The Food Labelling Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

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Citation, commencement and extent S

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Labelling Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2005.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force–

(a) in the case of regulation 8, on 24th November 2005; and

(b) in the case of all other provisions of these Regulations, on 25th November 2005.

(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

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Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 S

2.  The Food Labelling Regulations 1996(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 7.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “Directive 2000/13”(2), for the words from “and Commission Directive 2002/67/EC” to the end, substitute “, Commission Directive 2002/67/EC(3) on the labelling of foodstuffs containing quinine and of foodstuffs containing caffeine and Commission Directive 2005/26/EC(4) establishing a list of food ingredients or substances provisionally excluded from Annex IIIa of Directive 2000/13/EC, which was itself amended by Commission Directive 2005/63/EC(5) correcting Directive 2005/26/EC concerning the list of food ingredients or substances provisionally excluded from Annex IIIa of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council”.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

4.  For regulation 13(8)(c) (order of list of ingredients)(6), substitute–

“(c) are not–

(i) additives;

(ii) allergenic ingredients; or

(iii) ingredients originating from an allergenic ingredient referred to in paragraphs 1 to 11 of Schedule AA1, other than, until 25th November 2007, ingredients which originate from an allergenic ingredient and are listed in column 2 of Schedule 2A in relation to that allergenic ingredient; and”.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 4 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

5.  In regulation 34B (foods containing allergenic ingredients or ingredients originating from allergenic ingredients)(7)–

(a) in paragraph (1), for “Subject to paragraph (2)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)”;

(b) at the beginning of paragraph (2)(b), insert “subject to paragraph (3),”; and

(c) at the end, insert–

“(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) shall not apply before 25th November 2007 in respect of any ingredient which originates from an allergenic ingredient and is listed in column 2 of Schedule 2A in relation to that allergenic ingredient.”.

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 5 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

6.  In regulation 50(12)(b) (transitional provision)(8), after “2004”, insert “(as read with the Food Labelling Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2005)”.

Commencement Information

I6 Reg. 6 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

7.  After Schedule 2 (indications of treatment), insert as Schedule 2A the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Commencement Information

I7 Reg. 7 in force at 25.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(b)

Revocation S

8.  The Food Labelling Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(9) are revoked.

Commencement Information

I8 Reg. 8 in force at 24.11.2005, see reg. 1(2)(a)

LEWIS MACDONALD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

1st November 2005