PART 2U.K.Bananas

Amendment of Regulation 1333/2011U.K.

2.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 laying down marketing standards for bananas, rules on the verification of compliance with those marketing standards and requirements for notifications in the banana sector is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, in the second paragraph, for the words from “, to bananas originating in the Union” to the end substitute “[F1in Great Britain].”.

(3) In Article 2, in point (a), omit “originating in third countries or other regions of the Union and”.

(4) After Article 2 insert:

“Article 2aU.K.

1.  For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:

(a)the United Kingdom;

(b)the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(c)the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(d)the Isle of Man.

2.  For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate authority’ means:

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

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

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

F2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.  But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State:

(a)in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers;

F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”.

(5) In Article 3 for “Member States” substitute “ The appropriate authorities ”.

(6) Omit Article 4.

(7) In Article 5—

[F3(a)for “the Union”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Great Britain”;]

(b)omit “in the Member State of first unloading in the Union”.

(8) In Article 6(2)—

[F4(a)for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”;]

(b)omit “, as regards products imported from third countries,”.

[F5(9) In Article 6(3) for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”.]

(10) In Article 7—

(a)omit the words from “the place” to “harvested in the Union,”;

[F6(b)for “the Union”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “Great Britain”;]

(c)omit “or from Union regions of production”;

[F7(d)for “the Union”, in the last place it occurs, substitute “Great Britain”.]

(11) In Article 8 omit “national”, in each place it occurs.

(12) In Article 9(1) omit “bananas harvested in the Union or”.

(13) In Article 9(2)—

(a)in the first paragraph—

(i)in the first sentence, for the words from “national authorities” to the end substitute “ authorities ”;

[F8(ii)in the third sentence, for the words from “the Union market” to the end substitute “Great Britain’s market”;]

(b)in the third paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “ The appropriate authorities ”.

(14) In Article 9(3) omit “of the Member States”.

(15) In Chapter 3, for the heading substitute “ FINAL PROVISIONS ”.

(16) After Article 13 omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

(17) In Annex 1—

(a)in point 3—

(i)omit the words from “produced in” to “Cyprus”;

[F9(ii)for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”;]

(b)in point 5, in paragraph C, omit the last sentence;

(c)in point 6, in paragraph C, omit the words from “and, in the case” to the end.

(18) In Annex 2—

(a)in the box in the top right corner, for “EU No” substitute “ Ref No ”;

(b)in box 5, for “destiantion” substitute “ destination ”.

[F10(19) In Annex 4, in the heading, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1