Last minute. Today, September 14, the UK government has decided a new postponement for the entry into force of certain BREXIT measures in relation to border control measures.
Some border controls scheduled to enter into force in October 2021 are postponed and a new calendar of dates is set. The measure taken today September 14 mainly affects the sanitary and phytosanitary requirements of:
- 1 January 2022.- The requirement for pre-notification of agri-food imports will be introduced on 1 January 2022 as opposed to 1 October 2021.
- 1 July 2022.- The new requirements for Export Health Certificates, which were due to be introduced on 1 October 2021, will now be introduced on 1 July 2022.
- 1 July 2022.- Phytosanitary Certificates and physical checks on SPS goods at Border Control Posts, due to be introduced on 1 January 2022, will now be introduced on 1 July 2022.
- 1 July 2022.- The requirement for Safety and Security declarations on imports will be introduced as of 1 July 2022 as opposed to 1 January 2022.
The timetable for the removal of the current easements in relation to full customs controls and the introduction of customs checks remains unchanged from the planned 1 January 2022.