Penalty for breach of Regulation (EC) 1523/20072

1

Any person who, in Northern Ireland, contravenes Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 1523/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council banning the placing on the market and the import to, or export from, the Community of cat and dog fur, and products containing such fur4, as it has effect by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement, is guilty of an offence and is liable—

a

on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £75,000; and

b

on summary conviction, to a fine.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the movement from Northern Ireland to Great Britain of cat and dog fur or of products containing such fur is to be treated as if it were not a contravention of the general prohibition in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 1523/2007 where that fur or those products are “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” as defined in regulations made under section 8C(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (power in connection with Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol in withdrawal agreement)5.

2

These Regulations must be enforced in Northern Ireland by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and not by the enforcement authorities at any place where the goods are under customs supervision within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No. 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 9th October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code6, as it has effect by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement,