The Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

18.  In article 9—

(a) at the beginning insert—

“(A1) The following documents must be delivered to an inspector by the importer of a consignment of notifiable relevant material within three days of the date of its arrival in England—

(a) any phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which is required under article 7(A1) to accompany the consignment of notifiable relevant material; and

(b) in the case of notified EU material, the trade documents which accompany the consignment.

(B1) The importer of a consignment of notifiable relevant material must include in a customs document relating to the consignment—

(a) a statement that “this consignment contains produce of phytosanitary relevance”;

(b) the reference number of the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which is required under article 7(A1) to accompany the consignment; and

(c) the registration number of the importer.”;

(b) omit paragraphs (1) and (2);

(c) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) Paragraph (A1) does not apply to any notifiable relevant material which is in the course of its consignment to an approved place of inspection in another UK territory.

(5) In article (B1), “customs document” means a document required by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for placing relevant material under a Customs procedure within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018(1).”.

(1)

2018 c.22.