# The Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil (Revocation) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/960 · made 30 March 2000

These Regulations revoke the Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil Regulations 1989, as amended, which applied in England and Wales and made provision for the enforcement of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1860/88 on the establishment of special marketing standards for olive oil (OJ No. L166, 1.7.88, p.16) which set a limit for tetrachloroethylene, a volatile halogenated solvent. That Commission Regulation was revoked by Commission Regulation 3009/91 (OJ L286, 16.10.91, p.19) and limits on volatile halogenated solvents were instead included in Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2568/91 (OJ No. L248, 5.9.91, p.1) enforcement of which was provided for in the Olive Oil Marketing Standards (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2590).

Made under: Food Safety Act 1990 (Section 17, Section 48)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/tetrachloroethylene-in-olive-oil-revocation-regulations-2000/pdf/uksi_20000960_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FOOD, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 30th March 2000
Laid before Parliament 5th April 2000
Coming into force 1st May 2000
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the power conferred by sections 17(2) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil (Revocation) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st May 2000.

## 2 Revocation and amendment

(1) The Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil Regulations 1989 are hereby revoked.
(2) The Food Safety (Consequential Modifications) (England and Wales) Regulations 1990 are hereby amended by omitting the entries relating to the Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil Regulations 1989 in Part I of Schedule 1, Part II of Schedule 3, and Schedule 5.

## Signature

Hayman
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
24th March 2000
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Gisela Stuart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
22nd March 2000
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
David Hanson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
30th March 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil Regulations 1989, as amended, which applied in England and Wales and made provision for the enforcement of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1860/88 on the establishment of special marketing standards for olive oil (OJ No. L166, 1.7.88, p.16) which set a limit for tetrachloroethylene, a volatile halogenated solvent. That Commission Regulation was revoked by Commission Regulation 3009/91 (OJ L286, 16.10.91, p.19) and limits on volatile halogenated solvents were instead included in Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2568/91 (OJ No. L248, 5.9.91, p.1) enforcement of which was provided for in the Olive Oil Marketing Standards (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2590).

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