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Agriculture, Wales

Made 15 November 2018

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 16 November 2018

Coming into force 7 December 2018

The Welsh Ministers are designated^f1 for the purposes of making regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to measures in respect of food (including drink) including the primary production of food.

The Welsh Ministers have carried out an open and transparent public 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 of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety^f3, and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2005/1971. By virtue of sections 59(1) and 162 of, and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.
f2: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
f3: OJ 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).