The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

Amendments to the Official Controls Regulation

2.—(1) Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation(1) (application, derogations and modifications etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2—

(a) in the definition of “appropriate frequency rate”, for “excluded goods” substitute “excepted goods”;

(b) for the definition of “excluded goods” substitute—

““excepted goods” means plants, plant products or other objects originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland—

(i)

as referred to in the lists established pursuant to Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, which enter Great Britain through a relevant port on or after 30th October 2024 and before 1st July 2025; or

(ii)

which are listed in the table in Schedule 2A to the Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and which enter Great Britain on or after 30th October 2024 and before 1st July 2025;”;

(c) in the definition of “relevant port”, after point (t), insert “(ta) Swansea”.

(3) In paragraph 5, in the inserted paragraph 1D, for “excluded goods” substitute “excepted goods”.

(4) In paragraph 5B, in the inserted paragraph 2B, for “excluded goods” substitute “excepted goods”.

(5) In this regulation, “the Official Controls Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

(1)

EUR 2017/625; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2022/621, 2024/541, 557.