The Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Regulation 1825/2000

4.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the labelling of beef and beef products is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in the first paragraph, for “the third indent of Article 12” substitute “Article 12(3)”;

(b) in the second paragraph, for “Articles 13(1) and 16(2)” substitute “Article 13(1)”.

(3) In Article 1a, at the end insert—

“(i) ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:

(i) the United Kingdom;

(ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(iii) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(iv) the Isle of Man.”.

(4) In Article 2(1)—

(a) in point (a) for “Article 10(1) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC” substitute “Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004”;

(b) omit the second subparagraph.

(5) In Article 2(2)—

(a) omit point (a);

(b) in point (b)—

(i) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom from a third country”;

(ii) for “EC” substitute “UK”.

(6) After Article 2(2) insert—

“3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 2(b), meat:

(a) derived from animals that are, before exit day, imported live into the United Kingdom from a third country, and

(b) labelled in accordance with paragraph 2(b), as it had effect immediately before exit day,

may be placed on the market until 31 December 2020, and may remain on the market until stocks are exhausted.

4.   Meat:

(a) derived from animals imported live into the EU (provided that such animals are not subsequently imported live into the United Kingdom on or after exit day), and

(b) labelled in accordance with paragraph 2(b), as it had effect immediately before exit day,

may be placed on the market until 31 December 2020, and may remain on the market until stocks are exhausted.”.

(7) In Article 3—

(a) omit “Member State or third”, in each place it occurs;

(b) omit “Member States or third”.

(8) In Article 5(2)—

(a) in point (a) omit “as from 1 September 2000,”;

(b) omit point (b);

(c) in point (c) omit “as from 1 January 2002,”.

(9) In Article 5a omit “Member State or third”, in each place it occurs.

(10) In Article 5b omit “Member State or third”, in both places it occurs.

(11) Omit Article 6.

(12) In Article 7(1)—

(a) omit “the experts of the Commission,”;

(b) omit the words from “and the relevant” to “Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000,”.

(13) In Article 7(2)—

(a) omit the words from “and, in the case” to “control body”;

(b) omit the words from “which” to “concerned”.

(14) Omit Article 7(3).

(15) In Article 7(4) for “, organisations and independent control bodies” substitute “and organisations”.

(16) Omit Articles 8 to 12.

(17) In Article 13 omit the second paragraph.

(18) In Article 14 omit the second paragraph.

(19) After Article 14 omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.