[F1 SCHEDULE 5 U.K.Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 in relation to territories subject to special transitional import arrangements

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 33

PART 2 U.K.Derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations

Derogation from regulation 14: timing of notification of importation U.K.

5.— (1) Regulation 14 does not apply to relevant goods.

(2) From 1st January 2021, relevant goods of the following descriptions must be pre-notified at least one working day before the expected time of arrival at a point of entry into England—

(a) live animals;

(b) germinal products;

(c) animal by-products comprising—

(i) Category 1 material;

(ii) Category 2 material;

(iii) processed animal protein derived from Category 3 material,

but where the importer can provide evidence of a logistical constraint preventing such notification, that requirement may be satisfied by notification of its expected time of arrival at least four hours in advance.

(3) From [F2 31st July] 2021, relevant goods consisting of products of animal origin must be pre-notified at least one working day before the expected time of arrival at a point of entry into England; but where the importer can provide evidence of a logistical constraint preventing such notification, that requirement may be satisfied by notification of its expected time of arrival at least four hours in advance.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) “Category 1 material”, “Category 2 material” and “Category 3 material” have the meanings given in Articles 8 to 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

(b) “processed animal protein” has the meaning given in point 5 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 5 para. 5(3) substituted (31.3.2021) by The Trade and Official Controls (Transitional Arrangements for Prior Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/429), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)