The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union

32.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading to Article 1, after “matter” insert “, definitions”.

(3) In Article 1—

(a) the existing text becomes paragraph 1;

(b) for “the Union”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “Great Britain”;

(c) after “arrival”, in the first place where it occurs, insert “from a third country”;

(d) for “Union legislation” substitute “legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”;

(e) at the end of Article 1, add a new paragraph—

“2.   For the purposes of this Regulation—

‘third country’ has the meaning given in Article 3(2D) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625(1);

‘the appropriate computerised information management system’ is the system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.”.

(4) In the heading to Article 2, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain from a third country”.

(5) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain from a third country”;

(b) in paragraph 3, omit “(‘IMSOC’)”.

(6) In Article 3(2), for “IMSOC” substitute “the appropriate computerised information management system”.

(7) After Article 3, insert—

“Article 3A Derogations and modifications: relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country

1.   This Regulation applies subject to the derogations and modifications specified in Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625(2) and in paragraph 3 of this Article during the transitional staging period, in relation to relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country.

2.   In this Article ‘transitional staging period’, ‘relevant goods’ and ‘relevant third country’ have the meanings given in Annex 6 to that Regulation.

3.   This Regulation applies with the following derogations and modifications—

(a) omit Article 2;

(b) in Article 3—

(i) omit paragraph 2;

(ii) in paragraph 3, for “shall” substitute “may”;

(iii) omit paragraphs 4 and 5.”.

(8) In the words following Article 4, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

(1)

The definition of ‘third country’ in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is inserted by regulation 3 of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/xxxx).

(2)

Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is inserted by regulation 29(4) of those Regulations.