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

Commission Decision 2007/25/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of pet birds accompanying their owners into the Community

47.—(1) Commission Decision 2007/25/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of pet birds accompanying their owners into the Community is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(ii) in point (b)(ii), for “the Member State” to “139/2013” substitute “Great Britain, in approved quarantine premises”;

(iii) in point (b)(v)—

(aa) omit “within the Union”,

(bb) in both places, omit “into the Union”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “provided for in Annex II” substitute “, in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “in accordance with Annex III” substitute “given in accordance with a model in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(d) after paragraph 3, insert—

“4.   In this Decision:

“appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

“third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands.”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(ii) in the first place it occurs, for “Community territory” substitute “Great Britain”;

(iii) for “authorities” substitute “authority”,

(iv) in the second place it occurs, omit “into Community territory”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(ii) for “authorities” substitute “authority”;

(iii) omit “and immediately inform the Commission thereof”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for “Each Member State” substitute “The appropriate authority”,

(ii) for “the other Member States and to the Commission” substitute “the other appropriate authorities”;

(d) in paragraph 4, omit “of the European Parliament and of the Council”.

(4) In Article 3, for “onto Community territory”, substitute “into Great Britain”.

(5) Omit Articles 4, 6 and 7.

(6) Omit Annexes 2 and 3.