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Regulation 2(1A)

[F1SCHEDULE 1E+WDEFINITIONS OF LEGISLATION

“Directive 2004/41” means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC;

“Regulation 999/2001” means Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies;

“Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety;

“Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as read with Regulation 2073/2005;

“Regulation 853/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005 and Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2017/185;

“Regulation 1688/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs;

“Regulation 2073/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;

“Regulation 2074/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004;

“Regulation 2017/185” means Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/185 laying down transitional measures for the application of certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

The Regulation 2017/625 package

“Regulation 2017/625” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No. 999/2001, (EC) No. 396/2005, (EC) No. 1069/2009, (EC) No. 1107/2009, (EU) No. 1151/2012, (EU) No. 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No. 1/2005 and (EC) No. 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC as read with Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2017/185 and the Regulation 2017/625 package;

“Regulation 2019/478” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/478 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the categories of consignments to be subjected to official controls at border control posts;

“Regulation 2019/624” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on the production of meat and for production and relaying areas of live bivalve molluscs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

“Regulation 2019/625” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption;

“Regulation 2019/626” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists;

“Regulation 2019/627” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards official controls;

“Regulation 2019/628” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates;

“Regulation 2019/1012” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by derogating from the rules on the designation of control points and from the minimum requirements for border control posts;

“Regulation 2019/1013” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 on prior notification of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union;

“Regulation 2019/1014” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points;

“Regulation 2019/1081” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1081 establishing rules on specific training requirements for staff for performing certain physical checks at border control posts;

“Regulation 2019/1602” means 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;

“Regulation 2019/1666” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union;

“Regulation 2019/1715” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 laying down rules for the functioning of the information management system for official controls and its system components;

“Regulation 2019/1793” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No. 669/2009, (EU) No. 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660;

“Regulation 2019/1873” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1873 on the procedures at border control posts for a coordinated performance by competent authorities of intensified official controls on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and composite products;

“Regulation 2019/2007” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC;

“Regulation 2019/2074” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2074 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on specific official controls on consignments of certain animals and goods originating from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a third country;

“Regulation 2019/2122” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

“Regulation 2019/2123” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2123 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for the cases where and the conditions under which identity checks and physical checks on certain goods may be performed at control points and documentary checks may be performed at distance from border control posts;

“Regulation 2019/2124” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No. 798/2008, (EC) No. 1251/2008, (EC) No. 119/2009, (EU) No. 206/2010, (EU) No. 605/2010, (EU) No. 142/2011, (EU) No. 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC;

“Regulation 2019/2126” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2126 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for specific official controls for certain categories of animals and goods, measures to be taken following the performance of such controls and certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts;

“Regulation 2019/2129” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2129 establishing rules for the uniform application of frequency rates for identity checks and physical checks on certain consignments of animals and goods entering the Union;

“Regulation 2019/2130” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 establishing detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts;

“Regulation 2020/466” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease;

“Regulation 2020/1158” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1158 on the conditions governing imports of food and feed originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station.]

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 2E+WDEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW

  • relevant feed law” (“cyfraith bwyd anifeiliaid berthnasol”) means—

    (a)

    Part IV of the Agriculture Act 1970 M1 in so far as it applies in relation to feeding stuffs;

    (b)

    [F2the Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2010];

    (c)

    the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2004 M2;

    (d)

    the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 in so far as they apply in relation to feed;

    (e)

    the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2005 M3; and

    (f)

    [F3the Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010];

    (g)

    [F4the Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) (Wales) Regulations 2018.].

Textual Amendments

F3Words in Sch. 2 substituted (23.11.2010) by The Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2652), regs. 1, 16(5)

Marginal Citations

M2S.I. 2004/3221 (W.277), amended by S.I. 2005/1323 (W.97) and S.I. 2007/3173 (W.278).

M3S.I. 2005/3368 (W.265), amended by S.I. 2006/590 (W.66) and S.I. 2006/3256 (W.296).

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 3E+WDEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

  • relevant food law” (“cyfraith bwyd berthnasol”) means—

    (a)

    food law in so far as it applies in relation to food, except in so far as it involves—

    (i)

    the regulation of residues of veterinary medicines and other substances under the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 M4,

    (ii)

    the regulation of residues of pesticides under the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 M5,

    (iii)

    F5...

    (iv)

    [F6the application of the rules on quality schemes which provide the basis for the identification and protection of names and terms that indicate or describe agricultural products with value-adding characteristics laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs,]

    (v)

    the regulation of organic products under the Organic Products Regulations 2009 M6,

    (vi)

    [F7the regulation of beef and veal labelling under the Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2011,]

    (vii)

    [F8the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin under the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011, with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 32(3)(b) of those Regulations by the Agency,]

    (aa)

    under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 M7, with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 3 thereof by the Agency,

    (bb)

    under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007 M8,with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 5 thereof by the Agency;

    (viii)

    the matters regulated under Schedule 2 to the [F9Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018] in so far as that Schedule applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption, together with the matters covered under point 2 of Part I and point 2 of Part II of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 as read with Commission Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes M9 in so far as those points apply in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption; and

    (ix)

    the regulation of spirit drinks under the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 M10;

    (b)

    food law in so far as it applies in relation to materials and articles in contact with food; and

    (e)

    food law in so far as it involves the regulation of primary production and those associated operations listed in point 1 of Part AI of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004 under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M8S.I. 2007/376 (W.36), amended by S.I. 2007/1710 (W.148), S.I. 2009/392 (W.41) and S.I. 2009/1088 (W.96).

M9OJ No. L256, 29.9.2009, p.35.

Regulation 3(1)

[F10SCHEDULE 4E+WCOMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 2017/625 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW

Column 1

Competent Authority

Column 2

Provisions of Regulation 2017/625

The AgencyArticles 4, 5(1), (4) and (5), 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 63(4)(a), 65(5), 66(6), 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 96, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 124, 130, 135, 137, 138, 140.
The feed authorityArticles 4, 5(1), (4) and (5), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57, 63, 65(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 96, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 130, 135, 137, 138, 140.]

Regulation 3(3)

[F11SCHEDULE 5E+WCOMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 2017/625 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW

Column 1

Competent Authority

Column 2

Provisions of Regulation 2017/625

The AgencyArticles 4, 5(1), (4) and (5), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57(3), 63(4)(a), 65(5), 66(6), 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 96, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 124, 130, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 140, 148, 150.
The food authorityArticles 4(2), 5(1), (4) and (5), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57, 63, 65(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 96, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 130, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 140, 148, 150.]

Regulations 22 and 41(1)(a)

[F12SCHEDULE 6E+WSPECIFIED IMPORT PROVISIONS

Column 1Column 2
Provision of EU legislationSubject matter
Article 69(1) of Regulation 2017/625Requirement that the operator responsible for the consignment is to carry out all the measures ordered by the competent authorities.
Article 1 of Regulation 2019/1013Requirement that the operator responsible for a consignment give prior notification to the competent authority of the border control post, at least one working day before the expected arrival of the consignment.
Article 3 of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that a Common Health Entry Document (CHED) is to accompany each consignment irrespective of whether or not it is split at the border control post or subsequent to leaving the border control post.
Article 4(a) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is not split before being released for free circulation, the operator responsible for the consignment is to ensure that a copy of the CHED accompanies the consignment to the place of destination and until it is released into free circulation.
Article 4(b) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is not split before being released for free circulation, the operator responsible for the consignment is to indicate the reference number of the CHED in the customs declaration lodged with the customs authorities and is to keep a copy of the CHED at the disposal of the customs authorities.
Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is to be split at the border control post, when giving prior notification, the operator responsible for the consignment is to declare the border control post as the place of destination in the CHED for the entire consignment.
Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is to be split at the border control post, upon finalisation of the CHED for the entire consignment, the operator responsible for the consignment is to request that the consignment be split and is to submit, through the [F13appropriate computerised information management system], a CHED for each part of the split consignment and make a declaration.
Article 5(1)(d) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is to be split at the border control post, the operator responsible for the consignment is to ensure that a copy of the CHED for each part of the split consignment accompanies the relevant part to the place of destination and until it is released into free circulation.
Article 5(1)(e) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is to be split at the border control post, the operator responsible for the consignment is to indicate the reference number of the CHED for each part of the split consignment in the customs declaration lodged with the customs authorities and is to keep a copy of that CHED at the disposal of the customs authorities.
Article 5(2)(a) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a non-compliant consignment is to be split at the border control post, upon finalisation of the CHED for the entire consignment, the operator responsible for the consignment is to submit a CHED for each part of the split consignment and make a declaration.
Article 6(a) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is to be split after leaving the border control post and before being released for free circulation, the operator responsible for the consignment is to ensure that a copy of the CHED accompanies each part of the split consignment until it is released for free circulation.
Article 6(b) of Regulation 2019/1602Requirement that where a consignment is to be split after leaving the border control post and before being released for free circulation, the operator responsible for the consignment is to indicate the reference number of the CHED for each part of the split consignment in the customs declaration lodged with the customs authorities and is to keep a copy of that CHED at the disposal of the customs authorities.
Article 3(1) of Regulation 2019/1666Requirement that the operator responsible for the consignment is to, within one day upon arrival of the consignment, inform the competent authority responsible for performing the official controls at the establishment at the place of destination of the arrival of the consignment.
Article 6(1) of Regulation 2019/2123Requirement that after the competent authorities of the border control post have authorised or decided on the transfer of the consignment to the control point indicated in the CHED, the operator responsible for the consignment shall not present the consignment for identity and physical checks to a control point different from the one indicated in the CHED, unless the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the transfer of the consignment to another control point in accordance with point (a) of Article 3(1) and point (a) of Article 4(2).
Article 6(4) of Regulation 2019/2123Requirement that the operator shall provide the reference number of the finalised CHED referred to in Article 6(3) in the customs declaration which is lodged for the consignment with the customs authorities and shall keep a copy of that CHED at the disposal of the customs authorities.
Article 6(1) of Regulation 2019/2124Requirement that the operator responsible for the consignments authorised for onward transportation in accordance with Article 4 ensures that: (a) during transport to, and storage at, the onward transportation facility, the consignment is not tampered with in any manner; (b) the consignment is not subject to any alteration, processing, substitution or change of packaging; (c) the consignment does not leave the onward transportation facility pending the decision on the consignment being taken by the competent authorities of the border control post in accordance with Article 55 of Regulation 2017/625.
Article 6(2) of Regulation 2019/2124Requirement that the operator responsible for the consignment shall transport the consignment under customs supervision directly from the border control post to the onward transportation facility, without the goods being unloaded during transport, and shall store it in the onward transportation facility.
Article 6(4) of Regulation 2019/2124Requirement that the operator responsible for the consignment shall ensure that a copy, on paper or in electronic form, of the CHED referred to in Article 3 accompanies the consignment from the border control post to the onward transportation facility.
Article 6(5) of Regulation 2019/2124Requirement that the operator responsible for the consignment notifies the competent authorities at the place of final destination of the arrival of consignment at the onward transportation facility.
Article 6(6) of Regulation 2019/2124Requirement that after the competent authorities of the border control post have authorised the onward transportation of the consignment to the onward transportation facility, the operator responsible for the consignment shall not transport the consignment to a onward transportation facility that is different from the one indicated in the CHED, unless the competent authorities of the border control post authorise the change in accordance with Article 4 and provided that the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 6 are complied with.]

Regulation 51

F14SCHEDULE 7E+WSCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FEED (HYGIENE AND ENFORCEMENT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2005

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