The Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014

10.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules and certain additional transitional rules is amended as follows.

(2) Before Article 1 insert—

“Article A1 Definition of ‘third country’

In this Regulation ‘third country’ means any country, other than the United Kingdom, and includes:

(a) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(b) the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(c) the Isle of Man.”.

(3) Omit Article 4.

(4) In Article 5—

(a) at the beginning insert “In the case of an application to which Article 49(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 applies,”;

(b) omit “of the Member State or”;

(c) for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(d) omit “of a Member State or”.

(5) Article 6 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (6) to (9).

(6) In paragraph 1, in both the third and fourth subparagraphs, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(7) In paragraph 2—

(a) in the first subparagraph—

(i) in the first sentence, for the words from “authorities” to “relates to” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(ii) in the second sentence, for the words from “authorities” to “established” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(iii) in the third sentence—

(aa) after “a product specification” insert “concerning products originating in the United Kingdom”;

(bb) for “Member State” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(iv) for the fourth sentence substitute—

“Applications for a minor amendment to a product specification concerning products originating in the United Kingdom must be submitted by a group having a legitimate interest.”;

(v) in the fifth sentence, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(b) in both the third and fourth subparagraphs, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(c) for the fifth subparagraph substitute—

“After making a decision in relation to an application under this paragraph, the Secretary of State must publish in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State:

(a) a notice informing the applicant and the public of the decision made under this paragraph in relation to the application, and

(b) where the application is approved, a copy of the amended product specification.”;

(d) after the fifth subparagraph insert—

“The publication obligations imposed on the Secretary of State by the previous subparagraph also apply in the case of an application that is tacitly approved by virtue of the third subparagraph.”.

(8) In paragraph 3—

(a) in the first subparagraph—

(i) at the beginning insert—

“This paragraph applies to a temporary amendment to a product specification concerning the production of products originating in a third country.”;

(ii) after “public authorities” insert “in a third country”;

(iii) at the end insert “in a third country”;

(b) omit the second subparagraph.

(9) After paragraph 3 insert the paragraphs in Schedule 4.

(10) Omit Article 7(2).

(11) Omit Articles 8 and 9.

(12) In Article 10 omit the second paragraph.

(13) After Article 10 omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.