This Regulation lays down the conditions for derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, under which specified pests and plants, plant products and other objects, as defined in Article 2 of this Regulation, may be introduced into, or moved, held, multiplied or used within, F1Great Britain, or F2GB pest-free areas therein, for official testing, scientific or educational purposes, trials, varietal selection or breeding. In particular, this Regulation sets out derogations from the following provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031:

1. (a)

   F3Article 5(1);

2. (b)

   F3Article 30(A2);

3. (c)

   F3Article 32(2);

4. (d)

   F3Article 40(1);

5. (e)

   F3Article 41;

6. (f)

   F3Article 42(2);

7. (g)

   F3Article 49(1);

8. (h)

   F3Article 53(1);

9. (i)

   F3Article 54(1).

In particular, this Regulation establishes:

1. (a)

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2. (b)

   the procedure and the conditions under which a temporary authorisation shall be granted by F5competent authorities for the performance of the specified activities;

3. (c)

   the rules concerning the monitoring of compliance, and the actions to be taken in case of non-compliance.