The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022

Commission Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China

6.—(1) Commission Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) number the existing text as paragraph 1;

(b) after paragraph 1 insert—

“2.   In this Decision:

“competent authority” has the meaning given in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

“the Food Supplements Regulations” means—

(i) as regards England, the Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003(2);

(ii) as regards Wales, the Food Supplements (Wales) Regulations 2003(3);

(iii) as regards Scotland, the Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003(4).”

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member States” substitute “Competent authorities”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Member States” substitute “competent authorities”.

(4) In Article 3, for “Member States” substitute “Competent authorities”.

(5) Omit Article 5.

(6) In Article 6, for “Community experts” substitute “experts appointed by the competent authority”.

(7) Omit Article 9.

(8) In the Annex—

(a) in Part 1—

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

(ii) for “Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council” substitute “the Food Supplements Regulations”.

(b) in Part 2, in the heading, for “the Community” substitute “Great Britain”.

(1)

EUDN 2002/994.

(2)

S.I. 2003/1387, amended by S.I. 2005/2626, 2007/330, 2009/3251, 2014/1855 and 2019/651.

(3)

S.I. 2003/1719 (W. 186), amended by S.I. 2005/3254 (W. 247), 2007/1076 (W. 114), 2009/3252 (W. 282), 2014/2303 (W. 227) and 2019/179 (W. 45).

(4)

S.S.I. 2003/278, amended by S.S.I. 2005/616, 2007/78, 2009/438, 2014/312 and 2019/54.