The Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 N.I.

21.—(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “product” substitute—

““the published nomenclature list” means the list of products published and amended from time to time by the Secretary of State, specifying products by reference to the relevant nomenclature for the purposes of determining the selection of consignments that must be submitted to veterinary checks at a border inspection post.”.

(b) after paragraph (2A) insert—

“(2B) For the purposes of any reference to a Directive in these Regulations, any EU instrument to which that Directive refers, or to which any EU instrument referred to by that Directive refers, and which is a reference to that instrument as it has effect from time to time, is to be read as a reference to the instrument as it has effect immediately before exit day.”.

(3) In regulation 4, after “Trade with” insert “ the Faroe Islands, Greenland, ”.

(4) In regulation 9, for “Commission Decision 2007/275/EC” substitute “ the published nomenclature list ”.

(5) In regulation 12(2), for “Chapter 3 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC” substitute “ Chapter 3 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates) of the published nomenclature list ”.

(6) In regulation 15—

(a) in paragraph (1), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for the words “documentation” to “Schedule 2” substitute “ relevant health certificate published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “requirements relating to it in the relevant” substitute “ conditions of trade relevant to it in any retained EU law or European Union ”.

(7) In Schedule 4, in paragraph 6(1), for “Annex II to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC” substitute “ the list of composite products and foodstuffs exempt from veterinary import checks published by the Secretary of State ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 21 in force at 31.12.2020 (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.R. 2011 No. 438, amended by S.R. 2015 No. 196 and S.R. 2019 No. 811.