PART 1 Introduction

Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 .

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(3) These regulations come into force immediately before exit day.

PART 2 Amendments to legislation concerning animal health

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

2. —(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is amended as follows.

(2) Annex 4, Chapter 5, Section E is amended in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In point 2—

(a) in point (a)(ii), for “Union” substitute “ EU-derived domestic ” ;

(b) in point (b)—

(i) in point (v)—

(aa) for “competent authority of the Member State”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ appropriate authority of the relevant constituent nation ” ;

(bb) in the second paragraph, for “this Member State” substitute “ the relevant constituent nation ” ;

(ii) in point (viii)—

(aa) in the first indent, for “Union territory”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ” ;

(bb) in the second indent, for the words from “introduced” to the end substitute “ or any replacement system in place in the United Kingdom, and the border inspection post of exit must be indicated in the relevant Box ” ;

(cc) in the fourth and fifth indents, after “TRACES”, insert “ or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom ” .

(4) In point 5(d), for “Union territory” substitute “ United Kingdom ” .

(5) In Annex 9, in Chapter D, in Section B, in point 2, in the sentence after point (b), for “Union” substitute “ EU-derived domestic ” .

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

3. —(1)The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (48)(e)(i)(aa), omit “in the words before point (a),”;

(b) in paragraph (51)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “4.2(b)” substitute “ 4.2 ” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “4.3(c)” substitute “ 4.3 ” .

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PART 3 Amendments to legislation concerning genetically modified organisms

The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

5. —(1)The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 9, in paragraphs (6)(b) and (7)(a), in each place where it occurs, for “countries” substitute “ constituent nations ” .

(3) In regulation 10(4)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“ (aa) in paragraph 2, for “notification” substitute “ consent ” ” ;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) omit “in paragraph 2,”.