The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2313 setting out the format specifications of the plant passport for movement within the Union territory and the plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zoneU.K.

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49.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2313 setting out the format specifications of the plant passport for movement within the Union territory and the plant passport for introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone M1 is amended as follows.

(2) Before Article 1 insert—

Article A1U.K.Interpretation

Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions which are not defined in this Regulation and appear in Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council have the same meaning in this Regulation as they have in Regulation (EU) 2016/2031..

(3) In Article 1—

(a)in the heading, after “for” insert UK;

(b)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;

(ii)for “the Union territory” substitute “ Great Britain, the introduction into Great Britain from a CD territory and the introduction into a CD territory from Great Britain ”;

(c)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;

(ii)for “protected zone” substitute “ GB pest-free area and for the introduction into a CD pest-free area ”;

(d)in paragraph 3—

(i)for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;

(ii)for “the Union territory” substitute “ Great Britain, the introduction into Great Britain from a CD territory and the introduction into a CD territory from Great Britain ”;

(iii)for “second” substitute “ first ”;

(e)in paragraph 4—

(i)for “Plant” substitute “ UK plant ”;

(ii)for “protected zone” substitute “ GB pest-free area and for the introduction into a CD pest-free area ”;

(iii)for “third” substitute “ first ”;

(4) In Article 2—

(a)in the heading, for “plant” substitute UK plant;

(b)in the first paragraph, for “plant” substitute “ UK plant ”.

(5) In Article 4, after “with” insert “ legislation transposing ”.

(6) After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States”.

(7) In the Annex—

(a)omit the second paragraph;

(b)in point 1—

(i)for “Plant”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ UK plant ”;

(ii)for “PZ” substitute “ PFA ”;

(iii)omit the words from “and” to the end;

(c)omit point 3;

(d)for point 7 substitute—

7.  Where originating in, or from, Great Britain or a CD territory, ‘GB’.;

(e)in point 9—

(i)for “protected zone” substitute “ PFA ”;

(ii)for the words from “the codes” to the end substitute “ their EPPO codes ”;

(f)in point 10, for the words from “respectively” to the end substitute “ in the relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and other propagating material ”;

(g)in Part A—

(i)in the heading—

(aa)for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute UK;

(bb)omit “for the movement within the Union territory,”;

(ii)omit the EU flag symbol in each model;

(iii)before “Plant”, in each model, insert “ UK ”;

(h)in Part B—

(i)in the heading—

(aa)for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute UK;

(bb)omit “for the introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone,

(ii)omit the EU flag symbol in each model;

(iii)for “Plant Passport - PZ”, in each model, substitute “ UK Plant Passport - PFA ”;

(i)in Part C—

(i)in the heading—

(aa)for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute UK;

(bb)omit “for the movement within the Union territory,”;

(ii)omit the EU flag symbol in each model;

(iii)before “Plant”, in each model, insert “ UK ”;

(j)in Part D—

(i)in the heading—

(aa)for “the”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute UK;

(bb)omit “for the introduction into, and movement within, a protected zone,”;

(ii)omit the EU flag symbol in each model;

(iii)for “Plant Passport - PZ”, in each model, substitute “ UK Plant Passport - PFA ”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 49 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 1(2)(b)

Marginal Citations

M1EUR 2017/2313.