Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and effect

These Regulations may be cited as the Customs (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

These Regulations come into force on exit day^f1.

In these Regulations—

• “the UCC” means Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code;

• “the IA” means the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code;

• “the DA” means the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code.

The amendments made by these Regulations do not have effect in relation to economic operators whose activities solely relate to trade in goods between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

In paragraph (4), “economic operator” has the meaning given by Article 5 of the UCC.