BIFA Kent & East Sussex - Regional Members' Meeting (Feb 2019)

Starts: Tue. 19 Feb 2019 at 09:30 AM

Venue: Ashford International Hotel, Simone Weil Ave, Ashford TN24 8UX - Map

Presentation by the DEFRA EU Exit Team who approached BIFA HQ for access to our members who are involved in food, plants & animals. Members will also get information on BIFA activity with HM Revenue and Customs and other Governmental/regulatory bodies at national level. Click title for more details.

09.30 to 10.00		Registration including teas and coffees
10.00 to 10.10		Welcome by Robert Windsor
10.10 to 13.00		Andrew Fiddy Stakeholder Engagement and Communications \| Exports and Imports, EU Exit \| Biosecurity and Food Projects Directorate Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs What will D1ND look like? What Regulations will apply? What will happen in places like Dover where there is no IT Infrastructure etc.? How will they be applied Short v Long Term Solutions e.g. training vets etc. What will happen to shipments arriving in EU before coming to UK? New INS system replacing Traces Relationship DEFRA v FSA v Port Health to be explained DEFRA contacts in regions for Regional Consultants to speak to
13.00 to 14.00		Lunch
14.00 to 14.10		Welcome by Robert Catt – Kent & East Sussex Chairman
14.10 to 14.15		Introductions
14.15 to 14.45		Richard Catt–John Mercer-Paul Newman-Report on Customs Policy Group meeting with HMRC on BREXIT planning
14.45 to 15.15		Richard Catt-John Mercer-Paul Newman- Report on Customs Policy Group meeting + CDS
15.15 to 15.25		Refreshment Break
15.25 to 15.45		Robert Windsor- Report on Surface Policy Group meeting
15.45 to 16.00		Tony Tutt- Border Force Dover
16.00 to 16.20		Tim Reardon-Port of Dover
16.20 to 16.40		John Keefe- Eurotunnel
16.40 to 17.00		Any other business

Prior notification to attend is needed so if you are interested contact your Consultant to BIFA, Paul Newman at paul@pnauk.com.