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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin

29.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

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

(b) in paragraph 2, before “Andorra”, insert “a member State,”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Community”, substitute “national”;

(d) after paragraph 4, insert—

“5.   In this Regulation:

“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—

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

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) omit “, and in 16(4)”,

(ii) for “Article 16(1)(a), (b) and (d)”, substitute “Article 16(1)(a) (read as if “a Member State or” were omitted and as if “Community” were replaced by “national”), 16(1)(b) (read as if both “paragraph 3” and “Community rules” were replaced by “national rules”) and 16(1)(d) (read as if “paragraph 3” were replaced by “national rules”).

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in the heading, omit “by Member States”;

(b) for paragraph 1, substitute—

“1.   The appropriate authority must ensure that the veterinary conditions applicable to personal consignments introduced into the United Kingdom are brought to the attention of travellers arriving from a third country.;”;

(c) for paragraph 2, substitute—

“2.   The information provided to travellers pursuant to paragraph 1, which must include information relevant to keeping animal disease out of the United Kingdom, must be displayed by prominent notices placed in easily visible locations.;”;

(d) in paragraph 3—

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

(ii) for point (a), substitute—

“(a) information published by the appropriate authority regarding the procedures for the introduction of certain listed animal products into the United Kingdom, and what constitutes the small quantities that are acceptable as small personal consignments;”;

(e) in paragraph 4—

(i) for point (a), substitute “English”,

(ii) in point (b)—

(aa) for “a second language”, substitute “one or more languages”,

(bb) for “that second language”, substitute “those other languages”,

(cc) omit “the language used in the neighbouring country or,”,

(dd) for “the language which is”, substitute “any of the languages which are”,

(iii) in the final subparagraph—

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

(bb) omit “into the Community”.

(5) In Article 4, omit the words from “, in particular” to the end.

(6) In Article 5—

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

(b) in paragraph 3, omit “of the Member State”.

(7) In Article 6, in paragraph 3, for “Member States”, substitute “The appropriate authority”.

(8) Omit Article 10 and the final paragraph of Article 11.

(9) Omit Annexes 3, 4, 5 and 6.