The Import of and Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Decision 2006/168/EC establishing the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Community of bovine embryos

19.—(1) Commission Decision 2006/168/EC establishing the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Community of bovine embryos is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(b) after the text, insert—

“In this Decision:

“the appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (in relation to Northern Ireland); but “the appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“third country” means any country other than a member State or the British Islands.”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) for “Member States”, substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(b) for “in Annex 2”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”.

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Member States”, substitute “the appropriate authority”,

(ii) for “complying with Directive 88/407”, substitute “complying with Article 8 of Directive 88/407, as read in accordance with paragraph 1A”;

(b) after paragraph 1, insert—

“1A.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, Article 8 of Directive 88/407 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1:

(i) for ‘A Member State’, there were substituted ‘the appropriate authority’,

(ii) for ‘in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2)’ where those words first appear, there were substituted ‘by the appropriate authority’,

(iii) for “in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2)” on the second occasion in which those words appear, there were substituted “in accordance with paragraph 3;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Member States” there were substituted “the United Kingdom”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for ‘in the Official Journal of the European Communities’ there were substituted ‘by the appropriate authority’,

(ii) for “in Annex 3 to this Decision”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;”;

(c) for paragraph 2, substitute—

“(2) The appropriate authority must authorise imports of embryos which are produced by in vitro fertilisation using semen produced in approved semen collection centres or stored in semen storage centres in third countries which comply with the animal health requirements set out in a model veterinary certificate published by the appropriate authority from time to time, on condition that such embryos are implanted exclusively into female bovine animals present in the country of destination indicated in the veterinary certificate.”.

(5) Omit Articles 4 and 7.

(6) Omit Annexes 2, 3, 4 and 5.