Regulation 2 Amendment of previous Regulations in relation to Scotland

The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995^f1 shall be amended by inserting–

(a)

in paragraph (2) of regulation 1 (title, commencement and interpretation)–

(i)

after the definition of “advertisement”, the following definition–

““the Directive” means Commission Directive 91/321/EEC^f2 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae as amended by the Act concerning the conditions of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden^f3, Commission Directive 96/4/EC^f4 and Commission Directive 1999/50/EC^f5”; and

(ii)

after the definition of “member State”, the following definition–

““pesticide residue” has the meaning given by Article 1(2)(e) of the Directive”

and like expressions shall be construed accordingly; and

(b)

at the end of paragraph (2) of each of regulations 8 and 9 (composition of infant formulae and follow-on formulae), the words

“and it shall not–

(a)

if it is manufactured as ready for consumption, contain,

or

(b)

if it is not so manufactured, be such that it would, if reconstituted according to its manufacturer’s instructions, contain,

residues of any individual pesticide at a level exceeding 0.01 mg/kg”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1995/77, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
f2: O.J. No. L175, 4.7.91, p.35.
f3: O.J. No. L241, 29.8.1994, p.212. .
f4: O.J. No. L49, 28.2.1996, p.12.
f5: O.J. No. L139, 2.6.1999, p.29.