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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-for-particular-nutritional-uses-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/408",
  "legislation_title": "The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-for-particular-nutritional-uses-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2007",
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  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Regulations identified in the following paragraphs in the manner described in those paragraphs.\nThese Regulations amend the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No.85, as amended, “the 1995 Regulations”) to provide for the execution and enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1609/2006 authorising the placing on the market of infant formula based on hydrolysates of whey protein derived from cows’ milk protein for a two-year period (OJ No. L299, 28.10.2006, p.9). They amend the 1995 Regulations to provide that a person shall not be considered to have contravened the provisions contained in regulation 2 of the 1995 Regulations where the sale which would otherwise have constituted a contravention of those provisions and thus an offence is the sale of an infant formula falling within the derogation set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1609/2006 (regulation 2(2)).\nThese Regulations amend the Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No.450, as amended, “the 1997 Regulations”) to implement Commission Directive 2007/29/EC amending Directive 96/8/EC as regards labelling, advertising or presenting foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction (OJ No. L139, 31.5.2007, p.22). They amend the 1997 Regulations to provide for the removal of the prohibition on selling certain foods where the labelling, advertising or presentation of that food refers to a reduction in the sense of hunger or an increase in the sense of satiety (regulation 3(2)).\nThese Regulations amend the Medical Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000 No.187, as amended, “the 2000 Regulations”) to implement Commission Directive 2006/82/EC adapting Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary food for special medical purposes, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ No. L362, 20.12.2006, p.94). They amend the 2000 Regulations by substituting a revised definition of “the Directive” (to take account of Commission Directive 2006/82/EC) for the existing definition of “the Directive” in regulation 2 (interpretation) (regulation 4(2)).\nThese Regulations amend the Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No.264, as amended, “the 2002 Regulations”) to implement Commission Directive 2007/26/EC amending Directive 2004/6/EC to extend its period of application (OJ No. L118, 8.5.2007, p.5). They amend the 2002 Regulations to provide that certain restrictions contained in those Regulations shall not apply to certain substances until 1st January 2010 (regulation 5(2)).\nThese Regulations amend the Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003 No.530, as amended, “the 2003 Regulations”) to implement Commission Directive 2006/125/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ No. L339, 6.12.2006, p.16). They amend the 2003 Regulations by substituting a revised definition of the “the Directive” (so that it now refers to Commission Directive 2006/125/EC) for the existing definition of “the Directive” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) (regulation 6(2)).",
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  "version": "current",
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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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