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

Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of composite products to be subject to controls at border control posts

49.—(1) Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of composite products to be subject to controls at border control posts is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”.

(3) In Article 2, after point (d) (definition of “dairy products”) insert—

“(e) “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:

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

(ii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.”.

(4) For Article 3 substitute—

“Article 3 Official controls of composite products

1.   The Secretary of State must publish a list setting out composite products which—

(a) must be submitted to official controls at border control posts in Great Britain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

(b) are exempt from official controls at border control posts.

2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the list must include the three columns specified in Annex I.

3.   For the purposes of paragraph 1(b), the list must include the two columns specified in Annex II.

4.   The Secretary of State may amend a list published under paragraph 1 from time to time, and where the appropriate authority requests that the Secretary of State amend the list the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.

5.   The Secretary of State must obtain the consent of the other appropriate authorities before publishing or amending a list under paragraph 1.”.

(5) In Article 6—

(a) in paragraph 1(a)(iv), for “an official language of a Member State” substitute “English (whether or not it also appears in any other language)”;

(b) in paragraph 1(b), for “Annex II” substitute “accordance with Article 3(1)(b)”.

(6) Omit Article 9.

(7) In Annex 1—

(a) in the first sentence after the title to that Annex, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) omit from “Notes to the table:” to point 3;

(c) in point 4, omit the second and third subparagraphs;

(d) in point 5, omit “is as laid down” to the end;

(e) in point 6, omit the second sentence;

(f) omit from the heading “TABLE” to the end of the Annex.

(8) In Annex 2—

(a) in the first sentence after the title to that Annex, for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) omit “Notes relating to the table:”;

(c) in the subparagraph headed “Column (2) – Explanation”, for “Union” substitute “relevant national”;

(d) omit the table.