2004 No. 2558 (W.229)
The Food Labelling (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004
Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e) and (f), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 F1 and now vested in it F2, having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation both as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council F3 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 and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:
Functions formerly exercisable by “the Secretary of State” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28).
OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
Title, application and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Food Labelling (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004; they apply to Wales only and come into force on 30 September 2004.
Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 19962
The Food Labelling Regulations 1996 F4 are amended (in so far as they apply to Wales) in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
3
In regulation 2(1)
(interpretation), in the definition of “Directive 90/496” insert at the end the words “
, as amended by Commission Directive 2003/120/ECF5
”
.
4
In Part I of Schedule 7 (presentation of prescribed nutrition labelling), in paragraph 5 insert at the end the following sub-paragraph —
g
1 gram of salatrims shall be deemed to contribute 25kJ (6 kcal)
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 F6
1990 c. 16.