The Seal Products (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1850 U.K.

4.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on trade in seal products is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in point (b), for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(ii) in point (c)—

(aa) for “Union territory” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(bb) omit “of the Member State concerned”.

(3) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph 1(f), omit the words from “, and to take measures” to the end;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(4) In Article 4—

[F1 (za) in paragraph 5, omit “issued in accordance with paragraph 1”;]

(a) in paragraph 6—

(i) omit “for free circulation”;

(ii) omit “pursuant to Article 79 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92”;

[F2 (iii) for the words from “issued in” to “No 2913/92, the” substitute “. The”;]

[F3 (aa) after paragraph 6 insert—

“6A.   For the purposes of paragraphs 3 to 6, “attesting document” means—

(a) an attesting document issued in accordance with paragraph 1;

(b) an attesting document issued before 1 January 2021 in accordance with Article 4(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 as it has effect in EU law”.]

(b) in paragraph 7, for “Member State” substitute “ country ”.

(5) In Article 5(4), for the words from “the official language” to the end substitute “ English, where the product is to be placed on the market in the United Kingdom ”.

(6) In Article 6—

(a) for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.   The Secretary of State shall designate one or more competent authorities who will be responsible for verification, upon request of the customs authorities pursuant to Article 4(7), of attesting documents for imported seal products.;”;

(b) omit paragraphs 2 and 3.

(7) Omit Article 7(2).

(8) In Article 8—

(a) for “Union law” substitute “ retained direct EU legislation ”;

(b) for “Directive 95/46/EC” substitute “ Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 ”.

(9) Omit Article 10.

(10) In the Annex—

(a) in each of the model attesting documents—

(i) in the heading—

(aa) for “EUROPEAN UNION” substitute “ UNITED KINGDOM ”;

(bb) for “UNION'S MARKET” substitute “ MARKET IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ”;

(ii) in box 4, after “Country of placing on the market” insert “ : United Kingdom ”;

(iii) in box 5, after “ISO Code” insert “ : UK ”;

(b) in the Notes for guidance omit the rows relating to boxes 4 and 5.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 4(4)(za) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(3)(a)

F2 Reg. 4(4)(a)(iii) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(3)(b)

F3 Reg. 4(4)(aa) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(3)(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1