The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

PART 1 Introductory

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 30th April 2024.

Extent and application

2.  These Regulations extend to, and apply in relation to, England and Wales and Scotland, save that—

(a) regulation 13 applies in relation to England only;

(b) regulations 14 and 15 apply in relation to Wales only; and

(c) regulation 16 applies in relation to Scotland only.

Interpretation

3.  In these Regulations—

“baby food” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(f) of Regulation 609/2013(1);

“bivalve molluscs” has the meaning given by point 2.1 of Annex 1 to Regulation 853/2004(2);

“Decision 2007/275” means Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of composite products to be subject to controls at border control posts(3);

“Decision 2007/777” means Commission Decision 2007/777/EC laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries(4);

“dogchews” has the meaning given by point 17 of Annex 1 to Regulation 142/2011;

“follow-on formula” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(d) of Regulation 609/2013;

“food for special medical purposes” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(g) of Regulation 609/2013;

“infant formula” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(c) of Regulation 609/2013;

“meat” has the meaning given by point 1.1 of Annex 1 to Regulation 853/2004;

“the Official Controls Regulation” means 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(5);

“the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as regards protective measures against pests of plants(6);

“the Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants(7);

“poultry” has the meaning given by point 1.3 of Annex 1 to Regulation 853/2004;

“poultry meat” means meat which come from the edible parts of poultry;

“poultry meat products” means processed products resulting from the processing of poultry meat or from the further processing of such processed products, so that the cut surface shows that the product no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat;

“Regulation 853/2004” means Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(8);

“Regulation 798/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements(9);

“Regulation 1251/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) 1251/2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species(10);

“Regulation 1069/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption(11);

“Regulation 119/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 119/2009 laying down a list of third countries or parts of thereof, for imports into, or transit through, the Community of meat of wild leporidae, of certain wild land mammals and of farmed rabbits and the veterinary certification requirements(12);

“Regulation 206/2010” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements(13);

“Regulation 605/2010” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption(14);

“Regulation 142/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive(15);

“Regulation 609/2013” means Regulation (EU) No609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control(16);

“Regulation 2019/625” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption(17);

“Regulation 2019/626” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union lists of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists(18);

“Regulation 2019/628” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates ;

“Regulation 2019/1013” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 on prior notification of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union(19).

(1)

EUR 609/2013. Article 2(2) was amended by S.I. 2019/651 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476).

(2)

EUR 853/2004. Annex 1 was amended by S.I. 2019/640 (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504).

(3)

EUDN 2007/275, amended by S.I. 2020/1462.

(4)

EUDN 2007/777, amended by S.I. 2019/1225, 2020/1462, 2021/211, 2022/735 and 2023/217.

(5)

EUR 2017/625, amended by S.I. 2020/1481, 2021/429 and 809, 2022/621 and 1315 and 2023/959 and 1131, 2024/20 and S.I. 2024/557. It was amended in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 2021/1096 and 1443 and in relation to Scotland by S.S.I. 2021/342, 493 and 2022/90.

(6)

EUR 2019/2072, amended by S.I. 2020/1527, 1631, 2021/79, 136, 426, 641, 1171 and 1229, 2022/114, 484, 1090 and 1120 and 2023/497, 959 and 1131.

(7)

EUR 2016/2031, amended by S.I. 2020/1482 and 1631, 2021/79 and 426, 2022/1315 and 1367, 2023/497 and 959.

(8)

EUR 853/2004, amended by S.I. 2019/640 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1504), 2019/1247 and 2022/1351.

(9)

EUR 798/2008, amended by S.I. 2020/1462 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1631), 2021/211, 2022/735 and 1315 and 2023/217.

(10)

EUR 1251/2008, amended by S.I. 2019/817 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1463), 2020/1388 and 2022/835.

(11)

EUR 1069/2009, amended by S.I 2019/588 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1463) and 2020/1388.

(12)

EUR 119/2009, amended by S.I. 2020/1462, 2021/211, 2022/735 and 1315.

(13)

EUR 206/2010, amended by S.I. 2020/1462, 2021//211, 2022/735 and 2023/217.

(14)

EUR 605/2010, amended by S.I. 2020/1462, 2021/211 and 2022/735.

(15)

EUR 142/2011, amended by S.I 2019/588, 2020/1388 and 2022/735.

(16)

EUR 609/2013, amended by S.I. 2019/651 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476), 2020/1476 and 2023/28 (as amended by 2023/131).

(17)

EUR 2019/625, amended by S.I. 2020/1631.

(18)

EUR 2019/626, amended by S.I. 2020/1631 and 2022/735.

(19)

EUR 2019/1013, amended by S.S.I. 2019/421 (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/176) and S.I. 2020/1481.