Jurisdiction: Great Britain
Commencement: 30th January 2025
Amends:
- Assimilated Regulation 2017/625 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
- Assimilated Regulation 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants
Mini Summary
The Assimilated Regulation 2017/625 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 sets out the official controls to be carried out on animals and relevant goods entering Great Britain by the relevant competent authorities.
Duties
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
Amendment
Assimilated Regulation 2017/625
The list of goods (specific fruit and vegetables) that are exempt from the requirement for pre-notification when those goods are imported into Great Britain from an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland is updated.
Exemptions no longer apply for imports of:
- root and tubercle vegetables; or
- fruits such as avocados, grapes, apples, strawberries, raspberries and cranberries.
An exemption is added for asparagus.
Assimilated Regulation 2019/2072
The list of goods (specific fruit and vegetables) that are exempt from the requirement for pre-notification when those goods are imported into Great Britain from an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland is updated.