The Import of and Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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

23.—(1) 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 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the words before point (a), for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom” in both places;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Decision 2004/432/EC”, substitute “Decision 2011/163/EU”;

(c) after paragraph 2, insert—

“3.   In this Decision:

“the appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (in relation to Northern Ireland); but “the appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(a)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“third country” means any country other than a member State or the British Islands.”.

(3) In Article 2, in the words before point (a)—

(a) for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(b) for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(4) In Article 3, in the words before point (a)—

(a) for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(b) for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(5) In Article 4—

(a) in the heading, for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in the words before point (a), for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”;

(c) in point (a)—

(i) omit “the Community” where it first appears,

(ii) for “Community” where it appears for the second time, substitute “relevant part of the United Kingdom for which they have responsibility”;

(d) in point (b), for “set out in Annex 3 are imported into the Community”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time are so imported”.

(6) In Article 5—

(a) in the heading, for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in the words before point (a)—

(i) for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”,

(ii) for the first reference to “Community”, substitute “part of the United Kingdom for which they have responsibility”,

(iii) for the second reference to “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(c) in point (b), for “in Annex 3”, substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(d) in point (c), for “set out in Annex 4” substitute “as published by the appropriate authority from time to time”;

(e) in point (d), for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”.

(7) Omit Articles 6, 6a, 7, and 10.

(8) In Annex 1—

(a) in paragraph 1, in point (a), for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph 3—

(i) in the second subparagraph, omit “Community” in both places,

(ii) for “Decision 79/542”, substitute “Regulation (EU) No 206/2010,

(iii) in the third subparagraph—

(aa) for the first reference to “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”,

(bb) omit the second reference to “Community”.

(9) Omit Annexes 3 and 4.