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The Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022

S.I. 2022/543 · Made 16 May 2022

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Agriculture, England

Food, England

Made at 9.05 a.m. on 16th May 2022

Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 16th May 2022

Coming into force 29th June 2022

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 53(1)(b) and 57a(6) 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 safetyf1.

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

EUR 2002/178 (“Regulation (EC) 178/2002”), as amended by S.I. 2019/641 and S.I. 2020/1504.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  2. 2Revocation of retained direct EU legislation
  3. 3Revocation of Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 29th June 2022.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, but apply in relation to England only.

2Revocation of retained direct EU legislation

The following retained direct EU legislation is revoked—

(a)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014f1;

(b)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2058 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power stationf2;

(c)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1787 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power stationf3.

3Revocation of Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003

Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003, insofar as it continues to have effect by virtue of regulation 42B of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009f1, is revokedf2.

Signature

Maggie Throup

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

At 9.05 a.m. on 16th May 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2058 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1787 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station all of which provided for enhanced controls on the import of certain feed and food from Japan as a result of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

These Regulations also revoke Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003 (please see the relevant footnote above for further details), which also imposed controls on the import of certain feed and food from Japan as a result of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from Food Standards Agency, Chemical Safety Unit, Food Policy, Food Standards Agency, Clive House, 70 Petty France, London SW1H 9EX or by email to: [email protected].