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

Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products

39.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification of imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, for “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(3) In Article 2, insert at the end—

“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 3—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the words before point (a)—

(i) before “introduced”, insert “from third countries”,

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

(b) in paragraph 2, for “in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex I”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for the first reference to “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”,

(ii) for “at introduction into the Union by the relevant certificate laid down in Union legislation”, substitute “by the relevant health certificate”.

(5) In Article 4—

(a) in the words before point (a), for each of the references to “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in point (a), for “Union”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(c) in point (b), for “drawn up in accordance with the model health certificate set out in Annex 2”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(d) in points (c) and (d), for “Union” in each place, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(6) Omit Articles 5, 5a and 8 and the final paragraph of Article 9.

(7) Omit Annexes 1 and 2.