Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1358
Exiting The European Union
Agriculture
The Import and Export Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
Made
at 10.28 a.m. on 2nd December 2021
Laid before Parliament
at 4.00 p.m. on 2nd December 2021
Coming into force
23rd December 2021
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 177, 178 and 227(4) of of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products( Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 1 ), and section 8C(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 2 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 23rd December 2021.
(2) These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom.
Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237
2. —(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 supplementing of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules for applying the system of import and export licences( Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 3 ) is amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In Part 1 of the Annex, under “List of products referred to in Article 2(1)(a)”, omit Section A (rice) and Section H (ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin).
(3) In Part 2 of the Annex, under “List of products referred to in Article 2(2)(a)”, omit Section A (rice).
Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239
3. —(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 laying down rules for the application of of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the system of import and export licences( Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 4 ) is amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In Part 1 of Annex II, under “List of products referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237”, omit Section A (rice) and Section H (ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin).
(3) In Part 2 of Annex II, under “List of products referred to in Article 2(2)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237”, omit Section A (rice).
Release of securities
4. —(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—
(a) prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, an import or export licence has been issued pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 (cases where a licence is required); but
(b) the requirement to present that licence for the product concerned no longer applies by virtue of the amendments made by regulations 2(2) and 3(2) or, as the case may be, regulations 2(3) and 3(3).
(2) Where this paragraph applies, any security held by the licence issuing authority in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 (security) in connection with the issue of the licence is to be released on the request of the person who lodged the security.
Victoria Prentis
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
At 10.28 a.m. on 2nd December 2021
EUR 1308/2013; Articles 177 and 178 were amended by S.I. 2019/1422 and Article 227 was amended by S.I. 2019/831 .
2018 c. 16 . Section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) .
EUR 1237/2016, as amended by S.I. 2019/1409 .
EUR 1239/2016, as amended by S.I. 2019/1409 .