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

Commission Implementing Decision 2013/519 laying down the list of territories and third countries authorised for imports of dogs, cats and ferrets and the model health certificates for such imports

42.—(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2013/519 laying down the list of territories and third countries authorised for imports of dogs, cats and ferrets and the model health certificates for such imports is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom from outside the European Union”,

(ii) in point (a), for “Decision 2004/2011”, substitute “Decision 2018/659”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(3) After Article 1, insert—

“Article 1a

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.”.

(4) In Article 2—

(a) in the words before point (a), for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(b) in point (a)—

(i) for “drawn up in accordance with the model as set out in Part 1 of the Annex”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”,

(ii) for “the explanatory notes set out in Part 2 of the Annex”, substitute “any explanatory notes to the certificate”.

(5) Omit Articles 4 and 6.

(6) Omit the Annex.