The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2025

Made: 3rd November 2025

Laid before Parliament: 5th November 2025

Coming into force: 1st January 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 53(1)(b) and 57a(6) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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[^f00001] (“Regulation 178/2002”) and Articles 34(6), 47(2)(b), 54(4)(a) and (b) and 144(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products[^f00002] (“Official Controls Regulation”).

As required by Article 9 of Regulation 178/2002, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

As required by Article 144(7) of the Official Controls Regulation, the Secretary of State has consulted with such bodies or persons as appear appropriate.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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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 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1st January 2026.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures, etc.

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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 implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660[^f00003] is amended as follows.

• (2) In Article 1(1) (subject matter and scope)—

• (a) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)(i), for the words “CN Codes and TARIC classifications” substitute “commodity codes”;

• (b) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “CN codes” substitute “commodity codes”.

• (3) For Article 2A (references to CN codes and TARIC classifications) substitute—

(Article 2A) For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘commodity code’ has the meaning given in the customs tariff, as established under section 8(1) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018[^f00004].

• (4) In Article 5 (list of food and feed of non-animal origin) in paragraph (2), for “codes from the Combined Nomenclature and the TARIC sub-division” substitute “commodity code”.

• (5) In Article 7 (entry into Great Britain) in paragraph (2), after “on the basis of the” insert “commodity”.

• (6) For Annex I (food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries subject to a temporary increase of official controls at border control posts and control points), substitute the Annex contained in Schedule 1.

• (7) For Annex II (food and feed from certain third countries subject to special conditions for the entry into Great Britain due to contamination risk by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination), substitute the Annex contained in Schedule 2.

• (8) In Annex IIa (food and feed from certain third countries subject to suspension of entry into Great Britain referred to in Article 11A), in the table (England)—

• (a) for the column heading “CN code” substitute “Commodity code”;

• (b) omit the column with the heading “TARIC sub-division”; and

• (c) in table footnote (1), for “CN code” in both places it appears, substitute “commodity code”.

Schedule 1 — Annex to be substituted for Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

Annex I