The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 705

PART 3 U.K. Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

16.  In Article 12—

[F1 (a) in the opening words of paragraph 1, for “Community” substitute “ Great Britain ”;]

(b) for paragraph 4, substitute—

“4.   The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing lower thresholds, in particular in respect of foods containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology.”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 16(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 17(3)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 16 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c.1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1