3.—(1) Commission Decision 2007/453/EC establishing the BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof according to their BSE risk is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1—
(a)the existing text becomes paragraph 1;
(b)after that paragraph, insert—
“2. However, the official United Kingdom BSE status for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is categorised by reference to the website of the OIE, as amended from time to time.”.
(3) Omit Article 3.
(4) In the Annex—
(a)in Part A, omit—
(i)the sub-heading “Regions of Member States”;
(ii)the entries for Northern Ireland and Scotland;
(b)in Part B, omit the entry for the United Kingdom;
(c)in Part C, after “B”, insert “, other than the regions of the constituent nations [F1of the British Islands], which have an official BSE risk status determined by their categorisation by the OIE ”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3(4)(c) 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), 20(3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1