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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1088 (W.96)

AGRICULTURE, WALES

The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Made

27 April 2009

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

28 April 2009

Coming into force

28 May 2009

The Welsh Ministers are designated(1) for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Title, application and commencement

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009, they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 28 May 2009.

Amendment to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007

2.  The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007(3) are amended by replacing paragraphs (7) and (8) of regulation 4 with the following paragraph—

“(7) Part 3 (with the exception of regulation 25) and Parts 4 to 9 do not apply in relation to products of animal origin specified in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin(4).”.

Revocation

3.  The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006(5) are revoked.

Elin Jones

Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

27 April 2009

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007 to take account of the changes in personal imports permitted from third countries brought about by Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin.

These Regulations also revoke the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) No. 2) Regulations 2006.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.

(1)

S.I. 2005/2766 as amended by S.I. 2006/3329. Functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(3)

S.I. 2007/376 (W.36) as last amended by S.I. 2009/392 (W.41).

(4)

OJ No. L 77, 24.3.2009, p. 1.