3.—(1) Paragraph (2) of this regulation has effect during the period beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force and ending at midnight on 31 March 2021.
(2) Article 3 of the Commission Decision applies as if—
(a)in paragraph 3, before “they”, there were inserted “other than in relation to imports of meat preparations originating from, or produced in, an establishment situated in a territory subject to special transitional import arrangements,”;
(b)at the end, there were inserted—
“4. In this Article, “territory subject to special transitional import arrangements” has the same meaning as in point (a) of the definition of “territory subject to special transitional import arrangements” in paragraph 2 of Annex 6 to 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(1).”.
Annex 6 Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is inserted by regulation 29(4) of the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481).