EU Exit Briefings

Following discussions with AIC, Defra, DBT and HMRC have provided a guidance document for businesses based in Northern Ireland who may be handling Chinese lysine

AIC has provided a detailed member briefing, which updates members on current EU agriculture policy. This is split into two parts: 1) the EU Vision for Agriculture 2040 and 2) the ‘omnibus’ package to simplify sustainability policies.

As a benefit of AIC’s COCERAL membership, Members are reminded that they can sign up for weekly Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed updates.

With new import controls set to take effect from 31 January 2024, Defra is hosting a series of webinars this month to help businesses prepare for the changes.

The Government has published a list of commodities that will be subject to a suspension in duties, where they do not already qualify for a preferential rate of duty under an existing trade agreement.

The UK Government has published its new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), setting out new controls to put in place its border system. This briefing is a summary for feed Members.

The UK Government has published its new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), setting out new controls to put in place its border system. This briefing is a summary for seed Members.

A new commodity code search tool has been launched to help UK businesses trading animals and products of animal origin to understand trading rules with the EU and EFTA.

Members have a limited window to apply to the Government for suspensions to duties (tariffs) on imported goods. The application deadline is on 6 August 2023.

The EU Commission services has launched a new online EU register of feed additives, which will be of interest to Members trading in Northern Ireland Ireland and the EU.

The UK Government, together with Welsh and Scottish Governments, has announced its long awaited draft border "Target Operating Model".

This briefing sets out AIC's current understanding of the Windsor Framework and how it may apply to Members trading goods from GB to NI.

A political agreement had been reached to proceed with a revision of Decision 2002/994 to allow for imports of vitamin D3 from China to the EU for use in feed

The UK feed industry associations, AIC, BAFSAM, BETA and PFMA have launched a GB feed materials register website enabling businesses to notify the UK feed industry representative of the placing on the market of new feed materials

The government has stated that it is exploring an alternative transitional registration model for UK REACH following EU Exit.

The way Great Britain amends third country lists for imports of animals and animal products is changing.

Defra are consulting with industry on the design of a new Target Operating Model (TOM) for SPS imports from EU

FSA and FSS launch parallel consultations on amendments to Retained Regulation 2019/1793: Controls Applied to Imported Food and Feed not of Animal Origin