 39 U.K. Issuance of electronic official certificates and use of electronic signatures

1. Electronic official certificates for consignments of animals and goods entering [F46 Great Britain] shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) they shall be issued in one of the following systems:

(i)

F47 ...

(ii)

a F48 ... national system;

(iii)

F49 ...

(iv)

a third country or an international organisation’s electronic certification system that is capable of exchanging data with a F50 ... national system;

(b) they shall be signed by an authorised officer with an advanced or qualified electronic signature;

(c) they shall bear the advanced or qualified electronic seal of the issuing competent authority, or the advanced or qualified electronic signature of its legal representative;

(d) they shall use a qualified electronic time stamp.

2. Where electronic official certificates are issued in accordance with point [F51 (a)(iv)] of paragraph 1, [F52 a national system] shall acknowledge the exchange of data through the advanced or qualified electronic seal of the issuing third country’s competent authority, or the advanced or qualified electronic signature of its legal representative.

In such cases, the signature of the authorised officer referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 is not required.

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F54 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F46 Words in Art. 39(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(a)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F47 Art. 39(1)(a)(i) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(a)(ii)(aa) (with regs. 33-36)

F48 Words in Art. 39(1)(a)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(a)(ii)(bb) (with regs. 33-36)

F49 Art. 39(1)(a)(iii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(a)(ii)(cc) (with regs. 33-36)

F50 Words in Art. 39(1)(a)(iv) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(a)(ii)(dd) (with regs. 33-36)

F51 Word in Art. 39(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F52 Words in Art. 39(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F53 Art. 39(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(c) (with regs. 33-36)

F54 Art. 39(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(15)(c) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 40 U.K. Format of the CHED and instructions for its presentation and use

1. [F55 The appropriate authority shall publish on a website the format of the CHED and instructions for its presentation and use. The CHED shall] be used by the operator and the competent authorities in accordance with Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in one of the following formats, depending on the category of the consignment established in Article 47(1) of that Regulation:

(a) a CHED-A F56 ..., for consignments of animals that are:

(i)

referred to in point (a) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or

(ii)

subject at their entry into the Union to measures provided for in points (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

(b) a CHED-P F56 ..., for consignments of products that are:

(i)

referred to in point (b) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or

(ii)

subject at their entry into the Union to measures provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

(c) a CHED-PP F56 ..., for consignments of:

(i)

plants, plant products and other objects referred to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or

(ii)

plants, plant products and other objects subject at their entry into the Union to one of the measures or conditions provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; or

(iii)

specific plants, plant products and other objects of a particular origin or provenance for which a minimum level of official controls is necessary to respond to recognised uniform hazards and risks to plant health as provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/66;

(d) a CHED-D F56 ..., for consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin subject at their entry into the Union to any of the measures or conditions provided for in points (d), (e) or (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

2. The CHED referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:

[F57 (a) drawn up in English and one of the official languages of the country of destination and may also be in Welsh;]

(b) duly completed F58 ... by:

(i)

the operator responsible for the consignment, as regards the information on the details of the consignment, F59 ...;

(ii)

the competent authority at a border control post or control point, as regards the information on the decision taken on the consignment, F60 ...;

(iii)

[F61 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.]

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Textual Amendments

F55 Words in Art. 40(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(a)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F56 Words in art. 40(1)(a)-(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(a)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

F57 Art. 40(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

F58 Words in Art. 40(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(b)(ii)(aa) (with regs. 33-36)

F59 Words in Art. 40(2)(b)(i) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(b)(ii)(bb) (with regs. 33-36)

F60 Words in Art. 40(2)(b)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(b)(ii)(cc) (with regs. 33-36)

F61 Art. 40(2)(b)(iii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(b)(ii)(dd) (with regs. 33-36)

F62 Art. 40(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(16)(c) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 41 U.K. Use of an electronic CHED

[F63 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;]

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3. The required steps referred to in [F65 paragraph 1] shall each be timestamped with a qualified electronic time stamp.

Textual Amendments

F63 Art. 41(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(17)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F64 Art. 41(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(17)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

F65 Words in Art. 41(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(17)(c) (with regs. 33-36)

Article 42 U.K. Periods of storage of electronic certificates and CHEDs and personal data therefrom

1.

For the purpose of maintaining the integrity of certificates and CHEDs issued in accordance with Article 39 and Article 41 respectively, relevant data concerning electronic signatures, electronic seals, timestamps and electronic exchanges shall be stored by [F66 a national system] for at least 3 years.

2.

Personal data from the certificates and CHEDs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be stored by [F67 a national system] for no more than 10 years.

3.

F68 ...

Textual Amendments

F66 Words in Art. 42(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(18)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

F67 Words in Art. 42(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(18)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

F68 Art. 42(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(18)(c) (with regs. 33-36)

F69 Article 43 U.K. List of control units

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Textual Amendments

F69 Arts. 43-46 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(19) (with regs. 33-36)

F69 Article 44 U.K. List of border control posts and control points

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Textual Amendments

F69 Arts. 43-46 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(19) (with regs. 33-36)

F69 Article 45 U.K. List of establishments

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Textual Amendments

F69 Arts. 43-46 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(19) (with regs. 33-36)

F69 Article 46 U.K. Contingency arrangements for TRACES and Member States’ national systems in the event of unplanned or planned unavailability

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Textual Amendments

F69 Arts. 43-46 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(19) (with regs. 33-36)

CHAPTER 4 U.K. Final provisions

Article 47 U.K. Repeals

1. Directive 94/3/EC, Decisions 92/486/EEC, 2003/24/EC, 2003/623/EC, 2004/292/EC, 2004/675/EC and 2005/123/EC, Regulation (EU) No 16/2011, and Implementing Decisions 2014/917/EU, (EU) 2015/1918 and (EU) 2018/1553 are repealed as from 14 December 2019.

2. References to those repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.

Article 48 U.K. Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 14 December 2019, except for Section 2 of Chapter 3, which shall apply from 21 April 2021.

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Textual Amendments

F70 Words in Signature omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 21(20) (with regs. 33-36)