The Import of and Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community

17.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom” in each place,

(ii) for “set out in Annex I”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Community legislation”, substitute “EU-derived domestic legislation”;

(c) in paragraph 4, omit “of the Member State”;

(d) after paragraph 4, insert—

“5.   In this Decision:

“the appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (in relation to Northern Ireland); but “the appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“EU-derived domestic legislation” means any enactment made under the European Communities Act 1972;

“third country” means any country other than a member State or the British Islands.”.

(3) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph, for the last sentence substitute—

“That information must be entered in the United Kingdom’s system for the notification of imports.”;

(b) in paragraph 7, for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(4) In Article 4—

(a) in the first subparagraph—

(i) for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom” in each place,

(ii) for the sentence beginning “Such notification”, substitute “Such notification must be made by means of the United Kingdom’s system for the notification of imports.”;

(b) in the second subparagraph, for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom” in each place;

(c) in the third subparagraph, for “an approved quarantine station within the meaning of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC”, substitute “an approved quarantine facility as defined in Article 3(e) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013”.

(5) In Article 5, in the first subparagraph—

(a) for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) omit “of each Member State”.

(6) In Article 6, omit “the Member States’”.

(7) In Article 7, omit the second subparagraph.

(8) Omit Articles 8 and 10.

(9) Omit Annexes 1 and 2.