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Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
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[F1SECTION 1 U.K. EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION, COMMITTEE AND MEDIATION PROCEDURES]
[F2 Article 57a U.K. Procedure
1 .Regulations made by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under this Regulation are to be made by statutory instrument.
2 .For regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under this Regulation, see section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
3 .A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
4 .A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
5 .Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under this Regulation are subject to the negative procedure (see section 28 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).
6 .Regulations made under this Regulation may—
(a)contain consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision;
(b)make different provision for different purposes.]
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F2Art. 57a substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 21(aa) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(14)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Article 58U.K.Committee
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F3Art. 58 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 21(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Article 59U.K.Functions assigned to the Committee
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F4Art. 59 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 21(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Article 60U.K.Mediation procedure
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F5Art. 60 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 21(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F1Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).
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