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Article 17 List of third countries authorised for the entry into Great Britain of honey and other apiculture productsF5

United Kingdom

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F1(1.)

Consignments of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into F2Great Britain if they come from the third countries listed in the ‘Country’ column in the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EUf1 and F3are specified by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), as being a third country whose relevant plans are approved in relation to honey under Article 1(b) of that Decision in a document published for the purposes of that point.

F4(2.)

In this Decision—

  • “relevant plans” has the same meaning as in Article 1 of Commission Decision 2011/163/EU;

  • “third country” means any other country or territory other than the British Islands.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 17 renumbered as Art. 17(1) (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(a)

F2

Words in Arts. 3-21 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), 15(3) (with regs. 33-36)

F3

Words in Art. 17(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(b)

F4

Art. 17(2) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/735), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(c)

F5

Words in Art. 17 heading 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), 15(2) (with regs. 33-36)

Footnotes

f1

Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).