Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Friday, 4 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 September 2020. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Monday, 14 September 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Wines: Imports

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 26 June 2020 to Question 60861 and of 9 June 2020 to Question 54850 on Wine: Imports, which Government Department or agency will be responsible for keeping the list of (a) competent authorities, (b) authorised laboratories, and (c) the registration numbers of wine producers, and processors and single points of contact in each EU member state; and what steps that Department or agency has taken to collect the necessary information from its counterparts in EU member states.

Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be responsible for compiling and maintaining the information required for imports of wine into Great Britain. Under retained EU law, information verifying certification of wine imports is based on notifications received from the competent authorities of third countries. To date, no such information has been received from the EU or its Member States.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 85111
Session: 2019-21
Related items: Wines: Imports
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
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House of Commons; Wines: Imports
Friday, 26 June 2020
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Thursday, 17 December 2020
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Subjects: EU countries Imports Wines Brexit
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