# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1614 of 26 September 2019 authorising Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of potatoes, other than potatoes intended for planting, originating in the regions of Akkar and Bekaa of Lebanon (notified under document C(2019) 6819), Article 1: Authorisation to provide for derogation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1.) By way of derogation from Article 40(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as read with entry 17 of the table in Part A of Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, competent authorities may authorise the introduction into their territory of potatoes specified in that table where they originate in the regions of Akkar and Bekaa of Lebanon, and satisfy the conditions set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(2.) In this Decision—
(a) “competent authority” has the meaning given in Article 2(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
(b) “third country” means any country or territory outside of the United Kingdom;
(c) “UK NPPO” has the meaning given in Article 2(43) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1614/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1614/article-1
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