{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/timber-and-timber-products-and-flegt-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/1025",
  "legislation_title": "The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (EU Exit) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/timber-and-timber-products-and-flegt-eu-exit-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendment of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1024/2008",
  "text": "(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1024/2008 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 2—\n(a) in paragraph 1, for “a customs office” substitute “ premises wholly or partly occupied by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ”;\n(b) omit paragraph 4.\n(3) In Article 3, omit paragraph 2.\n(4) In Article 4, for “within the Community” substitute “ into and within Great Britain ”.\n(5) For Article 5 substitute—\n“Article 5\nThe competent authority or the customs authorities may require that a FLEGT licence be made available in English.”.\n(6) In Article 6, for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute—\n“\n1 The licence, in respect of a shipment which is declared for release for free circulation in Great Britain , must be lodged with the competent authority.\n2 The competent authority must notify the customs authorities as soon as a licence has been accepted.”.\n(7) In Article 7, omit paragraph 1.\n(8) In Articles 9 and 10, for “competent authorities” substitute “ competent authority ”.\n(9) In Article 11—\n(a) in paragraph 1, for the words from “box” to “circulation is made” substitute “ the customs declaration for release for free circulation in Great Britain ”;\n(b) for paragraph 2 substitute—\n“\n2 Timber products must only be released for free circulation where the notification mentioned in Article 6(2) has been made.”.\n(10) Omit Article 12.\n(11) In Article 13, for “competent authorities” substitute “ competent authority ”.\n(12) In Article 14—\n(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member States” substitute “ The competent authority ”;\n(b) for paragraph 2 substitute—\n“\n2 The electronic systems referred to in paragraph 1 must provide for the exchange of data between—\n(a) the competent authority and the customs authorities; and\n(b) the competent authority and the customs authorities on the one hand and the licensing authority of any partner country on the other.”;\n(c) omit paragraph 3.\n(13) In Article 16, for the words from “the provisions of” to “Directive 95/46/EC” substitute “ any enactment or rule of law ”.\n(14) After Article 17, omit the sentence which begins “This Regulation shall be”.\n(15) In the Annex—\n(a) in the table heading, omit “EUROPEAN COMMUNITY”;\n(b) in the notes for guidance, in the note for box 5, for “the EU” substitute “Great Britain”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1315), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(6) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1315), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(9) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1315), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 5(15)(b) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1315), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1025/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:53:53.796901+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."
}