WRITTEN STATEMENT

BY

THE WELSH GOVERNMENT

 

 


TITLE

 

The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

DATE

24 June 2019

BY

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

 

The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

 

The Law which is being amended

·           The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012

·           Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
     Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

·           Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

·           Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 regarding the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances

·           The European Economic Area Agreement.

 

The Law which is being revoked

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 380/2013

·           Council Regulation (EU) No 518/2013

·           Commission Regulation (EU) No 1136/2014

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1475

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/155

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1515

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1516

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/38

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/58

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/89

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/90

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/91

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/149

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/150

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/151

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/158

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/168

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/291

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/324

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/337

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/344

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/481

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/530

·           Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/552

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/676

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/677

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/707

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/716

·           Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/717

 

The purpose of the Regulations

The Regulations make a number of amendments to the retained direct EU legislation which forms the plant protection product and maximum residue level regulatory regimes, so that they can continue to operate effectively after the United Kingdom leaves the EuropeanUnion. Some of the required amendments are as a consequence of the change in “exit day” from 29 March which impacts on various dates specified in the retained law. Further new EU legislation has also come into force during the extension period, which needs to be amended in order to correct deficiencies arising from exiting the European Union. The Regulations also fix errors in earlier instruments made under section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

The Regulations and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum, setting out the effect of amendments are available here: https://beta.parliament.uk/work-packages/rld2tI43

 

Any impact the SI may have on the Welsh Ministers’ executive competence

The Regulations have no impact on the Welsh Ministers’ executive competence.

 

Any impact the SI may have on the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales

The Regulations have no impact on the National Assembly for Wales’ legislative competence.

 

Why consent was given

The Regulations make a number of technical changes and supplement provisions on policies which were included in earlier EU exit SIs, ensuring all deficiencies have been fully addressed.