2022 No. 1317 (W. 266)
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022
Made
Laid before Senedd Cymru
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
paragraph 2 of Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products1; and
paragraph 11A(1) of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 20112.
In accordance with Article 144(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on officials controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, the Welsh Ministers, before making these Regulations, have consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Welsh Ministers to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
Title, extent, application and commencement1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022.
2
These Regulations—
a
extend to England and Wales;
b
apply in relation to Wales;
c
come into force on 30 December 2022.
Amendment to the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 20212
1
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 20213 are amended as follows.
2
For regulation 2 (end of the transitional staging period) substitute—
End of the transitional staging period2
In relation to Wales, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “the transitional staging period” in paragraph 2 (interpretation) of Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, the appointed date is 31 January 2024.
Amendment to the Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 20213
In regulation 3(1) (transitory modification of Commission Decision 2000/572/EC) of the Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 20214, for “31 December 2022” substitute “31 January 2024”
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(This note is not part of the Regulations)