http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/136/regulation/2The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021texttext/xmlenPLANT HEALTHStatute Law Database2024-06-24Expert Participation2024-04-30 Part 2 of these Regulations makes provision to supplement Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (“the Official Controls Regulation”). Specifically, it supplements (and modifies) the transitional derogations and modifications specified in Article 168 of, and Annex 6 to, the Official Controls Regulation, by providing for official controls that are carried out under the Official Controls Regulation on certain goods listed in the Schedule to the Regulations to be carried out at the place of destination (as defined). PART 2 21This Part applies in relation to the importation of relevant goods—afor the duration of the transitional staging period falling on or after 4th March 2021, andbfor the purpose of supplementing and modifying the transitional derogations and modifications specified in Article 168 of, and Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3In this Part—a“importation” means bringing goods into Great Britain from a relevant third country, and cognate terms are to be construed accordingly;b“the Official Controls Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products;c“relevant third country” has the meaning given by Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation;ca“relevant goods” means goods within the category referred to in Article 47(1)(c) of the Official Controls Regulation, other than goods which are—ireferred to in column 2 of the table in Annex 8 to the Official Controls Regulation, as inserted by paragraph 15 of Annex 6 to that Regulation; andiicome from a country listed in Part A of Annex 11 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation under the entry number, specified in column 3 of the table in Annex 8, which corresponds to the particular goods referred to in column 2;d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .e“transitional staging period” has the meaning given by Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation.Article 168 was inserted into Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by regulation 28 of S.I. 2020/1481 and provides for the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 to apply subject to the transitional derogations and modifications specified in Annex 6.Reg. 2 in force at 4.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)Words in reg. 2(1)(a) inserted (immediately before 4.3.2021) by The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/187), regs. 1, 2(2)Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (30.4.2024) by The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/541), regs. 1, 6(2)(a) (with reg. 5)Reg. 2(2) omitted (30.4.2024) by virtue of The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/541), regs. 1, 6(2)(b) (with reg. 5)Reg. 2(3)(ca) inserted (30.4.2024) by The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/541), regs. 1, 6(2)(c)(i) (with reg. 5)Reg. 2(3)(d) omitted (30.4.2024) by virtue of The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/541), regs. 1, 6(2)(c)(ii) (with reg. 5)