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Written question asked by Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 19 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2020. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Friday, 27 November 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Alcohols

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether licences from the Rural Payments Agency will be required for ethyl alcohol imported from the EU after the transition period.

Answer

Yes, under retained EU law, amended by the Import and Export Licences (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, any import of ethyl alcohol into the UK after the end of the transition period will need to be accompanied by an import licence issued by the Rural Payments Agency.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
118103
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Licensing Imports Rural Payments Agency Alcohols Brexit
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk