2019 No. 109

Exiting The European Union
Agriculture

The Organic Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Sift requirements satisfied

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M1.

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations

Citation and commencementI11

These Regulations may be cited as the Organic Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

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

The Organic Products Regulations 2009I22

1

The Organic Products Regulations 2009 M2 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1)—

a

in the definition of “specified EU provision” omit “EU”;

b

insert at the appropriate place—

third country” means any country or territory other than—

a

the United Kingdom,

b

the Bailiwick of Guernsey,

c

the Bailiwick of Jersey, or

d

the Isle of Man.

F13

In regulation 6(1) for “the European Union” substitute “Great Britain”.

F24

In regulation 7(1) for “the European Union” substitute “Great Britain”.

5

In regulation 18 omit “EU” in both places.

6

In regulation 22—

a

omit “EU” in both places;

F3b

in paragraph (2) for “the European Union” substitute “Great Britain”.

7

In regulation 23—

a

in paragraph (1) omit “EU”;

b

in paragraph (2) omit “, including any representative of the European Commission”.

8

In regulation 26(1)(a) omit “EU”.

9

In the Schedule—

a

in the heading omit “EU”;

b

in the table at column 1 omit “Article 25(1) of the Council Regulation”;

c

in the table at column 2 omit “Articles 57 and 58 of Commission Regulation 889/2008”;

d

in the table at column 3 omit the words from “Use of the” to “products”.

George Eustice Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(d) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

These Regulations make amendments to subordinate legislation relating to organic products.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.