The Spirit
Drinks, Wine and European Union Withdrawal (Consequential
Modifications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Made 11.00 a.m. on 23rd December 2020
Laid before Parliament 2.00 p.m. on 23rd December 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
These Regulations amend the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008
(S.I. 2008/3206), the
Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936) and the
European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1447).
Regulation 2 makes amendments to the Spirit Drinks Regulations
2008 in relation to the enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 936/2009 applying the agreements between the European
Union and third countries on the mutual recognition of certain
spirit drinks (OJ No. L 264, 8.10.2009, p. 5). This includes an
amendment making the contravention of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 936/2009 an offence (regulation 2(3)).
Regulation 3 makes amendments to the Wine Regulations 2011 in
relation to the enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1416/2006 laying down specific rules on the implementation
of Article 7(2) of the Agreement between the European Community
and the United States of America on trade in wine concerning the
protection of US names of origin in the Community (OJ No. L 267,
27.9.2006, p. 22). This includes an amendment making the
contravention of the first sentence of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1416/2006, as read with regulation 6A(2) of the Wine
Regulations 2011 (inserted by regulation 3(5)), an offence
(regulation 3(11)(a)).
Regulation 4 makes amendments to the European Union Withdrawal
(Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to
exclude non-ambulatory references in legislation which relates to
direct payments from the interpretative provision in the new
paragraph 2A of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018 (c. 16). This
maintains the existing position regarding such references.
