The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009

8.—(1) The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 22—

(a)in paragraph (6)—

(i)after sub-paragraph (g), insert—

“(h)in an appeal against an agricultural product or foodstuff decision, within 28 days beginning with the day on which notice of the decision is published by the Secretary of State under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs as incorporated into domestic law by section 3(1) of the EUWA;

(i)in an appeal against an aromatised wine decision, within 28 days beginning with the day on which on which notice of the decision is published by the Secretary of State under Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products as incorporated into domestic law by section 3(1) of the EUWA;”;

(ii)after sub-paragraph (j) insert—

“(k)in an appeal against a spirit drink decision, within 28 days beginning with the day on which notice of the decision is published by the Secretary of State under Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages(2) as incorporated into domestic law by section 3(1) of the EUWA;

(l)in an appeal against a traditional term wine decision, within 28 days beginning with the day on which notice of the decision is published by the Secretary of State under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation as incorporated into domestic law by section 3(1) of the EUWA.”.

(b)after paragraph (6) insert—

“(7) In this rule—

“agricultural product or foodstuff decision” means a decision of the Secretary of State specified in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of Annex 1B to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3);

“aromatised wine decision” means a decision of the Secretary of State specified in column 1 of the table in Annex 2B to Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4);

“EUWA” means the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;

“spirit drink decision” means a decision of the Secretary of State specified in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of Annex 2 to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5);

“traditional term wine decision” means a decision of the Secretary of State specified in column 1 of the table in Annex A2 to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33(6).”.