The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018

E+W

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 806 (W. 162)

Agriculture, Wales

Food, Wales

The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Made

2 July 2018

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

4 July 2018

Coming into force

26 July 2018

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by—

(a)

except regulations 4, 26 and 29, to the extent that regulation 29 as read with Schedule 3 revokes the Beef Bones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 1999 and the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Butchers' Shops) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) F1;

(b)

in relation to regulations 8(4)(b), 11(6)(a), 13(2), 21 and 26, paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act F2;

(c)

in relation to regulations 4, 26 and 29, to the extent that regulation 29 as read with Schedule 3 revokes the Beef Bones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 1999 and the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Butchers' Shops) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000, sections 16(1)(a) and 48(1)(c) of the Food Safety Act 1990 F3.

The Welsh Ministers have been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to—

(a)

the control and regulation of the deliberate release, placing on the market and transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms F4;

(b)

measures in respect of food (including drink) including the primary production of food and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals F5;

(c)

measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health F6;

(d)

measures in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union F7.

As set out above, these Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for particular references to the specified Annexes to the following EU instruments to be construed as references to those Annexes as amended from time to time—

(a)

Annex I or II to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods F8;

(b)

the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives F9;

(c)

Annex I to Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast) F10;

(d)

Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food F11;

(e)

the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 579/2014 F12.

So far as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, in accordance with section 48(4A) F13 of the Food Safety Act 1990, the Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency before making these Regulations.

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations 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 F14.

F11972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

F2Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and was amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388.

F31990 c. 16. Sections 16(1)(a) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).

F4S.I. 2003/2901. The functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by this designation are transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

F5S.I. 2005/1971. The functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by this designation are transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006.

F8OJ No L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 26, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1203 (OJ No L 173, 6.7.2017, p. 9).

F9OJ No L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/682 (OJ No L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 5).

F10OJ No L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 3, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/1855 (OJ No L 284, 20.10.2016, p. 19).

F11OJ No L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 (OJ No L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 35).

F12OJ No L 160, 29.5.2014, p. 14, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/238 (OJ No L 45, 20.2.2016, p. 1).

F13Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

F14OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/228 (OJ No L 35, 10.2.2017, p. 10).

PART 1 E+WIntroduction

Title, application and commencementE+W

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 26 July 2018.

PART 2 E+WAmendments to food and feed-related subordinate legislation

The Food (Lot Marking) Regulations 1996E+W

2.  In regulation 4 of the Food (Lot Marking) Regulations 1996 F15, omit paragraph (f).

F15S.I. 1996/1502, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

The Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations 1997E+W

3.  In regulation 3(f) of the Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations 1997 F16, for “2(1)(a)” substitute “ 2(1) ”.

F16S.I. 1997/2182, amended by S.I. 2016/639 (W. 175); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998E+W

4.—(1) The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 F17 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a)omit the definition of “flour treatment agent”;

(b)in the definition of “food additive”, for “the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995” substitute “ Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives F18.

F17S.I. 1998/141, amended by S.I. 1999/1136 and S.I. 2014/2303 (W. 227); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

F18OJ No L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/682 (OJ No L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 5).

The Medical Food (Wales) Regulations 2000E+W

5.  In regulation 2 of the Medical Food (Wales) Regulations 2000 F19, for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—

the Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb”) means Commission Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes F20, as last amended by Commission Directive 2013/26/EU F21;.

F19S.I. 2000/1866 (W. 125), amended by S.I. 2007/3573 (W. 316) and S.I. 2008/2602 (W. 228); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

F20OJ No L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 29.

F21OJ No L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 376.

The Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts (Wales) Regulations 2001E+W

6.—(1) The Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts (Wales) Regulations 2001 F22 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7(3), for the words from “paragraphs 1 and 2” to “human consumption” substitute “ Annex 3 to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules F23.

(3) Omit regulation 8.

F22S.I. 2001/1440 (W. 102), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F23OJ No L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 (OJ No L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4).

The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Wales) Regulations 2003E+W

7.—(1) The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Wales) Regulations 2003 F24 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), omit the definitions of “EEA Agreement” and “EEA State”.

(3) In regulation 7(2)(a), for “the 1996 Regulations”, substitute “ Article 9(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 F25.

(4) Omit regulation 12.

F24S.I. 2003/3037 (W. 285), amended by S.I. 2005/3254 (W. 247) and S.I. 2014/2303 (W. 227).

F25OJ No L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1) and as corrected by the Corrigenda set out in OJ No L 247, 13.9.2012, p. 17 and OJ No L 266, 30.9.2016, p. 7.

The Specified Sugar Products (Wales) Regulations 2003E+W

8.—(1) The Specified Sugar Products (Wales) Regulations 2003 F26 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit the definitions of “EEA Agreement” and “EEA State”.

(3) Omit regulation 11.

(4) In Schedule 1—

(a)in the table—

(i)in entry 5, in column 2, in sub-paragraph (c), for “paragraph 4” substitute “ paragraph 3 ”;

(ii)in entry 11, in column 2, for “paragraph (2)” substitute “ paragraph 3 ”;

(b)in note 7—

(i)for “Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast)” substitute “ Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast) as Annex I to which is amended from time to time F27;

(ii)for “Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives” substitute “ Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives as the Annexes to which are amended from time to time F28.

F26S.I. 2003/3047 (W. 290), amended by S.I. 2005/3254 (W. 247); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

F27OJ No L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 3, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/1855 (OJ No L 284, 20.10.2016, p. 19).

F28OJ No L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/682 (OJ No L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 5).

The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Wales) Regulations 2004E+W

9.  In regulation 2(1) of the Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Wales) Regulations 2004 F29, omit the definitions of “EEA Agreement” and “EEA State”.

F29S.I. 2004/314 (W. 32), amended by S.I. 2005/3254 (W. 247); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

The Genetically Modified Food (Wales) Regulations 2004E+W

10.  In the Genetically Modified Food (Wales) Regulations 2004 F30, omit regulation 9.

F30S.I. 2004/3220 (W. 276), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006E+W

F3111.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Wales) Regulations 2007E+W

12.—(1) The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Wales) Regulations 2007 F32 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)for the definition of “the 2006 Regulations” substitute—

the 2009 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2009”) means the Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009 F33;;

(ii)in the definition of “Regulation 882/2004”, omit paragraph (c);

(b)in paragraph (3)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “the 2006 Regulations” substitute “ the 2009 Regulations ”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006” substitute “ the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 F34.

(3) In regulation 9—

(a)in each place it occurs, for “the 2006 Regulations” substitute “ the 2009 Regulations ”;

(b)in paragraph (3)—

(i)for “41 to 43” substitute “ 45 to 47 ”;

(ii)for “45 and 46” substitute “ 49 and 50 ”.

(4) Omit regulation 20.

F32S.I. 2007/196 (W. 15), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F33S.I. 2009/3376 (W. 298).

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Wales) Regulations 2007E+W

13.—(1) The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Wales) Regulations 2007 F35 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “the EC Regulation” substitute—

the EC Regulation” (“y Rheoliad CE”) means Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods, as Annex I or II to which is amended from time to time F36.

(3) In regulation 4(1), for “Subject to the transitional measures contained in Article 18 (relating to foods placed on the market before 1 July 2007), any” substitute “ Any ”.

F35S.I. 2007/1984 (W. 165), amended by S.I. 2010/2069 (W. 191); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

F36OJ No L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 26, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1203 (OJ No L 173, 6.7.2017, p. 9).

The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2007E+W

14.—(1) The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2007 F37 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)in the definition beginning with “Directive 2004/41”—

(aa)for “, “Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”)” substitute “and “Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”)”;

(bb)omit “and “Regulation 2076/2005” (“Rheoliad 2076/2005”);

(ii)in the definition of “third country import”, for “a charge is payable under regulation 54 of the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007” substitute “ Part 3 of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 F38 applies ”;

(b)in paragraph (2)(a), omit “or 7”.

(3) In the Schedule—

(a)in the definition of “Regulation 853/2004”, for “, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005” substitute “ and Regulation 2074/2005 ”;

(b)for the definition of “Regulation 854/2004”, substitute—

Regulation 854/2004” (“Rheoliad 854/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption F39 as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2015/1375;;

(c)in the definition of “Regulation 882/2004”, omit “and Regulation 2076/2005”;

(d)for the definition of “Regulation 2074/2005”, substitute—

Regulation 2074/2005” (“Rheoliad 2074/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004 F40;

(e)for the definition of “Regulation 2075/2005”, substitute—

Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat F41.;

(f)omit the definition of “Regulation 2076/2005”.

F37S.I. 2007/3462 (W. 307), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F38S.I. 2011/2379 (W. 252).

F39OJ No L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2285 (OJ No L 323, 9.12.2015, p. 2).

F40OJ No L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27, as corrected by the Corrigendum set out in OJ No L 214, 9.8.2013, p. 11 and as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1973 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls on fishery products caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and introduced into Union after being transferred in third countries and establishing a model health certificate for those products (OJ No L 281, 31.10.2017, p. 21).

F41OJ No L 212, 11.8.2015, p. 7.

The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (Wales) Regulations 2007E+W

15.—(1) The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (Wales) Regulations 2007 F42 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)for the definition of “Directive 89/108” substitute—

Directive 89/108” (“Cyfarwyddeb 89/108”) means Council Directive 89/108/EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption F43;;

(ii)for the definition of “food authority” substitute—

food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) has the meaning it bears by virtue of section 5(1A) of the Act;;

(b)in paragraph (3)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “or 7”;

(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (a), insert “ or ”;

(iii)at the end of sub-paragraph (b), omit “or”;

(iv)omit sub-paragraph (c).

(3) In regulation 9, omit paragraph (3).

(4) Omit Schedule 3.

F42S.I. 2007/389 (W. 40), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F43OJ No L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 34, as last amended by Council Directive 2013/20/EU (OJ No L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 234).

The Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) Regulations 2008E+W

16.  In the Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) Regulations 2008 F44, omit regulation 8.

F44S.I. 2008/1080 (W. 114), amended by S.I. 2013/1653 (W. 154); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Wales) Regulations 2008E+W

17.—(1) The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Wales) Regulations 2008 F45 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 3—

(a)in paragraph 1(a), omit the words from “or article 4” to “legible”;

(b)in paragraph 3, omit sub-paragraph (a) (together with the final “or”).

F45S.I. 2008/1275 (W. 132), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009E+W

18.—(1) The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009 F46 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), in the definition beginning with “Directive 2004/41”, for “, “Regulation 211/2013” (“Rheoliad 211/2013”) and “Regulation 702/2013” (“Rheoliad 702/2013”)” substitute “ and “Regulation 211/2013” (“Rheoliad 211/2013”)”.

(3) In regulation 22, in the definition of “product”, for “Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC” substitute “ Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC F47.

(4) In Schedule 1—

(a)in the definition of “Regulation 882/2004”, for “, Regulation 669/2009 and Regulation 702/2013 (“Rheoliad 702/2013”)” substitute “ and Regulation 669/2009 ”;

(b)omit the definition of “Regulation 702/2013”.

(5) In Schedule 3, in the definition of “relevant food law”, in paragraph (a)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (iii), for “Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed” substitute “ Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs F48;

(b)in sub-paragraph (iv), for “Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs” substitute “ Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs ”;

(c)for sub-paragraph (vi) substitute—

(vi)the regulation of beef and veal labelling under the Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2011 F49,;

(d)for sub-paragraph (vii) substitute—

(vii)the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin under the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 F50, with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 32(3)(b) of those Regulations by the Agency,.

F46S.I. 2009/3376 (W. 298), amended by S.I. 2014/2714 (W. 271); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

F47OJ No L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1196 (OJ No L 197, 22.7.2016, p. 10).

F48OJ No L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1, as corrected by the Corrigendum set out in OJ No L 55, 27.2.2013, p. 27.

F49S.I. 2011/991 (W. 145), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F50S.I. 2011/2379 (W. 252), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2009E+W

19.—(1) The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2009 F51 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), in the definition beginning with “Directive 2004/41”, for “, “Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”) and “Regulation 2076/2005” (“Rheoliad 2076/2005”)” substitute “and “Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”)”.

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a)in the definition of “Regulation 853/2004”, for “, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005” substitute “ and Regulation 2074/2005 ”;

(b)in the definition of “Regulation 854/2004”, for “, Regulation 2075/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005” substitute “ and Regulation 2015/1375 ”;

(c)in the definition of “Regulation 882/2004”, omit “and Regulation 2076/2005”;

(d)for the definition of “Regulation 2075/2005”, substitute—

Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat F52.;

(e)omit the definition of “Regulation 2076/2005”.

F51S.I. 2009/1557 (W. 152), amended by S.I. 2014/2714 (W. 271); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

F52OJ No L 212, 11.8.2015, p. 7.

The Food Irradiation (Wales) Regulations 2009E+W

20.—(1) The Food Irradiation (Wales) Regulations 2009 F53 are amended as follows.

(2) For Schedule 3, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) For Schedule 4, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

F53S.I. 2009/1795 (W. 162), amended by S.I. 2010/2289 (W. 201); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 2011E+W

21.  In regulation 8(2)(d)(ii) of the Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 2011 F54, for “Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food” substitute “ Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food F55 as Annex I to which is amended from time to time ”.

F54S.I. 2011/1605 (W. 186).

F55OJ No L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 (OJ No L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 35).

The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012E+W

22.—(1) The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 F56 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 13, for “In this Part and in Schedule 1 any reference” substitute “ Except in regulation 14(1), any reference in this Part and in Schedule 1 ”.

(3) In regulation 14(1), for “Article 22(4) and (5) and Article 23,” substitute “ Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1282/2011 F57, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1183/2012 F58, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 202/2014 F59, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/174 F60, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 F61, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/752 F62, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/79 F63 and Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 F64, ”.

(4) In regulation 16(2), for “Subject to Article 6(1), (2) and (4) (transitional provisions), no” substitute “ No ”.

(5) Omit regulations 28 and 29.

F56S.I. 2012/2705 (W. 291), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F57Commission Regulation (EU) No 1282/2011 amending and correcting Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 328, 10.12.2011, p. 22). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles which were lawfully placed on the market before 1 January 2012 and which did not comply with Regulation 1282/2011 (which amended Annex I to Regulation 10/2011) may continue to be placed on the market until 1 January 2013 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F58Commission Regulation (EU) No 1183/2012 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 338, 12.12.2012, p. 11). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles which were lawfully placed on the market before 1 January 2013 and which did not comply with Regulation 1183/2012 (which amended Annex I to Regulation 10/2011) may continue to be placed on the market until 1 January 2014 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F59Commission Regulation (EU) No 202/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 62, 4.3.2014, p. 13). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles which were lawfully placed on the market before 24 March 2014 and which did not comply with Regulation 202/2014 (which amended Annex I to Regulation 10/2011) may continue to be placed on the market until 24 March 2015 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F60Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/174 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 30, 6.2.2015, p. 2). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles complying with requirements of Regulation 10/2011 as applicable before 26 February 2015 may be placed on the market until 26 February 2016 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F61Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 230, 25.8.2016, p. 22). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles complying with Regulation 10/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of Regulation 2016/1416 on 14 September 2016 may be placed on the market until 14 September 2017 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F62Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/752 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 113, 29.4.2017, p. 18). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles complying with Regulation 10/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of Regulation 2017/752 on 19 May 2017 may be placed on the market until 19 May 2018 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F63Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/79 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 14, 19.1.2018, p. 31). Article 2 provides that plastic materials and articles complying with Regulation 10/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of Regulation 2018/79 on 8 February 2018 may be placed on the market until 8 February 2019 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

F64Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ No L 140, 6.6.2018, p. 35). Article 6 provides that plastic materials and articles complying with Regulation 10/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of Regulation 2018/831 on 26 June 2018 may be placed on the market until 26 June 2019 and may remain on the market after that date until the exhaustion of stocks.

The Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2013E+W

23.—(1) The Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2013 F65 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a)in paragraph (1), omit the definitions of “Directive 76/621”, “Directive 80/891”, “Regulation 629/2008” and “Regulation 165/2010”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)omit “Directive 76/621, Directive 80/891,”;

(ii)omit “Directive or”;

(c)in paragraph (3)—

(i)omit “Directive 76/621, Directive 80/891,”;

(ii)omit “Directives or”;

(d)in paragraph (4)(a), omit “or 7”.

(3) Omit regulations 3 and 4.

(4) In regulation 5—

(a)for paragraph (1) substitute—

(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the EU provisions specified in paragraph (2) is guilty of an offence.;

(b)after paragraph (2) insert—

(3) The level of erucic acid in a food must be determined according to sampling methods, and methods of analysis that meet the performance criteria, set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/705 laying down methods of sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of erucic acid in foodstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 80/891/EEC F66.

(5) In regulation 6, omit “regulation 4(3) or”.

(6) In regulation 8—

(a)in paragraph (1)(c)(i), omit “4(3) or”;

(b)in paragraph (2), in the application and modification of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990, omit “4(1) or”.

F65S.I. 2013/2493 (W. 242), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F66OJ No L 113, 1.5.2015, p. 29.

The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Wales) Regulations 2013E+W

24.  In regulation 8(1)(b) of the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Wales) Regulations 2013 F67, for “(1), (3) or (4)” substitute “ (1) ”.

F67S.I. 2013/2591 (W. 255), to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.

The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Wales) Regulations 2013E+W

25.—(1) The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Wales) Regulations 2013 F68 are amended as follows.

(2) Omit regulation 22.

(3) In Schedule 7, in Part 1—

(a)in paragraph 1, for “juice” substitute “ product ”;

(b)in paragraph 2, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “juices” substitute “ products ”.

(4) In Schedule 9, after paragraph 9 insert—

10.  Plant proteins for clarification from—

(a)wheat,

(b)peas,

(c)potatoes, or

(d)any combination of them.

F68S.I. 2013/2750 (W. 267), to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.

The Products Containing Meat etc. (Wales) Regulations 2014E+W

26.  In Schedule 1 to the Products Containing Meat etc. (Wales) Regulations 2014 F69, in the definition of “curing salt”, in paragraph (c), for “Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives” substitute “ Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives F70 as the Annexes to which are amended from time to time ”.

F69S.I. 2014/3087 (W. 308).

F70OJ No L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/682 (OJ No L 116, 7.5.2018, p. 5).

The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016E+W

27.  In regulation 12 of the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016 F71, for “Subject to the transitional provisions contained in Article 32, a” substitute “ A ”.

F71S.I. 2016/386 (W. 120).

The Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2016E+W

28.—(1) The Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2016 F72 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a)for the definition of “Regulation 882/2004” substitute—

Regulation 882/2004” (“Rheoliad 882/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules F73;;

(b)for the definition of “Regulation 767/2009” substitute—

Regulation 767/2009” (“Rheoliad 767/2009”) means Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC F74;.

(3) In regulation 4(2)(a), for “2(e)” substitute “ 2(f) ”.

F72S.I. 2016/387 (W. 121), to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.

F73OJ No L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/455 (OJ No L 77, 20.3.2018, p. 4).

F74OJ No L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2279 (OJ No L 328, 12.12.2017, p. 3).

PART 3 E+WRevocations

29.  The Regulations listed in Schedule 3 are revoked.

Vaughan Gething

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

Regulation 20(2)

SCHEDULE 1E+WSCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 3 TO THE FOOD IRRADIATION (WALES) REGULATIONS 2009

Regulations 3(1)and 5(1)(b)(i)

SCHEDULE 3E+WLIST OF APPROVED FACILITIES IN MEMBER STATES

Official reference number Name and address
2110/91/0004

Sterigenics SA

Zoning Industriel

6220 Fleurus

Belgium

01/23.05.2008

Bulgamma, Sopharma Ltd

Iliensko Shosse 16

Sofia

Bulgaria

2/26.10.2010

GITAVA Ltd ‘Kalina’

Town of Stamboliyski

Hristo Botev str.

Municipality Stamboliyski

Plovdiv district

Bulgaria

IR-02-CZ

Bioster a.s.

Tejny 621

664 71 Veverská Bítýška

Czech Republic

SN 01

Synergy Health Radeberg GmbH

Juri—Gagarin Strasse 15

01454 Radeberg

Germany

BY FS 01/2001

Synergy Health Allershausen GmbH

Kesselbodenstrasse 7

85391 Allershausen

Germany

NRW-GM 01 and NRW-GM 02

BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG

Fritz-Kotz-Str.16

51674 Wiehl

Germany

D-BW-X-01

Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG

John-Deere-Strasse 3

76646 Bruchsal

Germany

2835

Scandinavian Clinics Estonia OÜ

Kurvi tee 406a,

Alliku kula,

76403 Saue vald,

Harjumaa

Estonia

5.00001/CU

Ionmed Esterilización, SA

C/Rocinante, Parc.50

(Polg. Ind. Tarancón)

16400 Tarancón (Cuenca)

Spain

5.00002/B

Aerogamma S.L.

Carretera Granollers a Cardeneu, Km. 3.5

08520 Les Franqueses del Vallés (Barcelona)

Spain

5.00005/SO

Mevion Technology, S.L.

Avda. De España, 1

Pol. Industrial Emiliano Revilla,

42110 Ólvega (Soria)

Spain

13055 F

Synergy Health

Rue Jean Queillau Marché des Arnavaux

13014 Marseille Cedex 14

France

72 264 F

Ionisos SA

Zone industrielle de l'Aubrée

72300 Sablé-sur-Sarthe

France

85 182 F

Ionisos SA

Zone industrielle Montifaud

85700 Pouzauges

France

01 142 F

Ionisos SA

Zone Industrielle les Chartinières

01120 Dagneux

France

10 093 F

Ionisos SA

Zone Industrielle

10500 Chaumesnil

France

541-02/03-IRB16-1

Institut Ruder Bošković,

Bijenička 54,

10 000 Zagreb,

Croatia

EU-AIF-04-2002

AGROSTER Besugárzó Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság

Budapest

Jászberényi út 5

1106

Hungary

RAD 1/04 IT

Gammarad Italia SPA

Via Marzabotto 4

Minerbio (BO)

Italy

GZB/VVB-991393 Ede

Synergy Health

Morsestraat 3

6716AH Ede

Netherlands

GZB/VVB-991393 Etten-Leur

Synergy Health

Soevereinsestraat 2

4879 NN Etten-Leur

Netherlands

GIS-HZ-4434-W.-2/MR/03

Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry

Technical University of Lodz

15 Wróblewskiego Str.

39-590 Łódź

Poland

GIS-HZ-4434-W.-3/MR/03

Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

16 Dorodna Str.

03-195 Warsaw

Poland

RG016/2008

Multipurpose Irradiation Facility

IRASM Technological Irradiations Department

Horia Hulubei

National Institute for Research and Development of Physics and Nuclear Engineering

Atomiştilor Str. No. 407

PO Box MG-6

Măgurele. Ilfov County

Romania

EW/04

Synergy Health

Moray Road

Elgin Industrial Estate

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN2 8XS

United Kingdom.

Regulation 20(3)

SCHEDULE 2E+WSCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 4 TO THE FOOD IRRADIATION (WALES) REGULATIONS 2009

Regulation 5(1)(b)(ii)

SCHEDULE 4E+WLIST OF FACILITIES IN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION

Official reference number Name and address
EU-AIF 01-2002

HEPRO Cape (Pty) Ltd

6 Ferrule Avenue

Montague Gardens

Milnerton 7441

Western Cape

Republic of South Africa

EU-AIF 02-2002

Gammaster South Africa (Pty) Ltd

PO Box 3219

5 Waterpas Street

Isando Extension 3

Kempton Park 1620

Johannesburg

Republic of South Africa

EU-AIF 03-2002

Gamwave (Pty) Ltd

PO Box 26406

Isipingo Beach

Durban 4115

Kwazulu-Natal

Republic of South Africa

EU-AIF 05-2004

Gamma-Pak As

Yünsa Yolu N: 4 0SB

Cerkezköy/TEKIRDAG

TR-59500

Turkey

EU-AIF 06-2004

Studer Ag Werk Hard

Hogenweidstrasse 2

Däniken

CH-4658

Switzerland

EU-AIF 07-2006

Thai Irradiation Centre

Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology

(Public Organisation)

37 Moo 3, TECHNOPOLIS

Klong 5, Klong Luang

Pathumthani 12120

Thailand

EU-AIF 08-2006

Synergy Health (Thailand) Ltd

700/465 Amata Nakorn Industrial

Moo 7, Tambon Donhuaroh,

Amphur Muang,

Chonburi 20000

Thailand

EU-AIF 09-2010

Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology

Department of Atomic Energy

BRIT/BARC Vashi Complex

Sector 20, Vashi

Navi Mumbai – 400 705 (Maharashtra)

India

EU-AIF 10-2010

Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology

ISOMED

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

South Site Gate, Refinery Road

Next to TATA Power Station, Trombay

Mumbai – 400 085 (Maharashtra)

India

EU-AIF 11-2010

Microtrol Sterilisation Services Pvt. Ltd

Plot No. 14 Bommasandra- Jigani Link Road Industrial Area

KIADB, Off Hosur Road

Hennagarra Post

Bengalooru – 562 106 (Karnataka)

India.

Regulation 29

SCHEDULE 3E+WREGULATIONS REVOKED

Title SI Number
The Beef Bones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 1999 1999/3464 (W. 52)
The Dairy Products (Hygiene) (Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/1738 (W. 121)
The Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/1799 (W. 124)
The Meat Products (Hygiene) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/1885 (W. 131)
The Meat (Disease Control) (Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/2257 (W. 150)
The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Butchers' Shops) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/3341 (W. 219)
The Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No.2) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/3388 (W. 225)
The Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1302 (W. 79)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1508 (W. 105)
The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1660 (W. 119)
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1690 (W. 120)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1740 (W. 123)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1787 (W. 128)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/1802 (W. 131)
The Meat (Enhanced Enforcement Powers) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/2198 (W. 158)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 2001/2627 (W. 216)
The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/2679 (W. 220)
The Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001 2001/3831 (W. 317)
The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/47 (W. 6)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Preparations and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/129 (W. 17)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/329 (W. 42)
The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/330 (W. 43)
The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/430 (W. 52)
The Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/1476 (W. 148)
The Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/1728 (W. 162)
The Food and Animal Feedingstuffs (Products of Animal Origin from China) (Emergency Control) (Wales) Regulations 2002 2002/1798 (W. 173)
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 2002/3011 (W. 283)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/945 (W. 126)
The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/1713 (W. 181)
The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/3042 (W. 287)
The Food (Emergency Control) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004/245 (W. 24)
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004/313 (W. 31)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004/554 (W. 57)
The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2004/1012 (W. 109)
The Food (Jelly Confectionery) (Emergency Control) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2004/1262 (W. 134)
The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004/1509 (W. 158)
The Food (Emergency Control) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 2004/1804 (W. 192)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/259 (W. 25)
The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/363 (W. 30)
The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/1156 (W. 73)
The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/1310 (W. 92)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/1311 (W. 93)
The Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/1628 (W. 122)
The Food Labelling (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 2005/3236 (W. 241)
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/767 (W. 74)
The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/2128 (W. 198)
The Rice Products (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/2969 (W. 268)
The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/116 (W. 7)
The Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 2007/579 (W. 51)
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/1710 (W. 148)
The Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/1835 (W. 159)
The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 2008/138 (W. 20)
The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/390 (W. 40)
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/392 (W. 41)
The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 2009/1088 (W. 96)
The Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009 2009/1092 (W. 97)
The Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/2201 (W. 186)
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/3105 (W. 271)
The Contaminants in Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/2939 (W. 256)
The Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009 2009/3378 (W. 300)
The Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 2010/1069 (W. 100)
The Flavourings in Food (Wales) Regulations 2010 2010/2922 (W. 243)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments in relation to Wales to a number of pieces of secondary legislation relating to food and feed.

Regulation 11 amends the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/32 (W. 5)) to amend the definition of Regulation (EC) 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ No L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1) so as to require that Regulation to be read with new Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/2158 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food (OJ No L 304, 21.11.2017, p. 24).

Regulation 25 amends the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2750 (W. 267)) to implement Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1040/2014 amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption to adapt its Annex I to technical progress (OJ No L 288, 2.10.2014, p. 1). This allows plant proteins from wheat, peas and potatoes to be used for the clarification of products to which the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Wales) Regulations 2013 apply.

These Regulations make other miscellaneous minor amendments to legislation relating to food and feed, in particular amending out of date references to domestic legislation and to EU instruments.

The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.