# The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2016, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

Food, Wales
Made 12 July 2016
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 12 July 2016
Coming into force 2 August 2016
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1), 17(1) and (2), 26(1) and (3), and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.
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 any references to specified provisions of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
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.
There has been consultation 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, during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/639/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-for-specific-groups-information-and-compositional-requirements-wales-regulations-2016/introduction
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