The Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 12 May 2022.

Amendment of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012

2.  In schedule 5 (derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations) of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1), after paragraph 4(3) (derogation from regulation 12: notification of importation) insert—

“(3A) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply to relevant goods which are imported into Scotland from the Republic of Ireland when the condition in sub-paragraph (3B) is met.

(3B) The condition is that the goods were produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and for these purposes goods are taken to be produced in Northern Ireland if they are processed there.”.

Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

3.  In Annex 6 (application of and derogations from this Regulation, and modifications to its application, in relation to territories subject to special transitional import arrangements) of 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(2), in paragraph 13, in the text of Article 56A (prior notification of entry to Great Britain: transitional arrangements) as inserted for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 3 of Annex 6, for paragraph 5 substitute—

“5.   Paragraph 4 does not apply to relevant goods—

(a) to which Article 7 or Article 10 of 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(3) apply (as modified by Article 12A of that Regulation), or

(b) which are imported into Scotland from the Republic of Ireland where the condition in paragraph 6 is met.

6.   The condition is that the goods were produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and for these purposes goods are taken to be produced in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland if they are processed there.”.

MAIRI GOUGEON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

15th March 2022