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

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1169 (W.)
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title, extent, application and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 ) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations—

(a) extend to England and Wales;

(b) apply in relation to Wales;

(c) come into force on 1 January 2026.

Section 2 Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

(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 is amended as follows.

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

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “CN codes and TARIC classifications” substitute “commodity codes” ;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) in paragraph (i), for “CN codes and TARIC classifications” substitute “commodity codes” ;

(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “CN Codes” substitute “commodity codes” .

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

Article 2A Definition of commodity code

For the purpose 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

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

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

(6) For Annex 1, substitute the Annex 1 contained in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(7) For Annex 2, substitute the Annex 2 contained in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(8) In Annex 2a (food and feed from certain third countries subject to suspension of entry into Great Britain referred to in Article 11a), in the table—

(a) in the third column (CN Code), for the column heading substitute “ Commodity code ” ;

(b) omit the fourth column (TARIC sub-division);

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

Section 3 Amendment of the Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 ) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2024

In the Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 ) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2024 —

(a) in regulation 2 (amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 ), omit paragraphs (5) and (6);

(b) omit Schedules 1 and 2.