The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021

Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 E+W+S

5.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1231 on the format and instructions for the annual reports on the results of the surveys and on the format of the multiannual survey programmes and the practical arrangements, respectively provided for in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, in paragraph 1 for “by the Member States to the Commission” substitute “by the competent authority to the UK National Plant Protection Organisation”.

(3) In the words following Article 3, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”.

(4) In Annex 1—

(a) in Part 1, omit “Member State”;

(b) in Part 2—

(i) in the title of paragraph 1, for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(ii) in paragraph 1.1—

(aa) in the title of the template for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(bb) in the table, in the heading entitled “11. Survey details;”, in point H), at the end insert “, where appropriate”;

(iii) in paragraph 1.2, in the entry for column 6 for “the Member State” substitute “Great Britain”;

(iv) in the title of paragraph 2, for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(v) in paragraph 2.1 for “Union” substitute “GB”.

(5) In Annex 2—

(a) in Part 1—

(i) in paragraph 1—

(aa) omit “Member State” in the first bullet point;

(bb) in the fifth bullet point, for “Union”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “GB”;

(cc) in the final bullet point, for “Member State”, substitute “Competent Authority”;

(ii) in paragraph 2(c) omit “Member State” and, at the end, insert “of GB”;

(b) in Part 2—

(i) in the title of paragraph 1, for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(ii) in paragraph 1.1—

(aa) in the title of the template, for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(bb) in the table, in the heading entitled “10. Survey detail” at H) at the end insert “where appropriate”;

(iii) in the title of paragraph 2 for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(iv) in paragraph 2.1 for “Union” substitute “GB”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 20.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

EUR 2020/1231.