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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-625/annex-6/part-2/division-5B",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/625",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 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, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-625",
  "path": "annex/6/part/2/division/5B",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5B",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "After Article 44(2) insert—\n“((2A)) For plants, plant products and other objects as referred to in the lists established pursuant to Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, the appropriate frequency of the official controls shall be determined having regard to the information specified in any regulations made under Article 54(3).\n((2B)) Paragraph 2A does not apply in respect of excepted goods.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex 6 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 29(4) (with reg. 46)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 6 paras. 5A, 5B inserted (22.7.2022) by The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/621), regs. 1(1)(b), 2(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 5B substituted (30.4.2024) by The Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/557), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 5B inserted (30.4.2024) by The Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/557), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 5B substituted (30.10.2024) by The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1001), regs. 1(1), 2(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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