APHIS Updates Animal Import Regs to Reflect Brexit, Treats Great Britain Differently From N. Ireland
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is updating its animal and animal product regulations to reflect the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, it said Aug. 16. Effective on that date, its revised regulations will treat…
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Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales, as separate from Northern Ireland in various lists and definitions. Because of Northern Ireland’s intention to continue to follow EU animal health regulations and policies, it will be treated the same as EU member states. Great Britain will continue to be subject to the same treatment that previously applied to the United Kingdom for an interim period, and APHIS will publish another notice when that interim period ends, the agency said. APHIS is also amending its definition of the EU to add Croatia as a member state, it said.