PART 2Amendments to exit-related secondary legislation

The Veterinary Medicines and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193

1

The Veterinary Medicines and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1—

a

in the heading, for “and commencement” substitute “, commencement and extent”;

b

at the end insert—

3

Regulation 3 extends to Great Britain.

3

In regulation 3—

a

for paragraph (3) substitute—

3

For regulation 4(1) substitute—

1

No person may place a veterinary medicinal product on the market unless the Secretary of State has—

a

as regards a product to which Schedule 1B applies, issued a QNIG certificate in respect of that product;

b

otherwise, granted a marketing authorisation in respect of that product.

b

in paragraph (9), in the inserted sub-paragraph (2A)—

i

in paragraph (a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

ii

in paragraph (b), for “national pharmacopoeia of the United Kingdom” substitute “British Pharmacopoeia”;

iii

in paragraph (d), for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;

c

omit paragraph (13)(c);

d

omit paragraph (14);

e

in paragraph (36)—

i

for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

b

in that sub-paragraph—

i

in paragraph (a), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

ii

omit paragraphs (b) and (c);

ii

in sub-paragraph (c), in the inserted sub-paragraph (2), after “does not apply” insert “where the exporting country has demonstrated equivalent standards to the United Kingdom or”.

4

In regulation 6—

a

omit paragraph (3);

b

in paragraph (4)(b), in the substituted first paragraph, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

c

in paragraph (5)—

i

in sub-paragraph (b), in the substituted paragraph 1, for “appropriate authority” substitute “Secretary of State”;

ii

omit sub-paragraph (d);

d

in paragraph (6), in the substituted text, for “appropriate authority” substitute “Secretary of State”;

e

in paragraph (8), in the substituted Article 11, for “appropriate authority”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”;

f

in paragraph (9), for “appropriate authority” substitute “Secretary of State”;

g

in paragraph (14)(a), for “appropriate authority” substitute “Secretary of State”;

h

in paragraph (17), in the substituted Article 21, for “appropriate authority” substitute “Secretary of State”.