# The Food Information (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, Introduction: Introductory text


Food, Wales
Made 4 March 2020
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 6 March 2020
Coming into force 1 April 2020
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e), 17(1) and (2). 26(3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and now vested in them and by 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 references to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers and to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775 laying down rules for the application of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards the rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food, inserted into the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014, to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time.
The Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990.
There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/220/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-information-wales-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction
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