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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-338/article-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-338/article-19.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1997/338",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-338",
  "path": "article/19",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Regulations",
  "text": "1. ...\nThe Secretary of State may, by regulations, prescribe the design of the documents referred to in Articles 4, 5, 7(4) and 10 ....\n2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3. The Secretary of State must, by regulations, prescribe conditions and criteria for:\n(a) the issue, validity and use of the documents referred to in Articles 4, 5, 7(4) and 10;\n(b) the use of phytosanitary certificates referred to in Article 7(1)(b)(i);\n(c) the establishment of procedures, where necessary, for marking specimens in order to facilitate identification and ensure enforcement of the provisions.\n...\n4. The Secretary of State may, by regulations, implement resolutions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, decisions or recommendations of the Standing Committee of the Convention and recommendations of the Convention Secretariat. ...\n5. The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend Annexes A to D except in the case of amendments to Annex A which do not result from decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. Before amending Annex B with respect to species described at Article 3(2)(c) or (d), or amending Annex D with respect to species described at Article 3(4)(a), the Secretary of State must consult the scientific authority regarding the amendment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 398/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(a)(ii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(a)(ii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 19(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Art. 19(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(20)(e)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Art. 18 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 7(19)"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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