EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the execution and enforcement of the delegated and implementing regulations under Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No. 999/2001, (EC) No. 396/2005, (EC) No. 1069/2009, (EC) No. 1107/2009, (EU) No. 1151/2012, (EU) No. 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No. 1/2005 and (EC) No. 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities.
These Regulations amend the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006, the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007, the Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and the Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.