{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-273/article-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-273/article-40.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/273",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, the vineyard register, accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward register, compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information, and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and penalties, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 555/2008, (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 607/2009 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/560",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-273",
  "path": "article/40",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Liaison body",
  "text": "(1.) The Secretary of State is the liaison body responsible for official contact with:\n(a) third countries relating to matters covered by this Regulation for wine and other wine products imported into Great Britain from a third country, or exported from Great Britain to a third country;\n(b) Northern Ireland relating to matters covered by this Regulation for wine and other wine products moved into Great Britain from Northern Ireland, or moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.\n(2.) But the Secretary of State must not act as the liaison body responsible for official contact with third countries and Northern Ireland pursuant to paragraph 1, without the consent of:\n(a) the Scottish Ministers, in relation to wine and other wine products:\n(i) imported into Great Britain from a third countries during any period those products are in Scotland;\n(ii) originating in Scotland and exported from Great Britain to third countries;\n(iii) originating elsewhere than in Scotland and exported from Scotland to third countries;\n(iv) moved into Great Britain from Northern Ireland during any period those products are in Scotland;\n(v) originating in Scotland and moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland;\n(vi) originating elsewhere than in Scotland and moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland;\n(b) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to wine and other wine products:\n(i) imported into Great Britain from third countries during any period those products are in Wales;\n(ii) originating in Wales and exported from Great Britain to third countries;\n(iii) originating elsewhere than in Wales and exported from Wales to a third country;\n(iv) moved into Great Britain from Northern Ireland during any period those products are in Wales;\n(v) originating in Wales and moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland;\n(vi) originating elsewhere than in Wales and moved from Wales to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 40 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 24(23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/273/article/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:15.450043+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}