Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 302 (W. 76)

Plant Health, Wales

The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made

12 March 2021

Laid before Senedd Cymru

15 March 2021

Coming into force

8 April 2021

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 22(2) and 144(6) of 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(1) (“the Official Controls Regulation”), make the following Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers have consulted in accordance with Article 144(7) of the Official Controls Regulation before making these Regulations.

(1)

EUR 2017/625, amended by S.I. 2020/1481; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant. See Article 3(2A) for the definition of “the appropriate authority”.