The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendments to Title 4 U.K.

19.—(1) In Article 102—

(a) for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.   Competent authorities may provide administrative assistance to other competent authorities (whether a competent authority of the British Islands or of a third country).”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Member State”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ constituent territory of the British Islands ”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “national law” substitute “ legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of the British Islands ”;

(d) in paragraph 4, for “Member States” substitute “ The appropriate authorities ”;

(e) omit paragraph 6.

(2) In Article 103—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Each Member State”, substitute “ Competent authorities ”;

(b) in paragraph 2, omit “in different Member States”;

(c) for paragraph 3, substitute—

“3.   Competent authorities must—

(a) publish online the contact details of their liaison bodies designated in accordance with paragraph 1; and

(b) ensure that the information published in accordance with point (a) is kept up to date.”.

(d) omit paragraphs 4 to 6.

(3) In Article 104(1)—

(a) omit “in a Member State”;

(b) for “their territory” substitute “ the territory for which they are responsible ”;

(c) for “the competent authorities of another Member State” substitute “ another competent authority ”;

(d) for “the competent authorities of that Member State” substitute “ that competent authority ”;

(e) in point (c), for “Union” substitute “ the relevant ”.

(4) In Article 105(1)—

(a) for “the competent authorities in a Member State become” substitute “ a competent authority becomes ”;

(b) for “Member State”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “ competent authority of a constituent territory of the British Islands ”;

(c) for “the competent authorities of that other Member State” substitute “ that other competent authority ”.

(5) In Article 106—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “another Member State” substitute “ another constituent territory of the British Islands ”;

(ii) for “Member State of dispatch”, substitute “ constituent territory of the British Islands from which the animals or goods were dispatched ”;

(iii) for “concerned Member State” substitute “ constituent territory concerned ”;

(b) omit paragraphs 3 and 4.

(6) In Article 107—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in point (a), for the words from “competent authorities” to “Member States” substitute “ other competent authorities in the British Islands ”;

(ii) omit point (b);

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in point (b), for “Union rules” substitute “ rules in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain ”;

(ii) in point (c), omit “Union and”;

(7) Omit Article 108.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 19 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1