The Animal Breeding (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendments to Regulation 2017/1940U.K.

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30.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/1940 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the content and format of zootechnical certificates issued for purebred breeding animals of the equine species contained in a single lifetime identification document for equidae is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2—

(a)in the words before point (a), for “Regulation (EU) 2016/429” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2016/429 M1, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (‘Equine Passport Regulation’)”;

(b)in point (a), omit the words from “to be established” to the end;

(c)in point (b)(ii), after “Regulation (EU) 2016/429” insert “, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or as ‘unique life number’ in Article 2(o) of the Equine Passport Regulation”.

(3) After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States”.

(4) In the Annex, in footnotes (3), (8) and (10), after “Regulation (EU) 2016/429” insert “, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time, or as ‘unique life number’ in Article 2(o) of Commission Implementing (EU) Regulation 2015/262 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 30 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1OJ No L 84, 31.3.16, p 1.