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

Amendments to Title 2, Chapter 4 U.K.

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. ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1