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These Regulations amend legislation relating to persons who may act as a food examiner in Scotland for the purpose of, and in connection with, implementing provisions relating to the recognition of professional qualifications contained in the free trade agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Recognition of Professional Qualifications made at London on 14 June 2023.

Regulation 2 amends the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 to allow for recognition of qualifications relevant to food examination attained from universities in, and aggregate time spent in examining food in government and university laboratories in, states specified in the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.