The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards

2.—(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2—

(a) omit the words “in the Community”;

(b) omit the words “by 1 January 1995 at the latest”.

(3) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(ii) for the words “inasmuch as” substitute “where”;

(iii) omit the words “as of 1 January 1995”;

(b) omit paragraph (2);

(c) after paragraph (2), insert—

“3.   Paragraph 1 does not apply to the introduction into the United Kingdom from a member State.”.

(4) In Article 4, for the first paragraph substitute—

“Designated competent authorities of countries, other than member States, exporting or re-exporting to the United Kingdom any of the goods listed in Annex II, where they incorporate pelts of the species listed in Annex I, must certify that such pelts originate in an approved country as referred to in Article 3 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91.”.

(5) Omit Article 6.

(6) After Article 6, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.