Introductory text

Food, Wales

Made 19 November 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 20 November 2014

Coming into force 13 December 2014

The Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 in relation to measures relating to food^f2 and in relation to the common agricultural policy^f3, and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)^f4, 17(2)^f5, 26(1)(a) and (3)^f6 and 48(1)^f7 of the Food Safety Act 1990^f8, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972^f9.

So far as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act^f10.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to the following Regulations to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time—

(a)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy^f11;

(b)

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^f12; and

(c)

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, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000^f13.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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^f14, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
f2: S.I. 2005/1971. Functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
f3: S.I. 2010/2690.
f4: Section 16(1) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).
f5: Section 17(2) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 and S.I. 2011/1043.
f6: Section 26(3) was partially repealed by section 40(4) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.
f7: Section 48(1) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.
f8: 1990 c. 16. Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers”, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the Food Standards Act 1999, and subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006.
f9: 1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.
f10: Section 48(4A) was inserted by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 21 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.
f11: OJ No L 343, 22.12.2009, p 1, as last amended by OJ No L 149, 20.5.2014, p 1.
f12: OJ No L 112, 30.4.2011, p 1.
f13: OJ No L 354, 28.12.2013, p 1, as amended by OJ No L 354, 28.12.2013, p 86.
f14: OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, as last amended by OJ No L 189, 27.06.2014, p 1.