{"value":{"id":1228005,"askingMemberId":924,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-07-27T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-08-10T00:00:00","uin":"HL7378","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to require that all consignments of EU wine over 100 litres brought into the UK from 1 January 2021 are accompanied by both a stamp from a 'competent authority' and an analysis from an accredited laboratory; and, if so, to define what is a 'competent authority' in the context of EU VI-1 forms.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4062,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-08-10T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 retains the existing requirements for consignments of third country wine, consisting of 100 litres and over, to be accompanied by a VI-1 document. This will apply to wine from EU Member States from 1 January 2021. Along with consignments of less than 100 litres, other exemptions include personal imports or wine intended for trade shows.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the exporting country to provide the details of its designated competent authority and authorised laboratories.</p><p> </p><p>As VI-1 analysis is required to be carried out by the country of origin prior to wine entering Great Britain, we have not made any estimated cost for this analysis.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Wines: Imports","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1228005","method":"GET"}]}