# The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Hops Certification Regulations 1979


(1) The Hops Certification Regulations 1979 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2)—
(a) for the definition of “the appropriate Minister” substitute—
““the appropriate authority” means—
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs,
but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State—
(i) in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers;
(ii) in relation to Northern Ireland, if consent is given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;”;
(b) for “EU provisions”, in each place it occurs, substitute “relevant provisions”;
(c) in the definitions of “certification centre” and “certifying officer”, for “Minister” substitute “authority”.
(3) In regulation 2 for “EU provisions” substitute “relevant provisions”.
(4) In regulation 3—
(a) for “EU provisions”, in each place it occurs (including in the heading), substitute “relevant provisions”;
(b) in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—
“(c) sell any hop cones imported from a third country and falling within combined nomenclature code 1210 10 unless there has been issued in respect of those hop cones either—
(i) an attestation of equivalence, or
(ii) in respect of hop cones imported from the European Union before 29 March 2021, provided that the Secretary of State has not published a statement under Article 77(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to such hop cones, an EU certificate;
(d) sell any hop products imported from a third country unless there has been issued in respect thereof either—
(i) an attestation of equivalence, or
(ii) in respect of hop products imported from the European Union before 29 March 2021, provided that the Secretary of State has not published a statement under Article 77(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to such hop products, an EU certificate;
(e) except as provided for in Article 1(3)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1850/2006 (which relates to hops harvested on land owned by a brewer and used by him in the natural or processed state), use for the manufacture of hop products any hops imported from a third country unless there has been issued in respect thereof either—
(i) an attestation of equivalence, or
(ii) in respect of hops imported from the European Union before 29 March 2021, provided that the Secretary of State has not published a statement under Article 77(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to such hops, an EU certificate.”.
(5) In regulation 5(1)—
(a) for “Minister” substitute “authority”;
(b) for “him” substitute “it”;
(c) for “European Union” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(d) for “EU provisions” substitute “relevant provisions”;
(e) for “his” substitute “its”;
(f) for “he” substitute “it”.
(6) In regulation 5(2)(c) for “EU provisions” substitute “relevant provisions”.
(7) In regulation 7(1) and (2) for “Minister”, in each place it occurs, substitute “authority”.
(8) In regulation 8(1) and (2) for “Minister” substitute “authority”.
(9) In regulation 9(1)(d) for “EU provisions” substitute “relevant provisions”.
(10) In regulation 10 for “EU provisions” substitute “relevant provisions”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111181126/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-market-measures-miscellaneous-provisions-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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