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FOOD

Made 28th July 2005

Coming into operation 1st January 2006

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safetyf1, being a Department designatedf2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f3 in relation to measures relating to food (including drink), including the primary production of food, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and after 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 safetyf4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I.1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3

f2

S.I. 2003/2901

f3

1972 c. 68

f4

O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L245, 29.9.2003, p. 4)