# The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3: Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) for “that for external transit” substitute “ a transit procedure ”;
(ii) for “customs territory of the Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;
(iii) in subparagraph (a), for the words from “a country appearing in the list” to “that country” substitute "an approved country or the United Kingdom";
(iv) omit subparagraph (b);
(b) in paragraph 2, for the words from “shall surrender” to “Community” substitute “ must, on the importation of goods into the United Kingdom, present to the border customs office a certificate ”;
(c) after paragraph 2, insert—
“
3 In this Article, “an approved country”, in relation to the pelts of any species (and goods incorporating such pelts) means a country listed in the Annex to Council Decision 97/602/EC concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97.”.
(3) In Article 2—
(a) in paragraph 1, for the words from “one of the official languages” to the end substitute “ English ”;
(b) omit paragraph 3.
(4) In Article 3—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) for “Community” in each place where it occurs substitute “ United Kingdom ”;
(ii) before “re-export” insert the words “ export or ”;
(b) in paragraph 2—
(i) for “Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;
(ii) for “Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82” in the first place where it occurs substitute “ Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein ”;
(iii) for “Regulation (EEC) No 3262/82 in the second place where it occurs substitute “ Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 ”.
(5) Omit Article 4.
(6) After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.
(7) Omit the Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/16/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leghold-trap-and-pelt-imports-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3
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