The Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Made: 18th November 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 22nd November 2022

Coming into force: 17th January 2023

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation 178/2002.

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 17 January 2023.

• (2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

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• (1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries[^f00003] is amended as follows.

• (2) For Annex 1, substitute the Annex in schedule 1.

• (3) For Annex 2, substitute the Annex in schedule 2.

• (4) For Annex 2(a), substitute the Annex in schedule 3.

SCHEDULE 1 — New Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

SCHEDULE 2 — New Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

SCHEDULE 3 — New Annex II(a) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

Signed

MAREE TODD — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 18th November 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries.

Regulation 2(2) provides that Annex 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 is substituted, with amendments, with the Annex in schedule 1 which contains a list which sets out food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries which is subject to a temporary increase of official controls at border controls posts and control points in Great Britain.

Regulation 2(3) provides that Annex 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 is substituted, with amendments, with the Annex in schedule 2. The Annex in schedule 2 comprises two tables. Table 1 contains the list of food and feed from certain third countries subject to special conditions for entry into Great Britain due to contamination risk by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination. Table 2 contains the list of compound food containing any of the food listed in Table 1 to Annex 2 due to the risk of contamination by aflatoxins in a quantity above 20% of either a single product or as the sum of those products.

Regulation 2(4) provides that Annex 2(a) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 is substituted, with amendments, with the Annex in schedule 3 which contains the list of food and feed from certain third countries subject to suspension of entry into Great Britain.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact, on the public, private or voluntary sector is foreseen. A Policy Note has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: EUR 178/2002, as amended by S.I. 2019/641 and 2020/1504.

[^f00002]: EUR 2017/625, as amended by S.I. 2020/1481.

[^f00003]: EUR 2019/1793, as amended by S.I. 2020/1631.

[^f00004]: EUR 396/2005; as amended by S.I. 2019/557.

[^f00005]: EUR 852/2004; as amended by S.I. 2019/642.

[^f00006]: EUR 2658/87.