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

Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 on prior notification of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the UnionU.K.

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30.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 on prior notification of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a)in paragraph 1, for “into the Union” substitute “ in Great Britain from a third country ”;

(b)after paragraph 3, insert—

4.  In this Article, ‘first arrival’ and ‘third country’ have the meanings given in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 M1..

(3) After Article 2, insert—

Article 3U.K.

Derogations and modifications: animals and goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country

1.  This Regulation applies subject to the derogations and modifications specified in Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 M2 during the transitional staging period, in relation to relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country.

2.  In this Article ‘transitional staging period’, ‘relevant goods’ and ‘relevant third country’ have the meanings given in Annex 6 to that Regulation..

(4) In the words following Article 2, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 30 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1The definitions of ‘first arrival’ and ‘third country’ in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are inserted by regulation 3 of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481).

M2Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is inserted by regulation 29(4) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.