The Import of and Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption

35.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption, is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) number the text as paragraph 1;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, in points (a) and (b), for “European Union”, substitute “United Kingdom” in each place;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Union acts or in agreements concluded by the Union with third countries”, substitute “United Kingdom agreements with a third country”;

(3) after paragraph 1, insert—

“2.   In this Regulation:

“the appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (in relation to Northern Ireland); but “the appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“third country” means any country other than a member State or the British Islands.”.

(4) In Article 2, for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”.

(5) In Article 3, in the words before point (a), for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”.

(6) In Article 4—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the words before point (a), for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(b) in paragraph 2, in the words before point (a), for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”.

(7) In Article 5—

(a) for the first subparagraph, substitute—

“Consignments authorised for importation in accordance with Articles 2, 3 and 4 must be accompanied by a health certificate as published by the appropriate authority from time to time for the commodity concerned and completed in accordance with any accompanying explanatory notes.”;

(b) omit “agreed” and “harmonised at European Union level”.

(8) In Article 6—

(a) in the words before point (a)—

(i) for “European Union”, substitute “United Kingdom” in each place,

(ii) for “the Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in point (b)—

(i) for “European Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”,

(ii) for “point II.1 of the relevant model health certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex II”, substitute “in the health certificate as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(c) in point (c), for the words “drawn up” to the end, substitute “completed in accordance with any accompanying explanatory notes”;

(d) in point (d), for “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(9) Omit Articles 7 and 7a.

(10) In Article 8—

(a) for “European Union” in each place, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) for “Articles 2, 3, 4, 6 or 7”, substitute “Articles 2, 3, 4 and 6”.

(11) Omit Article 10 and the final paragraph of Article 11.

(12) In Annex 1, in the heading to the table and in footnote 1 to the table, for “European Union” in each place, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(13) Omit Annex 2.