Regulation 39 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings

In Article 2—

(a)

in paragraph 1

(i)

omit “Community” the first time it occurs;

(ii)

for “Community” substitute “domestic” the second time it occurs;

(iii)

for the second sentence substitute “The domestic list is to be updated by the appropriate authority.”;

(iv)

omit the third sentence;

(b)

in paragraph 2 for “Community” substitute “domestic” each place it occurs;

(c)

after paragraph 2 add—

“3.

“Authority” means—

(a)
as regards England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Food Standards Agency;

(b)
as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;

4.

“prescribe”, means prescribe by regulations;

5.

“appropriate authority” means—

(a)
in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)
in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(d)
in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland devolved authority;

6.

“Regulation 234/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 234/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings;

7.

“Northern Ireland devolved authority” means the Department of Health.”.