The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001

2.—(1) Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 5 (BSE classification)—

(a) in paragraph 6, for “inclusion in the list of countries or regions approved” substitute “approval”;

(b) in paragraph 7—

(i) omit “to change”;

(ii) omit “from a date specified in the decision”.

(c) after paragraph 7 insert—

“7A.   A decision under paragraph 7 must include the date from which the BSE classification for the country or region is to apply.

7B.   A decision under paragraph 7 must be set out in a document published by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Article.”.

(3) In Annex 9 (importation)—

(a) in Chapter B—

(i) in Section A, in point (a), for “Commission Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(ii) in Section B, in point (a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(iii) in Section C, in point (a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(b) in Chapter C—

(i) in Section B, in points (a), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(ii) in Section C, in paragraphs 1(a) and 5(a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(iii) in Section D, in paragraph 5(a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(c) in Chapter D in Section B, in paragraphs 1(a)(ii) and (iii), 1(b), and 2(a) and (b), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”.

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EUR 2001/999; amended by S.I. 2019/170, S.I. 2019/588.