The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022

Commission Decision 1997/747/EC fixing the levels and frequencies of sampling provided for by Council Directive 96/23/EC for the monitoring of certain substances and residues thereof in certain animal products

4.—(1) Commission Decision 1997/747/EC fixing the levels and frequencies of sampling provided for by Council Directive 96/23/EC(1) for the monitoring of certain substances and residues thereof in certain animal products is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) number the existing text as paragraph 1;

(b) after paragraph 1 insert—

“2.   In this Decision, “competent authority” has the meaning given in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625(2).”

(3) Omit Articles 2 and 3.

(4) In the Annex—

(a) in Chapter 1—

(i) in point 1—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “competent authority”;

(bb) for “Member State” substitute “relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”.

(ii) in point 2, for “Member State” substitute “competent authority”.

(b) in Chapter 2—

(i) in point 1A, for “Member States” substitute “competent authority”;

(ii) in point 1B—

(aa) for “each Member State”, substitute “the competent authority of the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”;

(bb) for “individual Member State” substitute “relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”.

(iii) in point 2, for “each Member State” substitute “the competent authority”.

(c) in Chapter 3—

(i) in point 1, for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “relevant constituent territory of Great Britain”;

(ii) in points 1A and 2A, in both places it occurs, omit “Without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 96/23/EC”;

(iii) in point 2B—

(aa) in the first place it occurs, for “Member States” substitute “competent authority;

(bb) omit the final paragraph.

(iv) in point 3, omit the final paragraph.

(d) in Chapter 4, for “Member States” substitute “competent authority”.

(1)

EUDN 1997/747.

(2)

EUR 2017/625. Article 3(3) was amended by S.I. 2020/1481. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.