The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 14 December 2019.

Amendment of the Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2009

2.  The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.

3.  In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a) in the definition of “audit”, for “Article 2.6 of Regulation 882/2004” substitute “Article 3(30) of Regulation 2017/625”;

(b) in the definition of “controls”, for “pursuant to Regulation 854/2004,”, in both places it occurs, substitute “pursuant to Regulation 2017/625, Regulation 2019/624 and Regulation 2019/627,”;

(c) in the definition of “cutting plant”—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “Article 31.2 of Regulation 882/2004” substitute “Article 148 of Regulation 2017/625”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b);

(d) for the definition that begins ““Directive 2004/41””, substitute—

““Directive 2004/41” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2004/41”), “Regulation 178/2002” (“Rheoliad 178/2002”), “Regulation 852/2004” (“Rheoliad 852/2004”), “Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 853/2004”), “Regulation 1688/2005” (“Rheoliad 1688/2005”), “Regulation 2073/2005” (“Rheoliad 2073/2005”), “Regulation 2074/2005” (“Rheoliad 2074/2005”), “Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”), “Regulation 2017/185” (“Rheoliad 2017/185”), “Regulation 2017/625” (“Rheoliad 2017/625”), “Regulation 2019/624” (“Rheoliad 2019/624”) and “Regulation 2019/627” (“Rheoliad 2019/627”) have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;”;

(e) in the definition of “game-handling establishment”—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “Article 31.2 of Regulation 882/2004” substitute “Article 148 of Regulation 2017/625”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b);

(f) at the appropriate place, insert—

““official auxiliary” (“cynorthwydd swyddogol”) has the meaning given to it in Article 3(49) of Regulation 2017/625;”;

(g) in the definition of “official controls”, for “Article 2.1 of Regulation 882/2004” substitute “Article 2(1) of Regulation 2017/625”;

(h) in the definition of “official veterinarian”, for “Article 2.1(f) of Regulation 854/2004” substitute “Article 3(32) of Regulation 2017/625”;

(i) in the definition of “slaughterhouse”—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “Article 31.2 of Regulation 882/2004” substitute “Article 148 of Regulation 2017/625”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b).

4.  For Schedule 1 (definitions of EU legislation), substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

5.  In Schedule 2 (calculation of the official controls charge)—

(a) in paragraph 6—

(i) for “specified in Article 1.1 of Regulation 882/2004” substitute “of Regulation 2017/625”;

(ii) for “Article 3.1” substitute “Article 9(1)”;

(b) in paragraph 11, for “Annex VI to Regulation 882/2004” substitute “Articles 81 and 82 of Regulation 2017/625”.

Vaughan Gething

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

27 November 2019