Regulation 2 Amendments to the Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2013

(1)

The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2013^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), for regulation 2(2) substitute—

“(2)
In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“consumer information requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1)(a);

“the EU Regulations” means Regulation 1224/2009, Regulation 404/2011 and Regulation 1379/2013;

“Regulation 1224/2009” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy^f2;

“Regulation 404/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy^f3;

“Regulation 1379/2013” means Regulation (EU) No. 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products^f4; and

“traceability requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1)(b).”.

(3)

In regulation 3 (consumer information and traceability requirements)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(a) omit “(4), (5),”;

(b)

for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

“(a)
a requirement specified in any of the following Articles of Regulation 1379/2013—

(i)
Article 35 (mandatory information) as read with Article 38 (indication of the catch or production area); and

(ii)
Article 39(3) or (4) (additional voluntary information) as read with paragraph (1) of that Article; and”;

(c)

in paragraph (3) omit “and Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011” and substitute “, Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011 and Articles 35(1)(c) and 38 of Regulation 1379/2013”;

(d)

omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and

(e)

for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6)
The requirements referred to in paragraph (2)(a) do not apply in circumstances described in Article 35(4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with Article 58(8) (traceability) of Regulation 1224/2009, where the sale does not exceed the sterling equivalent of 50 euros per day.”.

(4)

In regulation 5(4) for “Article 8 of Regulation 2065/2001 (traceability and control)” substitute “Article 58 of Regulation 1224/2009 (traceability)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2013/256.
f2: OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p.1 as amended by OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.1.
f3: OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p.1, as amended by OJ L 328, 10.12.2011, p.58.
f4: OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.1.