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

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128 establishing the model official certificate and rules for issuing official certificates for goods which are delivered to vessels leaving the Union and intended for ship supply or consumption by the crew and passengers, or to NATO or a United States military base

29.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2128 establishing the model official certificate and rules for issuing official certificates for goods which are delivered to vessels leaving the Union and intended for ship supply or consumption by the crew and passengers, or to NATO or a United States military base(1) is amended as follows.

(2) For “IMSOC”, in each place where it occurs (including headings to Articles), substitute “the appropriate computerised information management system”.

(3) For Article 1 substitute—

“Article 1 Definitions

1.   In these Regulations, ‘the appropriate authority’ has the meaning given in Article 3(2A) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).

2.   Words and expressions defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 have the same meanings in these Regulations.”.

(4) In Article 2(1)—

(a) in the words before point (a)—

(i) for the words from “set out” to “shall” substitute “to”;

(ii) for “which are delivered” substitute “is the model official certificate published from time to time by the appropriate authority for the constituent territory of Great Britain where those goods are delivered:”;

(b) in point (a), for “Union territory” substitute “territory of Great Britain to travel to a third country”;

(c) for point (b) substitute—

“(b) from a warehouse located in Great Britain to NATO or United States military bases located in the territory of Great Britain, any of the territories of the Crown Dependencies, or in a third country.”.

(5) In Article 4(1), for the words from “laid down” to the end substitute “referred to in Article 2.”.

(6) In Article 5—

(a) in the heading, for “Notes” substitute “Guidance”;

(b) for the words from “by reference” to the end substitute “in accordance with guidance issued by the appropriate authority from time to time.”.

(7) After Article 6, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

(8) Omit the Annex.

(1)

EUR 2019/2128.

(2)

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