Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 17 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Agriculture Slaughterhouse operators Slaughterhouse operators: As of the withdrawal date Slaughterhouse operators shall ensure that some operations are only carried out by persons holding a certificate of competence (cf. Article 7(2) of the Regulation). This requirement also applies to animal welfare officers who are working in a slaughterhouse (cf. Article 17(4) of the Regulation). Slaughterhouse operators are therefore invited to inform the persons concerned of the need to apply for a new certificate in an EU 27 Member State. THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS AT THE TIME OF KILLING, TO SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATORS Agriculture Timber As of the withdrawal date, the EU rules in the field of timber trade, in particular Regulation (EU) No 995/2010, Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 establishing a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licencing scheme6 and any related FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements that the EU has concluded with third countries7, no longer apply to the United Kingdom. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ASSOCIATED TRADE Agriculture Timber Operators have a due diligence obligation when placing timber or timber products on the market. As of the withdrawal date, this obligation applies to EU 27 operators who import timber and timber products from the United Kingdom – no matter where the timber was initially logged. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ASSOCIATED TRADE Agriculture Timber As of the withdrawal date, the recognition as monitoring organisations of organisations established in the United Kingdom is no longer valid. They will not be in a position to carry out the tasks set out in Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ASSOCIATED TRADE Agriculture Timber As of the withdrawal date, this scheme, including the FLEGT VPAs no longer applies to the United Kingdom. Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 sets up the FLEGT licencing scheme. It allows for the control of the entry of timber to the EU from countries entering into bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) with the EU. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ASSOCIATED TRADE