The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Commission Decision 2008/392/EC

6.—(1) Commission Decision 2008/392/EC implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards an Internet-based information page to make information on aquaculture production businesses and authorised processing establishments available by electronic means is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(ii) omit the words from “in accordance” to the end;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “shall apply” substitute “also applies”;

(ii) for the words from “which, by” to the end substitute “registered in accordance with Part 2 of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations”.

(3) After Article 1, insert—

“Article 1a Interpretation

In this Decision—

(a) “the appropriate authority” means:

(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(ii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given:

(i) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers;

(ii) in respect of functions exercisable in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers;

(b) “the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations” means—

(i) in relation to England and Wales, the Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009;

(ii) in relation to Scotland, the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009.”.

(4) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(bb) for “Article 4 of Directive 2006/88/EC” substitute “Part 2 of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(b) omit paragraph 2;

(c) in paragraph 3, in the first subparagraph—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(ii) for “Article 6 of Directive 2006/88/EC” substitute “Part 2 of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations”;

(d) omit paragraph 4.

(5) Omit Articles 3 and 4, the words after Article 4, and the Annexes.