The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Substitution of regulation 2(5)

6.  For regulation 2(5) substitute—

“(5) In section 2B (meaning of “importing licensee”, “third country premises” etc)—

(a) in subsection (2)(b) omit “into the United Kingdom”;

(b) for subsections (4), (5) and (6) substitute—

“(4) “Third country” means—

(a) in relation to the import of qualifying gametes or embryos into, or the export of qualifying gametes or embryos from, Great Britain, a country other than the United Kingdom,

(b) in relation to the import of qualifying gametes or embryos into Northern Ireland, a country other than Northern Ireland or an EEA state, and

(c) in relation to the export of qualifying gametes or embryos from Northern Ireland, a country other than the United Kingdom or an EEA state.

(5) Premises are “third country premises” if—

(a) in relation to Great Britain—

(i) they are in a country other than the United Kingdom, and

(ii) they are premises in or from which a third country supplier, or a person providing services to a third country supplier, procures, tests, processes, stores, distributes or exports qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Great Britain, and

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland—

(i) they are in a country other than Northern Ireland or an EEA state, and

(ii) they are premises in or from which a third country supplier, or a person providing services to a third country supplier, procures, tests, processes, stores, distributes or exports qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Northern Ireland.

(6) “Third country supplier” means—

(a) in relation to qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Great Britain, a person in a country other than the United Kingdom who has an agreement with an importing licensee for exporting such gametes or embryos into Great Britain, and

(b) in relation to qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Northern Ireland, a person in a country other than Northern Ireland or an EEA state who has an agreement with an importing licensee for exporting such gametes or embryos into Northern Ireland.”.”.