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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-additives-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2012/119",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Additives (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-additives-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Food Additives (Scotland) Regulations 2009",
  "text": "(1) The Food Additives (Scotland) Regulations 2009 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).\n(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) for the definition of “permitted colour” substitute—\n““permitted colour” means—\n(a)before 1st December 2012, any colour listed in Annex I to Directive 94/36 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that colour set out in Annex I to Commission Directive 2008/128/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs, as amended by Commission Directive 2011/3/EU amending Directive 2008/128/EC laying down specific purity criteria on colours for use in foodstuffs;\n(b)on or after 1st December 2012, any colour listed in Annex I to Directive 94/36 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that colour set out in the Annex to Regulation 231/2012;”;\n(b) for the definition of “permitted sweetener” substitute—\n““permitted sweetener” means—\n(a)before 1st December 2012—\n(i)any sweetener specified in the second column of the Annex to Directive 94/35 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener set out in Annex I to Commission Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs, as amended by Commission Directive 2010/37/EU amending Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria on sweeteners; or\n(ii)in the case of E960 steviol glycosides, a sweetener which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener set out in the Annex to Regulation 231/2012;\n(b)on or after 1st December 2012—\n(i)any sweetener specified in the second column of the Annex to Directive 94/35; or\n(ii)in the case of E960 steviol glycosides, a sweetener,\nwhich satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener set out in the Annex to Regulation 231/2012;”;\n(c) for the definition of “purity criteria”, in relation to a miscellaneous additive, substitute—\n““purity criteria”, in relation to a miscellaneous additive, means—\n(a)before 1st December 2012—\n(i)the specific purity criteria set out in relation to that additive in Annex I to Commission Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners, as amended by Commission Directive 2010/67/EU amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners; or\n(ii)in the case of E1205 basic methacrylate copolymer, the specific purity criteria set out in the Annex to Regulation 231/2012;\n(b)on or after 1st December 2012, the specific purity criteria set out in relation to that additive in the Annex to Regulation 231/2012;”;\n(d) at the end of the definition of “Regulation 1333/2008” insert “ as read with Regulation 231/2012 ”; and\n(e) after the definition of “Regulation 1333/2008” insert the following definitions:—\n““Regulation 1129/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives , as read with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1131/2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to steviol glycosides ;\n“Regulation 1130/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1130/2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives by establishing a Union list of food additives approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients ;\n“Regulation 231/2012” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;”.\n(3) For paragraph (5) of regulation 2, substitute—\n“(5) The EU instruments are Directive 94/35, Directive 95/2, Regulation 1333/2008 and Regulation 231/2012.”.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) For paragraph (1) of regulation 18 (consequential amendments), substitute—\n“(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 4 (exemptions from the prohibition of mineral hydrocarbon in food) of the Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1966 , for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—\n“(d) any food containing mineral hydrocarbon that is used in the food as a miscellaneous additive as defined in the Food Additives (Scotland) Regulations 2009 in compliance with the provisions of those Regulations;”.”.\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2(4) revoked (31.10.2013) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/266), reg. 1, sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 2(6) revoked (31.10.2013) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/266), reg. 1, sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2009/436, as amended by S.S.I. 2011/99 and 305."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p1."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p205."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p178."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p1."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "S.I. 1966/1263."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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