2002 No. 129 (W.17)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Preparations and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2002
Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, being designatedF1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972F2 in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:
Title, application and commencement1
These Regulations are called the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Preparations and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2002; they apply to Wales and come into force on 26th January 2002.
Amendment to Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 19942
1
The Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994 F3 are amended in so far as they apply to Wales in accordance with this regulation.
2
For regulation 10(3) there is substituted—
3
Any person who sells for human consumption any meat product manufactured or re-wrapped in Great Britain shall ensure that it carries—
a
the British EC health mark; or
b
the circular mark referred to in Paragraph 3 of Part VI of Schedule 2 to these Regulations; or
c
the British national health mark,
in each case applied in accordance with Part VI of Schedule 2.
3
Regulation 10(4) is revoked.
4
For paragraphs 3A and 3B of Part VI of Schedule 2 there is substituted—
3A
1
Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 to 3 above, meat products containing meat from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates and made from fresh meat originating from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates slaughtered in Great Britain from 1st February 2001 to 23rd January 2002 or processed in Great Britain during that period shall be marked with a stamp consisting of a circular mark containing—
a
in the upper part the letters “GB”; and
b
in the lower part the meat product premises code.
2
Meat products referred to in paragraph (1) which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC or which have been subjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6 may be marked either in accordance with this paragraph or in accordance with paragraph 1 to 3 above.
3
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to fresh meat eligible for dispatch in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/172/EC, 2001/356/EC or 2001/740/EC.
Amendment to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 19953
1
The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 F4are amended in so far as they apply to Wales in accordance with this regulation.
2
For paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 there is substituted—
9
1
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 8 of this Schedule, fresh meat originating from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates slaughtered in Great Britain from 1st February 2001 to 23rd January 2002, and meat processed in Great Britain during that period which would otherwise have been marked in accordance with those paragraphs shall instead be marked with a stamp consisting of a circular mark with an outer diameter of 50 mm, with a line thickness of circle of 3 mm and containing—
a
in the upper part the letters “GB” 7 mm high, and
(b in the lower part the approval number of the premises 10 mm high.
2
Notwithstanding paragraph 6 of this Schedule, E129 Allura Red AC may not be used in a stamp applied under this paragraph.
3
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to fresh meat eligible for dispatch in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/172/EC, 2001/356/EC or 2001/740/EC.
Amendment of the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 19954
1
The Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 F5 are amended in so far as they apply to Wales in accordance with this regulation.
2
Paragraph (1B) of regulation 7 and paragraph (4B) of regulation 8 are revoked.
3
For paragraphs (5), (6), (7) and (8) of regulation 7 there is substituted—
5
No person shall affix the health mark to minced meat produced from fresh meat originating from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates slaughtered in Great Britain from 1st February 2001 to 23rd January 2002 or meat processed during that period unless it was fresh meat eligible for dispatch in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/172/EC, 2001/356/EC or 2001/740/EC.
4
For paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of regulation 8 there is substituted—
6
No person shall affix the health mark to any meat preparation produced from fresh meat originating from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates slaughtered in Great Britain from 1st February 2001 to 23rd January 2002 unless it was fresh meat eligible for dispatch in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/172/EC, 2001/356/EC or 2001/740/EC.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 F6
S. I. 1999/2788.