This Statutory Instrument, in part, corrects errors in S.I. 2020/1481 and 2021/1443. It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those instruments.
2024 No. 20
Animals
Food
Plant Health
Trade
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
Made 8th January 2024
Laid before Parliament 9th January 2024
Coming into force 31st January 2024

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
(a) paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011, and
(b) Article 144(6) of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Annex 6 to, 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 (“the Official Controls Regulation”).
In accordance with Article 144(7) of the Official Controls Regulation, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies and persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

In accordance with Article 3(2B) of the Official Controls Regulation, the Welsh Ministers, in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Wales, and the Scottish Ministers, in in relation to the application of these Regulations in relation to Scotland, have consented to the making of these Regulations by the Secretary of State.
PART 1 Introductory
Citation, commencement, extent and application
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 31st January 2024.
(2) These Regulations extend to, and apply in relation to, England and Wales and Scotland, save that—
(a) regulations 3, 5 and 10 apply in relation to England only;
(b) regulations 6 and 7 apply in relation to Wales only;
(c) regulation 8 applies in relation to Scotland only.
PART 2 Extension of the transitional staging period
Amendment to the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021
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(1) The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (end of the transitional staging period)—
(a) as it applies in relation to England, for “31st January” substitute “29th April”;
(b) as it applies in relation to Scotland and Wales, for “31 January” substitute “29th April”.
Amendment to the Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
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(1) The Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(1), for “at midnight on 31st January 2024” substitute “on 29th April 2024”.
PART 3 Plant health certification
Amendments relating to the requirement for plant health certification: England and Wales and Scotland
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(1) The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”) are amended, as they apply in relation to England and Wales and in relation to Scotland, as follows.
(2) In regulation 52 (transitional provision: plants, plant products and other objects from EU Member States)—
(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—“
(1) This regulation applies to plants, plant products and other objects which—
(a) originate in, or are dispatched from, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland; and
(b) are introduced into Great Britain on or after 31st January 2024 and before the end of the transitional staging period.”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—“
(a) Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 does not apply in relation to plants which—
(i) are of a kind other than those listed in Schedule 2; and
(ii) meet the conditions specified in paragraph (2A) or (2B);”;
(c) after paragraph (2), insert—“
(2A) The conditions specified in this paragraph are that the plants—
(a) are introduced into Great Britain as part of a traveller’s personal luggage; and
(b) are not to be used for professional or commercial purposes.
(2B) The condition specified in this paragraph is that the plants are of a category specified in column 1, and of a description specified in the corresponding entry in column 2, of the table in Schedule 2A.
(2C) Article 72(1) does not apply in relation to plants, plant products or other objects of a kind other than those listed in Schedule 2 which are dispatched from an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland before 31st January 2024.”;
(d) omit paragraph (3).
(3) After Schedule 2, insert Schedule 2A contained in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
PART 4 Transitional provision relating to products of animal origin, animal by-products and derived products
Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
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(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), at the end insert—“
(4) The terms used in Schedule 6 have the same meaning as in Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.”.
(3) In Schedule 5—
(a) in paragraph 5—
(i) in sub-paragraph (3A)—(aa) in the words before paragraph (a), for “Paragraph (3)” substitute “Sub-paragraph (3)”;(bb) omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (3B);
(iii) after sub-paragraph (3A), insert—“
(3C) In relation to the relevant goods referred to in sub-paragraph (3) entering England from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement that the goods be pre-notified before entry does not apply where the condition in sub-paragraph (3D) is met.
(3D) The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into England, have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.”;
(iv) after sub-paragraph (4)(b), insert—“
(c) “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.”;
(b) in paragraph 6—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii);
(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(b), insert—“
(ba) from 31st January 2024—
(i) relevant goods consisting of products of animal origin may not be imported into Great Britain at any place in England unless they are accompanied by—(aa) the appropriate health certificate for third country imports in the form published by the Secretary of State from time to time; or(bb) where they meet the conditions in sub-paragraph (1A) or are listed in sub-paragraph (1B), relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product; and
(ii) relevant goods consisting of animal by-products or derived products may not be imported into Great Britain at any place in England unless they are accompanied by—(aa) in the case of goods listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 6 which are stated in the health certificate to be intended for the use (or use of a kind) mentioned in relation to those goods in column 2 of that table, the appropriate health certificate for third country imports in the form published by the Secretary of State from time to time; or(bb) in any other case, relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product.”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—“
(1A) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(ba)(i)(bb) are that they—
(a) are shelf-stable at ambient temperature;
(b) are securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; and
(c) are not one of the following categories of goods—
(i) infant formula;
(ii) follow-on formula;
(iii) baby food;
(iv) food for special medical purposes;
(v) beeswax;
(vi) pollen;
(vii) propolis;
(viii) royal jelly; or
(ix) products derived from live bivalve molluscs, live echinoderms, live tunicates and live marine gastropods.
(1B) The products referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(ba)(i)(bb) are—
(a) composite products listed in a document published by the Secretary of State under Article 3(1)(a) of Commission Decision 2007/275 or referred to in Article 4 of that Decision, except for products listed in sub-paragraph (1A)(c)(i) to (iv) and (ix);
(b) dairy products or colostrum-based products that have been subject to a heat treatment referred to in point 2(1) of Chapter 2, Section 9 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004, except for fresh milk and the products listed in sub-paragraph (1A)(c)(i) to (iv);
(c) fresh fishery products or prepared fishery products that are—
(i) from wild freshwater or seawater animals of species other than of the Scombridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Coryfenidae, Pomatomidae, or Scombresosidae families, and
(ii) either not live or non-viable;
(d) gelatine;
(e) collagen;
(f) highly refined products of animal origin;
(g) honey;
(h) rendered animal fat;
(i) greaves.”.
(d) in sub-paragraph (2), after “sub-paragraph (1)(b)” insert “and (ba)”;
(e) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—“
(3) in in this paragraph—
(a) “colostrum-based product” has the meaning given in point 2 of Section 9 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004;
(b) “collagen”, “dairy product”, “fishery product”, “fresh fishery products”, “gelatine” “greaves”, “prepared fishery products” and “rendered animal fat” have the meanings given in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) 853/2004;
(c) “highly refined products of animal origin” means the products listed in point 1 of Section 16 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004;
(d) “infant formula”, “follow-on formula”, “baby food” and “food for special medical purposes” have the meanings given in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No  609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control;
(e) “non-viable” means they would no longer be able to survive as living animals if returned to the environment from which they were obtained;
(f) Regulation 853/2004 means Regulation (EC) 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;
(g) “shelf-stable at ambient temperature” means they are not required to be transported or stored at controlled temperatures.”.
(4) After Schedule 5, insert Schedule 6 contained in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (English language text)
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(1) The English language text of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 is amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), at the end insert—“
(4) The terms used in Schedule 6 have the same meaning as in Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.”.
(3) In Schedule 5—
(a) in paragraph 5—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (3A)(b) and the “or” before it;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (3B);
(iii) after sub-paragraph (3A), insert—“
(3C) In relation to the relevant goods referred to in sub-paragraph (3) entering Wales from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement that the goods be pre-notified before entry does not apply where the condition in sub-paragraph (3D) is met.
(3D) The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into Wales, have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.”;
(iv) after sub-paragraph (4)(b), insert—“
(c) “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.”;
(b) in paragraph 6—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii);
(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(b), insert—“
(ba) from 31st January 2024—
(i) relevant goods consisting of products of animal origin may not be imported into Great Britain at any place in Wales unless they are accompanied by—(aa) the appropriate health certificate for third country imports in the form published by the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State from time to time; or(bb) where they meet the conditions in sub-paragraph (1A) or are listed in sub-paragraph (1B), relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product; and
(ii) relevant goods consisting of animal by-products or derived products may not be imported into Great Britain at any place in Wales unless they are accompanied by—(aa) in the case of goods listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 6 which are stated in the health certificate to be intended for the use (or use of a kind) mentioned in relation to those goods in column 2 of that table, the appropriate health certificate for third country imports in the form published by the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State from time to time; or(bb) in any other case, relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product.”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—“
(1A) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(ba)(i)(bb) are that they—
(a) are shelf-stable at ambient temperature;
(b) are securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; and
(c) are not one of the following categories of goods—
(i) infant formula;
(ii) follow-on formula;
(iii) baby food;
(iv) food for special medical purposes;
(v) beeswax;
(vi) pollen;
(vii) propolis;
(viii) royal jelly; or
(ix) products derived from live bivalve molluscs, live echinoderms, live tunicates and live marine gastropods.
(1B) The products referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(ba)(i)(bb) are—
(a) composite products listed in a document published by the Secretary of State under Article 3(1)(a) of Commission Decision 2007/275 or referred to in Article 4 of that Decision, except for products listed in sub-paragraph (1A)(c)(i) to (iv) and (ix);
(b) dairy products or colostrum-based products that have been subject to a heat treatment referred to in point 2(1) of Chapter 2, Section 9 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004, except for fresh milk and the products listed in sub-paragraph (1A)(c)(i) to (iv);
(c) fresh fishery products or prepared fishery products that are—
(i) from wild freshwater or seawater animals of species other than of the Scombridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Coryfenidae, Pomatomidae, or Scombresosidae families, and
(ii) either not live or non-viable;
(d) gelatine;
(e) collagen;
(f) highly refined products of animal origin;
(g) honey;
(h) rendered animal fat;
(i) greaves.”.
(d) in sub-paragraph (2), after “sub-paragraph (1)(b)” insert “and (ba)”;
(e) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—“
(3) in this paragraph—
(a) “colostrum-based product” has the meaning given in point 2 of Section 9 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004;
(b) “collagen”, “dairy product”, “fishery product”, “fresh fishery products”, “gelatine” “greaves”, “prepared fishery products” and “rendered animal fat” have the meanings given in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) 853/2004;
(c) “highly refined products of animal origin” means the products listed in point 1 of Section 16 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004;
(d) “infant formula”, “follow-on formula”, “baby food” and “food for special medical purposes” have the meanings given in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No  609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control;
(e) “non-viable” means they would no longer be able to survive as living animals if returned to the environment from which they were obtained;
(f) Regulation 853/2004 means Regulation (EC) 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;
(g) “shelf-stable at ambient temperature” means they are not required to be transported or stored at controlled temperatures.”.
(4) After Schedule 5, insert Schedule 6 contained in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (Welsh language text)
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(1) The Welsh language text of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 is amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (dehongli), at the end insert—“
(4) Mae gan y termau a ddefnyddir yn Atodlen 6 yr un ystyr ag yn Rheoliad y Comisiwn (EU) Rhif 142/2011.”.
(3) In Schedule 5—
(a) in paragraph 5—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (3A)(b) and the “neu” before it;
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (3B);
(iii) after sub-paragraph (3A), insert—“
(3C) Mewn perthynas â’r cynhyrchion perthnasol y cyfeirir atynt yn is-baragraff (3) sy’n dod i Gymru o Weriniaeth Iwerddon ar neu ar ôl 31 Ionawr 2024, nid yw’r gofyniad i gael rhaghysbysiad am y nwyddau cyn dod i mewn yn berthnasol os bodlonir yr amod yn is-baragraff (3CH).
(3CH) Yr amod yw bod y nwyddau yn nwyddau cymwys o Ogledd Iwerddon sydd, wrth iddynt fynd o Ogledd Iwerddon i Gymru, wedi pasio drwy Weriniaeth Iwerddon ac heb basio drwy unrhyw diriogaeth arall.”;
(iv) after sub-paragraph (4)(b), insert—“
(c) mae i “nwyddau cymwys Gogledd Iwerddon” yr ystyr a roddir gan reoliad 3 o Reoliadau Diffiniad o Nwyddau Cymwys Gogledd Iwerddon (Ymadael â’r UE) 2020.”;
(b) in paragraph (6)—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii);
(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(b), insert—“
(ba) o 31 Ionawr 2024—
(i) ni chaniateir mewnforio nwyddau perthnasol sy’n cynnwys cynhyrchion sy’n dod o anifeiliaid i Brydain Fawr mewn unrhyw le yng Nghymru oni bai bod y canlynol yn dod gyda hwynt—(aa) y dystysgrif iechyd briodol ar gyfer mewnforion trydydd gwledydd ar y ffurf a gyhoeddir gan Weinidogion Cymru neu’r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol o bryd i’w gilydd; neu(bb) pan fyddant yn bodloni’r amodau yn is-baragraff (1A) neu a restrwyd yn is-baragraff (1B), dogfennau masnachol perthnasol sydd o leiaf yn nodi’r safle y daethant ohono a safle pen y daith ac yn cynnwys disgrifiad o’r cynnyrch a maint y cynnyrch; a
(ii) ni chaniateir mewnforio nwyddau perthnasol sy’n cynnwys sgil-gynnyrch anifeiliaid neu gynhyrchion sy’n dod o anifeiliaid i Brydain Fawr mewn unrhyw le yng Nghymru oni bai bod y canlynol yn dod gyda hwynt—(aa) yn achos nwyddau a restrir yng ngholofn 1 y tabl yn Atodlen 6 sydd wedi’u nodi ar y dystysgrif iechyd eu bod at ddibenion defnydd (neu ddefnydd o fath) a grybwyllir mewn perthynas â’r nwyddau hynny yng ngholofn 2 y tabl hwnnw, y dystysgrif iechyd briodol ar gyfer mewnforion trydydd gwledydd ar y ffurf a gyhoeddir gan Weinidogion Cymru neu’r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol o bryd i’w gilydd; neu(bb) mewn unrhyw achos arall, dogfennau masnachol perthnasol sydd o leiaf yn nodi’r safle y daethant ohono a safle pen y daith ac yn cynnwys disgrifiad o’r cynnyrch a maint y cynnyrch.”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—“
(1A) Yr amodau y cyfeirir atynt yn is-baragraff (1)(ba)(i)(bb) yw eu bod—
(a) yn sefydlog ar gyfer y silff mewn tymheredd amgylchynol; a
(b) wedi’u pacio’n ddiogel neu wedi eu selio mewn cynwysyddion glân; ac
(c) nad ydynt yn un o’r categorïau canlynol o nwyddau—
(i) fformiwla babanod;
(ii) fformiwla ddilynol;
(iii) bwyd babanod;
(iv ) bwyd at ddibenion meddygol arbennig;
(v ) cwyr gwenyn;
(vi ) paill;
(vii ) glud gwenyn;
(viii ) jeli’r frenhines; neu
(ix ) cynhyrchion sy’n deillio o folysgiaid dwygragennog byw, ecinodermau byw, tiwniogogion byw a boldroediadau morol byw.
(1B) Y cynhyrchion y cyfeirir atynt yn is-baragraff (1)(ba)(i)(bb) yw—
(a) Gwladol o dan Erthygl 3(1)(a) o Benderfyniad y Comisiwn 2007/275 neu y cyfeirir atynt yn Erthygl 4 o’r Penderfyniad hwnnw, ac eithrio cynhyrchion a restrir yn is-baragraff (1A)(c)(i) i (iv) a (ix);
(b) cynhyrchion llaeth neu gynhyrchion sy’n seiliedig ar golostrwm a gafodd eu trin â gwres fel y cyfeirir atynt ym mhwynt 2(1) o Bennod 2, Adran 9 o Atodlen 3 i Reoliadau 853/2004, ac eithrio llaeth ffres a’r cynhyrchion a restrir yn is-baragraff (1A)(c)(i) i (iv);
(c) cynhyrchion pysgodfeydd ffres neu gynhyrchion pysgodfeydd parod sydd—
(i) o anifeiliaid gwyllt dŵr croyw neu ddŵr môr o rywogaethau heblaw am deuluoedd y Scombridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Coryfenidae, Pomatomidae, neu Scombresosidae, a
(ii) naill ai ddim yn fyw neu ddim yn hyfyw;
(ch) gelatin;
(d) colagen;
(dd) cynhyrchion puredig iawn sy’n dod o anifeiliaid;
(e) mêl;
(f) braster anifail wedi ei rendro;
(ff) criwsion.”.
(d) in sub-paragraph (2), after “is-baragraff (1)(b)” insert “a (ba)”;
(e) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—“
(3) yn y paragraff hwn—
(a) ystyr “cynnyrch sy’n seiliedig ar golostrwm” yw’r hyn a roddir ym mhwynt 2 o Adran 9 o Atodiad 3 i Reoliad 853/2004;
(b) ystyr “colagen”, “cynnyrch llaeth”, “cynnyrch pysgodfeydd”, “cynhyrchion pysgodfeydd ffres”, “gelatin” “criwsion”, “cynhyrchion pysgodfeydd parod” a “braster anifail wedi’i rendro” yw’r hyn a roddir yn Atodiad 1 o Reoliad (EC) 853/2004;
(c) ystyr “cynhyrchion puredig iawn sy’n dod o anifeiliaid” yw’r cynhyrchion a restrir ym mhwynt 1 o Adran 16 o Atodiad 3 i Reoliad 853/2004;
(ch) ystyr “fformiwla babanod”, “fformiwla ddilynol”, “bwyd babanod” a “bwyd at ddibenion meddygol arbennig” yw’r hyn a roddir yn Erthygl 2 o Reoliad (EU) Rhif 609/2013 Senedd Ewrop a’r Cyngor ar fwyd a fwriedir ar gyfer babanod a phlant ifanc, bwydydd at ddibenion meddygol arbennig, ac amnewidion deiet cyfan ar gyfer rheoli pwysau;
(d) “ddim yn hyfyw” yn golygu na fyddent yn gallu goroesi fel anifeiliaid byw pe byddent yn cael eu dychwelyd i’r amgylchedd y daethant ohono;
(dd) Mae Rheoliad 853/2004 yn golygu Rheoliad (EC) 853/2004 Senedd Ewrop a’r Cyngor sy’n gosod rheolau hylendid penodol ar gyfer bwyd sy’n dod o anifeiliaid;
(e) “yn sefydlog ar gyfer y silff mewn tymheredd amgylchynol” yn golygu nad oes angen eu cludo neu eu storio ar dymheredd a reolir.”.
(4) After Schedule 5, insert Schedule 6 contained in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
Amendments to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012
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(1) The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), at the end insert—“
(4) The terms used in Schedule 6 have the same meaning as in Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.”.
(3) In Schedule 5—
(a) in paragraph 4—
(i) omit sub-paragraphs (3A) and (3B);
(ii) after sub-paragraph (3), insert—“
(3C) In relation to the relevant goods referred to in sub-paragraph (3) entering Scotland from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement that the goods be pre-notified before entry does not apply where the condition in sub-paragraph (3D) is met.
(3D) The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into Scotland, have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (6)(e), insert—“
(f) “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.”;
(b) in paragraph 5—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (2)(b);
(ii) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—“
(2A) From 31st January 2024—
(a) relevant goods consisting of products of animal origin may not be imported into Great Britain at any place in Scotland unless they are accompanied by—
(i) the appropriate health certificate for third country imports in the form published by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State from time to time; or
(ii) where they meet the conditions in sub-paragraph (3A) or are listed in sub-paragraph (3B), relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product; and
(b) relevant goods consisting of animal by-products or derived products may not be imported into Great Britain at any place in Scotland unless they are accompanied by—
(i) in the case of goods listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 6 which are stated in the health certificate to be intended for the use (or use of a kind) mentioned in relation to those goods in column 2 of that table, the appropriate health certificate for third country imports in the form published by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State from time to time; or
(ii) in any other case, relevant commercial documents which at least identify the premises of origin and destination and contain a description of the product and the quantity of the product.
(3A) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (2A)(a)(ii) are that they—
(a) are shelf-stable at ambient temperature;
(b) are securely packaged or sealed in clean containers; and
(c) are not one of the following categories of goods—
(i) infant formula;
(ii) follow-on formula;
(iii) baby food;
(iv) food for special medical purposes;
(v) beeswax;
(vi) pollen;
(vii) propolis;
(viii) royal jelly; or
(ix) products derived from live bivalve molluscs, live echinoderms, live tunicates and live marine gastropods.
(3B) The products referred to in sub-paragraph (2A)(a)(ii) are—
(a) composite products listed in a document published by the Secretary of State under Article 3(1)(a) of Commission Decision 2007/275 or referred to in Article 4 of that Decision, except for products listed in sub-paragraph (3A)(c)(i) to (iv) and (ix);
(b) dairy products or colostrum-based products that have been subject to a heat treatment referred to in point 2(1) of Chapter 2, Section 9 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004, except for fresh milk and the products listed in sub-paragraph (3A)(c)(i) to (iv);
(c) fresh fishery products or prepared fishery products that are—
(i) from wild freshwater or seawater animals of species other than of the Scombridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Coryfenidae, Pomatomidae,or Scombresosidae families, and
(ii) either not live or non-viable;
(d) gelatine;
(e) collagen;
(f) highly refined products of animal origin;
(g) honey;
(h) rendered animal fat;
(i) greaves.”.
(c) after sub-paragraph (5), insert—“
(6) in this paragraph)—
(a) “colostrum-based product” has the meaning given in point 2 of Section 9 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004;
(b) “collagen”, “dairy product”, “fishery product”, “fresh fishery products”, “gelatine”, “greaves”, “prepared fishery products” and “rendered animal fat” have the meanings given in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) 853/2004;
(c) “highly refined products of animal origin” means the products listed in point 1 of Section 16 of Annex 3 to Regulation 853/2004;
(d) “infant formula”, “follow-on formula”, “baby food” and “food for special medical purposes” have the meanings given in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No  609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control;
(e) “non-viable” means they would no longer be able to survive as living animals if returned to the environment from which they were obtained;
(f) Regulation 853/2004 means Regulation (EC) 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;
(g) “shelf-stable at ambient temperature” means they do not need to be transported or stored under controlled temperatures.”.
(4) After Schedule 5, insert Schedule 6 contained in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
PART 5 Prior notification of entry to Great Britain
Amendments to exemptions from requirement for prior notification of entry into Great Britain of relevant goods from a relevant third country during the transitional staging period
9 

(1) Part 2 of Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation (derogations and modifications: relevant goods entering Great Britain from a relevant third country) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 13—
(a) in the inserted Article 56A (prior notification of entry to Great Britain: transitional arrangements), as it applies in relation to England and Wales—
(i) in paragraph 3(b), for the words from “to the Import” to the end, substitute “to, the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 or the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (as the case may be)”;
(ii) omit paragraph 4A(b) and the “or” before it;
(iii) omit paragraph 4B;
(iv) after paragraph 5, insert—“
6. 
In relation to the following relevant goods entering England or Wales from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement to give prior notification does not apply where the condition in paragraph 7A is met—
(a) plants, plant products and other objects within the scope of paragraph 3(c);
(b) goods within the scope of paragraph 4(a) to (c);
(c) plants, plant products and other objects that are goods of a kind referred to in paragraph 5.
7A. 
The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into England or Wales (respectively), have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.
7B. 
In this paragraph, “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.”;
(b) in the inserted Article 56A (prior notification of entry to Great Britain: transitional arrangements), as it applies in relation to Scotland—
(i) in paragraph 3(b), for the words from “paragraph 5” to the end, substitute “paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012”;
(ii) omit paragraph 5(b) and the “or” before it;
(iii) omit paragraph 6;
(iv) after paragraph 7, insert—“
8. 
In relation to the following relevant goods entering Scotland from the Republic of Ireland on or after 31st January 2024, the requirement to give prior notification does not apply where the condition in paragraph 9A is met—
(a) plants, plant products and other objects within the scope of paragraph 3(c);
(b) goods within the scope of paragraph 4(a) and (b);
(c) plants, plant products and other objects referred to in paragraph 7.
9A. 
The condition is that the goods are qualifying Northern Ireland goods that, in the course of passing from Northern Ireland into Scotland, have passed through the Republic of Ireland and have not passed through any other country or territory.
9B. 
In this paragraph, “qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.”.
(3) In this regulation, “the Official Controls Regulation” means 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.
Amendment to the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
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(1) The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(2)(a)(ii), in the words before the inserted paragraph 5(3A) of Schedule 5 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011, for “paragraph (3)” substitute “sub-paragraph (3)”.
Douglas-Miller
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
8th January 2024
SCHEDULE 1
Insertion of Schedule 2A into the 2020 Regulations
Regulation 4(3)
“
SCHEDULE 2A
Transitional provision: plants to which Article 72(1) does not apply
Regulation 52(2B)


Column 1Category of plants Column 2Description of plants Column 3Entry number in the table in Part A of Annex 11 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulationcorresponding to the category of plants in Column 1 of this table
Root and tubercle vegetables Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled.Other root and tubercle vegetables, fresh or chilled.Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, not frozen or dried, not sliced or in the form of pellets.Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), and other spices, in the form of root or tubercle plant parts, fresh or chilled.Sugar beet, not ground, fresh or chilled.Chicory roots, fresh or chilled.Other root and tubercle vegetables, fresh or chilled.Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, similar forage products, not in the form of pellets, fresh or chilled. 5
Parts of plants, other than fruit and seeds of:
Zea mays L.Leafy vegetables of Apium graveolens L., EryngiumTournier ex Linnaeus,Limnophila R.Br. and Ocimum L. Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: SweetcornOther vegetables, fresh or chilled.Parts of plants (other than fruit and seeds), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, crushed or powdered.Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included, fresh or chilled. 810
Leaves of Manihot esculenta Crantz
 Leaves of cassava (Manihot esculenta), fresh or chilled.Vegetable products of cassava (Manihot esculenta), not elsewhere specified or included, fresh or chilled. 11
Fruits of:
Momordica L. and Solanaceae Juss.
 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled.Other vegetables, of Solanaceae, fresh or chilled.Other fruit, fresh or chilled. 19
Carica papaya L., Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Persea americana Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L., Syzygium Gaertn., Vaccinium L. and Vitis L. Avocados, fresh or chilled.Grapes, fresh or chilled.Papaws (papayas)fresh or chilled.Apples, pears and quinces, fresh or chilled.Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh or chilled.Strawberries, fresh or chilled.Raspberries, blackberries and loganberries, fresh or chilled.Black, white or red currants and gooseberries, fresh or chilled.Cranberries, bilberries, and other fruit of the genus Vaccinium, fresh or chilled.Other, fresh or chilled. 20
”
SCHEDULE 2
Insertion of Schedule 6 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 and the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (English language text)
Regulations 5(4) and 6(4)
“
SCHEDULE 6 
Transitional import arrangements: animal by-products and derived products requiring a health certificate on importation
paragraph 6(1)(ba)(ii)(aa) of Schedule 5


Column 1Description of Product Column 2Intended use in Great Britain
Animal by-products The manufacture of petfood other than raw petfood
Animal by-products The manufacture of derived products for uses outside the feed chain
Apiculture by-products Apiculture
Untreated blood and blood products from equidae Other than as feed material
Untreated blood products, еxcluding those from equidae For the manufacture of derived products for uses outside the feed chain for farmed animals
Blood products Feed material
Collagen Feed material
Colostrum and colostrum products from bovine animals Feed material
Dicalcium phosphate Feed material
Dog chews For pet animals
Egg products Feed material
Fat derivatives Feed material
Flavouring innards Manufacture of petfood
Fish oil Feed material
Untreated game trophies or other preparations from birds and ungulates consisting of entire anatomical parts Other than as feed material
Gelatine Feed material
Hydrolysed protein Feed material
Milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products Feed material
Pig bristles Any lawful use
Processed animal protein Feed material, other than petfood
Processed animal protein other than those derived from farmed insects, including mixtures and products other than petfood containing such protein Other than as feed material
Raw petfood Petfood
Rendered fats Feed material
Trade samples Trade samples
Tricalcium phosphate Feed material
Untreated hides and skins of ungulates Any lawful use”
SCHEDULE 3
Insertion of Schedule 6 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (Welsh language text)
Regulation 7(4)
“
ATODLEN 6
Trefniadau mewnforio trosiannol: sgil-gynhyrchion anifeiliaid a chynhyrchion sy’n dod o anifeiliaid lle mae’n rhaid cael tystysgrif iechyd wrth fewnforio
paragraff 6(1)(ba)(ii)(aa) o Atodlen 5


Colofn 1Disgrifiad o’r Cynnyrch Colofn 2Defnydd arfaethedig ym Mhrydain Fawr
Sgil-gynhyrchion anifeiliaid Gweithgynhyrchu bwyd anifeiliaid anwes ac eithrio bwyd anifeiliaid anwes amrwd
Sgil-gynhyrchion anifeiliaid Gweithgynhyrchu cynhyrchion sy’n dod o anifeiliaid at ddefnydd heblaw am y gadwyn fwydo
Sgil-gynhyrchion gwenynyddiaeth Gwenynyddiaeth
Gwaed a chynhyrchion gwaed heb eu trin o equidae Heblaw am ddeunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Cynhyrchion gwaed heb eu trin, sy’n cynnwys y rheini o equidae Ar gyfer gweithgynhyrchu cynhyrchion sy’n dod o anifeiliaid at ddefnydd heblaw am y gadwyn fwydo anifeiliaid fferm
Cynhyrchion gwaed Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Colagen Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Colostrwm a chynhyrchion colostrwm o anifeiliaid buchol Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Ffosffad dicalsiwm Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Stribedi cnoi i gŵn Ar gyfer anifeiliaid anwes
Cynhyrchion wyau Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Deilliadau braster Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Cyflasynnau o’r perfedd Gweithgynhyrchu bwyd anifeiliaid anwes
Olew pysgod Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Troffïau hela heb eu trin neu gymysgeddau o adar a charnolion sy’n cynnwys rhannau anatomegol cyfan Heblaw am ddeunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Gelatin Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Protein wedi’i hydroleiddio Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Llaeth, cynhyrchion seiliedig ar laeth a chynhyrchion sy’n deillio o laeth Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Blew mochyn Unrhyw ddefnydd cyfreithlon
Protein anifeiliaid wedi’i brosesu Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid, ac eithrio bwyd anifeiliaid anwes
Protein anifeiliaid wedi’i brosesu ac eithrio’r rheini sy’n deillio o bryfed a ffermir, gan gynnwys cymysgeddau a chynhyrchion heblaw am fwyd anifeiliaid anwes sy’n cynnwys protein o’r fath Heblaw am ddeunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Bwyd anifeiliaid anwes amrwd Bwyd anifeiliaid anwes
Brasterau wedi’u rendro Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Samplau masnach Samplau masnach
Ffosffad tricalsiwm Deunydd bwyd anifeiliaid
Crwyn heb eu trin a chrwyn o garnolion Unrhyw ddefnydd cyfreithlon”
SCHEDULE 4
Insertion of Schedule 6 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012
Regulation 8(4)
“
SCHEDULE 6 
Transitional import arrangements: animal by-products and derived products requiring a health certificate on importation
paragraph 5(2A)(b)(i) of Schedule 5


Column 1Product Column 2Intended use in Great Britain
Animal by-products The manufacture of petfood other than raw petfood
Animal by-products The manufacture of derived products for uses outside the feed chain
Apiculture by-products Apiculture
Untreated blood and blood products from equidae Other than as feed material
Untreated blood products, еxcluding those from Equidae For the manufacture of derived products for uses outside the feed chain for farmed animals
Blood products Feed material
Collagen Feed material
Colostrum and colostrum products from bovine animals Feed material
Dicalcium phosphate Feed material
Dog chews For pet animals
Egg products Feed material
Fat derivatives Feed material
Flavouring innards Manufacture of petfood
Fish oil Feed material
Untreated game trophies or other preparations from birds and ungulates consisting of entire anatomical parts Other than as feed material
Gelatine Feed material
Hydrolysed protein Feed material
Milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products Feed material
Pig bristles Any lawful use
Processed animal protein Feed material, other than petfood
Processed animal protein other than those derived from farmed insects, including mixtures and products other than petfood containing such protein Other than as feed material
Raw petfood Petfood
Rendered fats Feed material
Trade samples Trade samples
Tricalcium phosphate Feed material
Untreated hides and skins of ungulates Any lawful use”