The Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Assessment notice

28.—(1) An “assessment notice” means a notice that—

(a) sets out the outcome of the assessment carried out by the Secretary of State under a warning and assessment procedure;

(b) is required to be published under regulation 26(3)(f); and

(c) when regulation 26(3)(g) applies—

(i) is required to be notified to a country; and

(ii) may be published and notified with a suspension or variation notice (whether consolidated with such a notice or not).

(2) Subject to regulation 27(3)(c), an assessment notice must be published before the expiry of the validity period of a warning notice.

(3) Where these Regulations require the Secretary of State to serve an assessment notice, that notice must state whether the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to—

(a) take no further action for the time being;

(b) undertake further monitoring of compliance with the EF;

(c) undertake further review or assessment of—

(i) compliance with conditions specified in a customs cooperation notice;

(ii) the circumstances under regulation 21(2) that have led to the publication and notification of a warning notice; or

(iii) circumstances relevant to the application of a trade preference safeguard measure;

(d) issue a further warning notice;

(e) suspend a country from the EF under regulation 19;

(f) suspend a country from the GSP or to suspend or vary GSP rates on specified goods, under regulation 21;

(g) publish a trade preference safeguard notice under regulation 23 and Schedule 4.