1.Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 is amended as follows:
Article 2 is amended as follows:
point (d) is replaced by the following:
“border inspection post” means a border control post as defined in Article 3(38) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (^{2});
point (f) is replaced the following:
“competent authority” means competent authorities as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625’;
point (i) is replaced by the following:
“exit point” means an exit point as defined in Article 3(39) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625’;
point (p) is replaced by the following:
“official veterinarian” means an official veterinarian as defined in Article 3(32) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625’.
Articles 14, 15, 16 and 21, Article 22(2), and Articles 23, 24 and 26 are deleted.
Article 27 is amended as follows:
paragraph 1 is deleted;
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 31 August each year an annual report for the previous year on the inspections carried by the competent authority to verify compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. The report shall be accompanied by an analysis of the major deficiencies detected and an action plan to address them.’;
Article 28 is deleted.
2.Articles 14, 15, 16 and 21, Article 22(2), and Articles 23, 24 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 shall continue to apply, instead of the corresponding provisions of this Regulation, until 14 December 2022 or an earlier date to be determined in the delegated act adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.
3.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 144 to amend this Regulation concerning the date referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. That date shall be the date of application of the corresponding rules to be established pursuant to the delegated or implementing acts provided for in Article 21.