Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

CHAPTER IV U.K. GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 31 U.K. Checks and verification of aromatised wine products

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2. The [F2 Secretary of State may make regulations] concerning administrative and physical checks to be conducted F3 ... with regard to the respect of obligations resulting from the application of [F4 Chapter 2 of] this Regulation.

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[F6 The Secretary of State may make regulations concerning the administrative and physical checks to be conducted with regard to the respect of obligations resulting from the application of Chapter 3 of this Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 31(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(31)(a)

F2 Words in Art. 31(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(31)(b)(i)(aa)

F3 Words in Art. 31(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(31)(b)(i)(bb)

F4 Words in Art. 31(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(31)(b)(i)(cc)

F5 Words in Art. 31(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(31)(b)(ii)

F6 Words in Art. 31(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(31)(b)(iii)

Article 32 U.K. Exchange of information

1. [F7 The specified authorities in Great Britain] shall notify each other of any information necessary for the application of this Regulation and for complying with the international obligations concerning the aromatised wine products. That information may, where appropriate, be transmitted or made available to the competent authorities of [F8 Northern Ireland and] third countries and may be made public.

2. In order to make the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 fast, efficient, accurate, and cost effective, the [F9 Secretary of State may make regulations laying] down:

(a) the nature and type of the information to be notified;

(b) the methods of notification;

(c) the rules related to the access rights to the information or information systems made available;

(d) the conditions and means of publication of the information.

3. [F10 The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make]:

(a) rules on providing the information necessary for the application of this Article;

(b) arrangements for the management of the information to be notified, as well as rules on content, form, timing, frequency and deadlines of the notifications;

(c) arrangements for transmitting or making information and documents available to the [F11 specified authorities in Great Britain, authorities in Northern Ireland and] in third countries, or the public.

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[F13 4. The specified authorities in Great Britain for the purpose of this article are:

(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.]

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(a)(i)

F8 Words in Art. 32(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(a)(ii)

F9 Words in Art. 32(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(b)

F10 Words in Art. 32(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(c)(i)(aa)

F11 Words in Art. 32(3)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(c)(i)(bb)

F12 Words in Art. 32(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(c)(ii)

F13 Art. 32(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(32)(d)

[F14 Article 33 U.K. Provisions relating to regulations

1. Any power to make regulations conferred on the Secretary of State by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2. Such regulations may:

(a) contain supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or saving provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking an enactment);

(b) make different provision for different purposes.

3. Except as specified in paragraph 4, a statutory instrument containing regulations under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

4. A statutory instrument containing regulations under Article 4(2), 19d(4), 28 or 32(2) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

5. The Secretary of State may not make regulations under Article 4(2) or (3), the first subparagraph of Article 31(2) or Article 32(2) or (3) (‘the relevant powers’) without the consent of:

(a) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.

6. Where either of the parties mentioned in point (a) or (b) of paragraph 5 requests the Secretary of State to make regulations under any of the relevant powers, the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.

7. In this Article, ‘enactment’ means the following legislation whenever passed or made:

(a) an enactment contained in any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations or other instrument made under an Act, except to the extent that it extends to Northern Ireland;

(b) regulations made under [F15 assimilated direct principal] legislation, except to the extent that they extend to Northern Ireland;

(c) [F16 assimilated direct minor] legislation, except to the extent that it extends to Northern Ireland.]

Textual Amendments

F14 Art. 33 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), reg. 1(7), Sch. 4 Pt. 6 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1661, regs. 1(2)(b), 16(9)(c))

F15 Words in Art. 33(7)(b) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 108(4)

F16 Words in Art. 33(7)(c) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 108(5)

F17 Article 34 U.K. Committee procedure

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Textual Amendments

F17 Art. 34 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(34)

Article 35 U.K. Repeal

Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 is hereby repealed as from 28 March 2015.

References made to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 36 U.K. Transitional measures

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2. Aromatised wine products not meeting the requirements of this Regulation but which [F19 were] produced in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 [F20 as it had effect in Great Britain immediately] prior to [X1 28 March 2015] may be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

3. Aromatised wine products which comply with Articles 1 to 6 F21 ... of this Regulation and which [F22 were] produced prior to [X1 28 March 2015] may be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted, provided that such products comply with Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 [F23 , as that Regulation had effect in Great Britain immediately before it was repealed,] in respect of all aspects not regulated by Articles 1 to 6 F21 ... of this Regulation.

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (Official Journal of the European Union L 84 of 20 March 2014).

Textual Amendments

F18 Art. 36(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(35)(a)

F19 Word in Art. 36(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(35)(b)(i)

F20 Words in Art. 36(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(35)(b)(ii)

F21 Words in Art. 36(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(35)(c)(i)

F22 Word in Art. 36(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(35)(c)(ii)

F23 Words in Art. 36(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(35)(c)(iii)

Article 37 U.K. Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Textual Amendments

F24 Words in Art. 37 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(36)