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

Amendments to Title 2, Chapter 4

8.—(1) In Article 34—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Union rules” substitute “legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the opening words, omit “the Union”;

(ii) in point (a)—

(aa) in the first subparagraph, omit the words from “including” to “accepted”;

(bb) in the second subparagraph, after “European Union” insert “or British”;

(iii) in point (b), for “at national level” substitute “in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”;

(c) in paragraph 6—

(i) for the words from “Commission” to “lay” substitute “appropriate authority may make regulations laying”;

(ii) omit the final subparagraph.

(2) In Article 35(3), for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”.

(3) In Article 37—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) after “official laboratories” insert “, which may be in any part of the United Kingdom,”;

(b) for the words from “, in the Member State” to the end, substitute “in Great Britain.”;

(c) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the opening words, for the words from “another” to “European Economic Area” substitute “a third country”;

(ii) in point (a), omit the words from “or delegate” to the end;

(iii) in point (b), for “Member State” substitute “country”;

(d) in paragraph 6, for the words from “Union” to “in accordance with paragraph 1” substitute “United Kingdom or in a third country,”.

(4) In Article 38(2), for “the European Union reference laboratory or” substitute “a”.

(5) In Article 40(3), for the words from “Member States” to the end, substitute “United Kingdom.”.

(6) In Article 41, for the words from “Commission” to “Article 144” substitute “appropriate authority may make regulations”.

(7) In Article 42—

(a) in paragraph 1(a), for “Union rules” substitute “legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph 4, for the words from “Member States” to the end, substitute “United Kingdom.”.