Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the SPS Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2023/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United Kingdom of certain consignments of retail goods, plants for planting, seed potatoes, machinery and certain vehicles operated for agricultural or forestry purposes as well as non-commercial movements of certain pet animals into Northern Ireland^f1;

• “applicant” means a person applying—

  1. (a)

     for approval to move specified retail goods into Northern Ireland under the Scheme under regulation 3(5); or

  2. (b)

     to add or remove an establishment as a listed establishment under regulation 8(1);

• “appropriate GB authority” has the meaning given in regulation 18;

• “food business operator” is to be construed in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety^f2;

• “IUU risk” means the risk of the placing on the market within the European Single Market of fishery products originating from fishing activities which are illegal, unreported or unregulated, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing^f3;

• “the Northern Ireland department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;

• “relevant potential risk” means—

  1. (a)

     any potential biosecurity risk to the island of Ireland or any IUU risk, arising from the movement of the specified retail goods into Northern Ireland; or

  2. (b)

     any other risk which might arise from the movement of the specified retail goods into the European Union;

• “the Scheme” means the Retail Movement Scheme established by regulation 3(1) which is designed to implement Part 2 of the SPS Regulation;

• “specified retail goods” means retail goods for placing on the market in Northern Ireland for the final consumer.

References in these Regulations to the terms and conditions of the Scheme are to such terms and conditions relating to the movement of specified retail goods from Great Britain into Northern Ireland as are determined by the Secretary of State^f4.

Terms defined in Article 2 of the SPS Regulation bear the same meaning for the purposes of these Regulations.