The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendments to Chapter 8 (Entry into the United Kingdom of breeding animals and their germinal products) U.K.

9.—(1) In the heading, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(2) In Article 34—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Commission shall” substitute “ appropriate authority must ”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for the words before point (a) substitute “ Third country breeding bodies may only be included in the list provided for in paragraph 1 where the appropriate authority is satisfied that the breeding body meets the following requirements: ”;

(c) for paragraphs 3 and 4, substitute—

“3.   Where the appropriate authority is satisfied that a breeding body in a third country has in place measures which are recognised as equivalent in accordance with provision made under Article 35, that breeding body may be included in the list provided for in paragraph 1.

4.   In a case where the appropriate authority is not satisfied that a breeding body fulfils at least one of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2, that breeding body must be removed from the list provided for in paragraph 1.

[F1 5.   Notwithstanding paragraph 2 and 4, until 30 June 2021, any breed society or breeding operation (within the meaning of Article 2 of the EU Regulation) which as at IP completion day is approved by the competent authority of a Member State under Article 4(3) of the EU Regulation must be included in the list provided for in paragraph 1.;”].

(3) In Article 36—

(a) in the heading and in paragraph 1, in each place it occurs, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom from a third country ”;

(b) for paragraph 2 substitute—

“2.   “The entry into the United Kingdom of breeding animals and their germinal products must not be prohibited, restricted or impeded on zootechnical or genealogical grounds where those breeding animals or the donors of the germinal products are entered in a breeding book or registered in a breeding register maintained by a breeding body included in the list of breeding bodies established in accordance with Article 34 of this Regulation F2 ....”.

[F3 (4) In the heading to Article 37, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain from a third country”;]

(5) In Article 37(1)—

(a) in the words before point (a), for the words from “the conventional” to “Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87” substitute “ a lower or zero rate of duty for purebred breeding animals, provided for under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 M1 , ”;

(b) in point (b), for “and physical checks referred to in Article 4 of Directive 91/496” substitute “ , veterinary and physical checks required under United Kingdom animal health law on entry of the consignment into [F4 Great Britain] ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 9(2)(c) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 28(6)(a)

F2 Words in reg. 9(3)(b) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 28(6)(b)

F3 Reg. 9(4) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 28(6)(c)

F4 Words in reg. 9(5)(b) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 28(6)(d)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 2018 c. 22.