The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by derogating from the rules on the designation of control points and from the minimum requirements for border control posts

18.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by derogating from the rules on the designation of control points and from the minimum requirements for border control posts(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1(b), for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”.

(3) After Article 1, insert—

“Article 1A Definitions

In this Regulation:

(a) ‘the competent authority’ has the meaning given in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

(b) ‘entry into Great Britain’ has the meaning given in Article 3(40) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”.

(4) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the words from “By way” to “Member State”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “Where a competent authority”;

(ii) for “that Regulation”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “Regulation (EU) 2017/625(2)”;

(iii) for “Member State”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “competent authority”;

(iv) omit “(hereinafter ‘the re-designation’)”;

(v) for “paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article” substitute “Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625”;

(b) omit paragraphs 2 to 5.

(5) In Article 3—

(a) for “the Union”, in each place where it occurs (including the heading), substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph 3, in the words before point (a), for “Member States” substitute “competent authority”.

(6) In Article 4—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit the words from “, due to” to “Member State concerned,”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

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

(ii) in point (a), for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”.

(7) After Article 5, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

(1)

EUR 2019/1012.

(2)

EUR 2017/625, as amended prospectively from IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1481.