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The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

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33.  After Schedule 4, insert—

Regulation 26(2)

SCHEDULE 5U.K.Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 in relation to territories subject to special transitional import arrangements
PART 1 U.K.Introductory
Application

1.  This Schedule applies to products and live animals that originate from—

(a)a territory subject to special transitional import arrangements; or

(b)a third country other than a territory subject to special transitional import arrangements where, before importation into England, the products or live animals concerned—

(i)have been presented to a member State border control post recognised by the Secretary of State;

(ii)are accompanied by a CHED which has been completed to the satisfaction of the relevant authority; and

(iii)have been pre-notified.

Interpretation

2.  For the purposes of this Schedule—

pre-notified” means notified using the appropriate computerised information management system;

“relevant goods” mean products and live animals falling within paragraph 1;

territory subject to special transitional import arrangements” means—

(a)

an EU member State;

(b)

the Faroe Islands;

(c)

Greenland;

(d)

Iceland;

(e)

Liechtenstein;

(f)

Norway;

(g)

Switzerland;

working day” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday which is not Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1.

Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations

3.  The provisions of Part 3 of these Regulations apply to relevant goods with the derogations and modifications specified in Part 2 of this Schedule.

PART 2 U.K.Derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations
Derogation from regulation 13: place of importation

4.(1) Regulation 13 does not apply to relevant goods.

(2) Relevant goods are not required to enter England through a border control post and may enter England through any point of entry.

Derogation from regulation 14: timing of notification of importation

5.(1) Regulation 14 does not apply to relevant goods.

(2) From 1st January 2021, relevant goods of the following descriptions must be pre-notified at least one working day before the expected time of arrival at a point of entry into England—

(a)live animals;

(b)germinal products;

(c)animal by-products comprising—

(i)Category 1 material;

(ii)Category 2 material;

(iii)processed animal protein derived from Category 3 material,

but where the importer can provide evidence of a logistical constraint preventing such notification, that requirement may be satisfied by notification of its expected time of arrival at least four hours in advance.

(3) From 1st April 2021, relevant goods consisting of products of animal origin must be pre-notified at least one working day before the expected time of arrival at a point of entry into England; but where the importer can provide evidence of a logistical constraint preventing such notification, that requirement may be satisfied by notification of its expected time of arrival at least four hours in advance.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)Category 1 material”, “Category 2 material” and “Category 3 material” have the meanings given in Articles 8 to 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

(b)processed animal protein” has the meaning given in point 5 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Derogation from regulation 15: procedure on importation

6.(1) Regulation 15 does not apply to relevant goods but—

(a)official controls must take place at the place of destination indicated in the relevant accompanying importation documentation on a random or risk basis, and in accordance with regulation 29 and 35;

(b)from 1st January 2021, relevant goods consisting of—

(i)live animals or germinal products may not be imported into England unless they are accompanied by the appropriate health certificate for third country imports, in the form published by the Secretary of State from time to time;

(ii)products of animal origin and animal by-products must be accompanied by relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination, and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product; and

(c)from 1st April 2021, relevant goods consisting of products of animal origin may not be imported into England unless they are accompanied by the appropriate health certificate for third country imports, in the form published by the Secretary of State from time to time.

(2) The documents described in sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (c) must accompany the consignment of the relevant goods concerned to its place of destination.

Derogation from regulation 19(a): unchecked consignments

7.  Regulation 19(a) does not apply to relevant goods which have entered England through a point of entry other than a border control post in accordance with this Schedule.

Modification of regulation 20: action following failure of checks or seizure – products

8.  Regulation 20 applies as if—

(a)in paragraph (1), after “Official Controls Regulation” there were inserted “ or, in the case of relevant goods, does not comply with the provisions of Schedule 5 ”;

(b)in paragraph (3)(b)—

(i)“from the same border control post” were omitted;

(ii)for “at the border control post” there were substituted “ into England ”.

Modification of regulation 23: action following failure of checks or seizure – animals

9.  Regulation 23 applies as if, in paragraph (1), after “Official Controls Regulation” there were inserted “ or, in the case of relevant goods, does not comply with the provisions of Schedule 5 ”.

Derogation from regulation 27: re-importation of animals and products

10.(1) Regulation 27 does not apply in the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) Products and live animals that originate from England and which have been rejected from entering the European Union at a European Union border control post are not required to re-enter England through an English border control post if—

(a)in the case of products and live animals that are not high risk, notification of the re-entry has been given to the Secretary of State or the Food Standards Agency;

(b)in the case of products and live animals that are high risk, the re-entry has been authorised in writing by the Secretary of State or the Food Standard Agency before the re-entry is to take place.

(3) In this paragraph, “high risk” means the products or live animals are suspected of constituting a serious risk to human or animal health or animal welfare.

PART 3 U.K.Additional rules in relation to relevant goods consisting of live animals
Live animals

11.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to relevant goods consisting of live animals.

(2) The live animals must remain under restricted movement at the place of destination indicated in the health certificate until the completed and signed health certificate has been uploaded to the appropriate computerised information management system.

(3) The person responsible for the transportation of the live animals to the place of destination must be in possession of the appropriate authorisation in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005..

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I1Reg. 33 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)

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