Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 9 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Agriculture Animal Transport authorisations Certificates of competence for drivers and attendants: As of the withdrawal date Certificates of competence7 granted by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 17(2) of the Regulation will no longer be valid from the moment the United Kingdom becomes a third country. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES FOR AUTHORISATIONS AND CERTIFICATES FOR TRANSPORTERS OF LIVE ANIMALS, DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS Agriculture Animal Transport authorisations As of the withdrawal date Persons who hold such a certificate of competence and want to continue their professional activities in the European Union will have to apply for a new certificate with an EU 27 Member State. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES FOR AUTHORISATIONS AND CERTIFICATES FOR TRANSPORTERS OF LIVE ANIMALS, DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS Agriculture Biocides As of the withdrawal date , the EU rules in the field of biocidal products no longer apply to the United Kingdom. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS Agriculture Biocides As of the withdrawal date business operators should consider that, according to Union law, third countries cannot act as evaluating Member States or reference Member States. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS Agriculture Biocides Before the withdrawal date Concerning submissions of any new applications, business operators should take into account the expected timelines of the different regulatory procedures in which the United Kingdom would be acting as, for example, evaluating Member State or reference Member State. Where there is a risk that those procedures are not concluded by the date that the United Kingdom leaves the Union, applicants may choose by preference another evaluating Member State or reference Member State to carry out the evaluation. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS