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

Amendment of Regulation 2017/1184 U.K.

7.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals is amended as follows.

(2) Before Article 1 insert—

“Article A1 U.K. Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the case may be;

(b) ‘relevant authority’ means:

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

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

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

(iv) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

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;

(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

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

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

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, if consent is given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.

(3) In Article 1(1)(c)—

(a) for “or a region of the Member State” substitute “ of the constituent nation ”;

(b) for “national” substitute “ applicable ”.

(4) In Article 1(2) for “Member States may require” substitute “ Nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authorities from requiring ”.

(5) In Article 2(2) omit “of a Member State”.

(6) In Article 3(1) omit “in a Member State”.

(7) In Article 3(2)—

(a) in the words before point (a) omit “in a Member State”;

(b) in point (c) for “Member States” substitute “ the appropriate authorities ”.

(8) In Article 5(1) for “Member States” substitute “ appropriate authorities ”.

(9) In Article 5(2)—

(a) for “Member State” substitute “ constituent nation ”;

(b) for “national level” substitute “ the level of that constituent nation ”.

(10) In Article 6—

(a) omit the first paragraph;

(b) in the second paragraph—

(i) omit “beef”;

(ii) for “at least two” substitute “ four ”;

(iii) for “Great Britain” substitute “ England, Wales, Scotland ”;

(iv) omit the words from “, which may” to the end.

(11) In Article 7 omit “Union”.

(12) In Article 8(1) for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(13) In Article 8(2)—

(a) for “Member State”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(b) for “that Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ the relevant constituent nation ”.

(14) In Article 9 omit “Union”.

(15) In Article 10 for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(16) In Article 11 for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(17) In Article 12 for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(18) In Article 13(1)—

(a) omit “in the Member State concerned”;

(b) for “a Member State” substitute “ an appropriate authority ”;

(c) for “that Member State” substitute “ the appropriate authority ”.

(19) For Article 13(2) substitute—

“The appropriate authority may decide not to take the prices for flat-rate purchases of carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more into account in the calculations of prices. In such cases a representative price for each class shall be calculated by the appropriate authority, taking into account the factors referred to in Article 14 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 and in Article 5 of this Regulation.”.

(20) In Article 14 for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(21) Omit Article 15.

(22) Omit Chapter 3.

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

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1