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

Amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1602 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Common Health Entry Document accompanying consignments of animals and goods to their destination U.K.

31.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1602 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Common Health Entry Document accompanying consignments of animals and goods to their destination is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 2 substitute—

“Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation—

(a) ‘the appropriate computerised information management system’ is the system for official controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

(b) ‘place of destination’ means the place where the consignment is delivered for final unloading, as stated in the CHED;

(c) ‘TCBTA’ means the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 M1 .”.

(3) In Article 4—

(a) in point (b), for the words from “Article 163” to the end substitute “ paragraph 7(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the TCBTA and public notices given under those provisions, as amended from time to time, ”;

(b) in point (c)—

(i) for “communicate to the IMSOC” substitute “ record in the appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(ii) for the words from “points (a) and (b)” to the end substitute “ section 3(4)(a) and (b) of, and Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 to, the TCBTA. ”.

(4) In Article 5(1)—

(a) in points (b) and (f), for “IMSOC” substitute “ appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(b) in point (e), for the words from “Article 163” to the end substitute “ paragraph 7(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the TCBTA; ”;

(c) in point (f), for the words from “points (a) and (b)” to the end substitute “ section 3(4)(a) and (b) of, and Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 to, the TCBTA. ”.

(5) In Article 6—

(a) in point (b), for the words from “Article 163” to the end substitute “ paragraph 7(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the TCBTA; ”;

(b) in point (c)—

(i) for “communicate to the IMSOC” substitute “ record in the appropriate computerised information management system ”;

(ii) for the words from “points (a) and (b)” to the end substitute “ section 3(4)(a) and (b) of, and Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 to, the TCBTA. ”.

(6) In Article 7—

(a) in the third subparagraph, omit “in each Member State” and “in that Member State”;

(b) omit the fourth subparagraph.

(7) In the words following Article 7, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

(8) After Article 7, insert—

“Article 8 U.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.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 31 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 2018 c. 22.

M2 Annex 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 (S.I. 2020/1481.