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PART 3Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council

6.  In Article 2—

(a)in paragraph 1, for “Community” substitute “Food Safety Authority”;

(b)in paragraph 3, omit “, whether at Community or national level”;

(c)in paragraph 4, omit “of a Member State”;

(d)for paragraph 15, substitute—

15.  “importation” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1), and “import” must be construed accordingly;

(e)for paragraph 16, substitute—

16.  “introduction” means importation as defined in point 15 above, and the placing of goods under a procedure referred to in any enactment governing the United Kingdom’s customs arrangements, including the entry of those goods into a free zone or warehouse;;

(f)after paragraph 20, insert—

21.  “appropriate authority” means—

(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Health or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

22.  “prescribe” means prescribe by regulations;

23.  “Food Safety Authority” means—

(a)as regards England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Food Standards Agency;

(b)as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;

24.  “third country” means a country or state other than the United Kingdom..