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2004 No. 2731 (W.238)

FOOD, WALES

The Food Safety (Act of Accession concerning the Czech Republic and other States) (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2004

  Made 19 October 2004 
  Coming into force 31 October 2004 

The National Assembly for Wales, being designated[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[2] in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety[3], makes the following Regulations:

Title, application and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Food Safety (Act of Accession concerning the Czech Republic and other States) (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2004, apply in relation to Wales only and come into force on 31 October 2004.

Amendment of the Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990
    
2.  - (1) Insofar as they apply in relation to Wales, the Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990[4] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

    (2) In regulation 5 (labelling of quick-frozen foodstuffs), insert at the end the following paragraph  - 

Amendment of the Egg Products Regulations 1993
     3.  - (1) Insofar as they apply in relation to Wales, the Egg Products Regulations 1993[7] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

    (2) In each of paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b)(iii) of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 (marking of egg products) substitute the following list of abbreviations for the existing list of abbreviations set out in each of those paragraphs: "CEE  -  EØF  -  EWG  -  EOK  -  EEC  -  EEG  -  ETY  -  EHS  -  EMÜ  -  EEK  -  EEB  -  EGK  -  KEE  -  EGS".

Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996
     4.  - (1) Insofar as they apply in relation to Wales, the Food Labelling Regulations 1996[8] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

    (2) In the definition of "Directive 2000/13" in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) insert the phrase "the Act of the European Community concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded" immediately before the words "and as read with".

Amendments to the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998
     5.  - (1) Insofar as they apply in relation to Wales, the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998[9] are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

    (2) In the first indent of paragraph 2(1) of Part I of Chapter VII of Schedule 3 (production and placing on the market conditions for fishery products) substitute the following list of abbreviations for the existing list of abbreviations set out in that indent: "B / CZ / DK / D / EE / EL / E / F / IRL / I / CY / LV / LT / L / HU / MT / NL / AT / PL / P / SI / SK / FI / SE / UK".

    (3) In the third indent of paragraph 2(1) of Part I of Chapter VII of Schedule 3 substitute the following list of abbreviations for the existing list of abbreviations set out in that indent: "CE  -  EC  -  EG  -  EK  -  EF  -  EY  -  ES  -  EÜ  -  KB  -  KE  -  WE".

Amendment of the Medical Food (Wales) Regulations 2000
     6.  - (1) The Medical Food (Wales) Regulations 2000[10] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

    (2) At the end of the definition of "the Directive" in regulation 2 (interpretation) insert the following text  - 

Amendment of the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Wales) Regulations 2003
     7.  - (1) The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Wales) Regulations 2003[11] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

    (2) At the end of regulation 8(b) insert the following text  - 



Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[12].


D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

19 October 2004



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


    
1. These Regulations make, in relation to Wales only, amendments to the food legislation specified below which are necessitated by amendments to the European Community food legislation implemented by those Regulations made by the Act of the European Community concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ No. L236, 23.9.2003, p.33) ("the Act").

    
2. The Regulations  - 

     3. A full regulatory appraisal has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.


Notes:

[1] S.I. 2003/2901.back

[2] 1972 c. 68.back

[3] OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.back

[4] S.I. 1990/2615, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back

[5] OJ No. L40, 11.2.89, p.34.back

[6] OJ No. L236, 23.9.2003, p.33.back

[7] S.I. 1993/1520, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back

[8] S.I. 1996/1499, amended by S.I. 2004/249 (W.26); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.back

[9] S.I. 1998/994, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back

[10] S.I. 2000/1866 (W.125).back

[11] S.I. 2003/3053 (W.291).back

[12] 1998 c.38.back



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