Article 1 Subject matter and scope
United Kingdom
This Regulation lays down:
rules establishing the cases where and the conditions under which, the competent authorities of a border control post may authorise the onward transportation of consignments of the following categories of goods F1from a third country to the place of final destination in F2Great Britain or the Crown Dependencies pending the availability of the results of laboratory analyses and tests carried out as part of the physical checks referred to in Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625:
- (i)
plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in F3... Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
- (ii)
plants, plant products and other objects subject to an emergency measure referred to in point (e) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
- (iii)
food and feed of non-animal origin subject to the measures provided for by the acts F4, or regulations (as the case may be), referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
rules establishing the cases where and the conditions under which, identity checks and physical checks of animals arriving by air or sea F5from a third country and staying on the same means of transport for onward travel may be performed at a border control post other than the one of first arrival into F6Great Britain;
specific rules for official controls at border control posts of transhipped consignments of animals and the following categories of goods:
- (i)
products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products;
- (ii)
plants, plant products, and other objects as referred in F7... Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
- (iii)
plants, plant products, and other objects subject to an emergency measure provided for by the Articles of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 referred to in point (e) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
- (iv)
food and feed of non-animal origin subject to measures F8provided for by the acts or regulations (as the case may be) referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;
specific rules for controls of consignments in transit of animals and of the following categories of goods:
- (i)
products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, derived products, hay and straw and composite products;
- (ii)
plants, plant products, and other objects referred to in F9... Articles 72(1) and 74(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031;
- (iii)
plants, plant products, and other objects subject to an emergency measure provided for by the point (e) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
This Regulation shall apply to vertebrate and invertebrate animals with the exception of:
pet animals as defined in Article 4(11) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1; and
invertebrate animals intended for scientific purposes as referred to in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122f2.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 1(1)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(a)(i)(aa) (with regs. 33-36)
- F2
Words in Art. 1(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(a)(i)(bb) (with regs. 33-36)
- F3
Words in Art. 1(1)(a)(i) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(a)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)
- F4
Words in Art. 1(1)(a)(iii) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(a)(iii) (with regs. 33-36)
- F5
Words in Art. 1(1)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(b)(i) (with regs. 33-36)
- F6
Words in Art. 1(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(b)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)
- F7
Words in Art. 1(1)(c)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(c)(i) (with regs. 33-36)
- F8
Words in Art. 1(1)(c)(iv) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(c)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)
- F9
Words in Art. 1(1)(d)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 26(3)(d) (with regs. 33-36)
Footnotes
- f1
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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1).
- f2
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market and amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 (See page 45 of this Official Journal).
Notes on the whole EU Regulation
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Regulation substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), reg. 26(2) (with regs. 33-36)