The Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

7.—(1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) omit the definition of “the EU Plant Health Regulation”,

(ii) in the definition of “European Union” omit “including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands but”,

(iii) after the definition of the “Official Controls Regulation” insert—

““Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC(1).”,

(b) in paragraph (3) omit “EU” in each place it occurs.

(3) In regulation 3(2) (application of the import inspection fee)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072” to “Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019” substitute “the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “the Union, adopted by the Commission” substitute “Great Britain”.

(4) In regulation 5(2) (additional fees in respect of Potatoes Originating in Egypt), for “point 5 of the Annex” to “as regards Egypt”” substitute “point 26 of Annex 7 of the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation”.

(5) In schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees for plant health checks) delete the entries for “Citrus”, “Mangifera” and “Passiflora”.

(1)

EUR 2016/2031.