The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 3 Amendments to Commission Decisions

Amendments to Commission Decision 92/216/EEC

48.—(1) Commission Decision 92/216/EEC on the collection of data concerning competitions for equidae as referred to in Article 4(2) of Council Directive 90/428/EEC is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 1, substitute—

“Article 1

1.   The competent authority of each constituent territory of the United Kingdom must appoint a coordinating authority responsible for collecting the data concerning—

(a) competitions reserved for equidae registered in a specific studbook for the purpose of permitting the improvement of the breed;

(b) regional competitions with a view to selecting equidae;

(c) historic or traditional events.

2.   For each competition or type of competition, the competent authority of each constituent territory of the United Kingdom may reserve, through bodies officially approved or recognised for that purpose, a certain percentage of the prize money or profits (which must not exceed 20%) accruing from the events mentioned in paragraph 1(a) to (c), for the safeguard, development and improvement of breeding.

3.   In this Decision, the “competent authority of each constituent territory of the United Kingdom” means—

(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(ii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(iii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(iv) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.

(3) Omit Article 2.

Amendments to Commission Decision 92/353/EEC

49.—(1) Commission Decision 92/353 laying down the criteria for the approval or recognition of organizations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) the existing text becomes paragraph 1;

(b) in that paragraph, for “authorities of the Member State” substitute “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

(c) at the end of that paragraph, insert—

“2.   In this Decision, the “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom” means—

(i) in England, the Secretary of State;

(ii) in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(iii) in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(iv) in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development.”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “authorities of the Member State” substitute “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “a Member State” substitute “a constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

(ii) for “authorities of that Member State” substitute “central authority for that constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

(c) omit paragraph 3;

(d) in paragraph 4, omit “in a Member State”.

(4) In Article 3, for “authorities of the Member State” substitute “central authority for the constituent territory of the United Kingdom”.

(5) Omit Article 4.

(6) In the Annex—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member State” substitute “constituent territory of the United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph 4, for “territory of the Community” substitute “constituent territory of the United Kingdom”.

Amendments to Commission Decision 92/354/EEC

50.—(1) Commission Decision 92/354/EEC laying down certain rules to ensure coordination between organizations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 2, substitute—

“Article 2

1.   Where the competent authority of a constituent territory of the United Kingdom considers that an approved or recognised association in another constituent territory of the United Kingdom, or in a member State, is operating in the United Kingdom and is not complying with the rules laid down in the relevant United Kingdom legislation, and particularly with the principles laid down by the organisation or association which maintains the stud-book of the origin of the breed, it shall immediately contact the competent authority of the other constituent territory of the United Kingdom or, as the case may be, of the member State concerned.

2.   In this Decision, “competent authority of a constituent territory of the United Kingdom” means—

(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(ii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(iii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(iv) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.

(3) Omit Article 3.