The Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products

2.—(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 32—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for the words from “Commission shall” to “Article 37(2)” substitute “Secretary of State must, by regulations”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph—

(aa) for “notified” substitute “published”;

(bb) for the words “, by” to “45011 or” substitute “of”;

(iii) in the third subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”, in both places it appears;

(iv) in the fifth subparagraph, for “Commission assisted by the Member States” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(3) In Article 33—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) the first subparagraph, for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(ii) at the end insert—

“The requirement set out in point (d) applies to organic products entering the United Kingdom from the European Union, an EEA state or Switzerland only on and after 1st January 2021.”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for the words from “Commission may” to “Article 37(2)” substitute “Secretary of State may, by regulations”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”, in both places it appears;

(iii) in the third subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(iv) in the fourth subparagraph, for “Commission assisted by the Member States” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(v) at the end insert—

“The requirement in this paragraph to provide a concise annual report applies to the European Union, an EEA state and Switzerland only on and after 1st January 2021.”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for the words from “Commission may” to “Article 37(2)” substitute “Secretary of State may, by regulations”;

(bb) for “establish” substitute “maintain”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(iii) in the third subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”, in both places it appears;

(iv) in the fifth subparagraph, for “Commission assisted by the Member States” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(4) In Article 38, after the first sentence insert—

“In relation to point (d) below, the Secretary of State may, by regulations, lay down detailed rules for the application of this Regulation. The regulations laid down by the appropriate authority or the Secretary of State are subject to the objectives and principles laid down in Title 2.”.