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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91.

3.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “that for external transit” substitute “a transit procedure”;

(ii) for “customs territory of the Community” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(iii) in subparagraph (a), for the words from “a country appearing in the list” to “that country” substitute “an approved country”;

(iv) omit subparagraph (b);

(b) in paragraph 2, for the words from “shall surrender” to “Community” substitute “must, on the importation of goods into the United Kingdom, present to the border customs office a certificate”;

(c) after paragraph 2, insert—

“3.   In this Article, “an approved country”, in relation to the pelts of any species (and goods incorporating such pelts) means a country listed in the Annex to Council Decision 97/602/EC concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97.”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1, for the words from “one of the official languages” to the end substitute “English”;

(b) omit paragraph 3.

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Community” in each place where it occurs substitute “United Kingdom”;

(ii) before “re-export” insert the words “export or”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

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

(ii) for “Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82” in the first place where it occurs substitute “Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein”;

(iii) for “Regulation (EEC) No 3262/82 in the second place where it occurs substitute “Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97”.

(5) Omit Article 4.

(6) After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

(7) Omit the Annex.