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Amendment of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) Regulations 2007E+W

2.—(1) The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) Regulations 2007(1) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) For the provisions of regulation 3 (prohibition on the marketing of infant formula or follow-on formula unless certain conditions are met) there are substituted the following provisions—

(1) No person may market infant formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14(1), (2) or (3), 15, 17, 19 or 20(1).

(2) No person may market follow-on formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14(1), (2) or (3), 16, 18, 19 or 20(2)..

(3) For paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 20 (presentation (infant formula and follow-on formula)) there are substituted the following paragraphs—

(1) The presentation of an infant formula must comply with the provisions of regulations 17(1)(e), (2), (3) and (4) and 19.

(2) The presentation of a follow-on formula must comply with the provisions of regulations 18(2) and 19..

(4) For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of regulation 26 (export of infant formula to third countries) there is substituted the following sub-paragraph—

(a)regulation 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14(1), (2) or (3), 17, 19 or 20(1);.

(5) For paragraph (a) of regulation 27 (export of follow-on formula to third countries) there is substituted the following paragraph—

(a)regulation 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14(1), (2) or (3), 18, 19 or 20(2);.

(6) For paragraph (3) of regulation 31 (revocation and transitional arrangements) there is substituted the following paragraph—

(3) In respect of any contravention or failure to comply before 1 January 2010, no person commits an offence under regulation 28(1) consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with—

(a)regulation 3(1), where—

(i)the action that would otherwise constitute the offence consists of marketing infant formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 or 14 (1), (2) or (3), and

(ii)that action does not constitute an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 2(a)(i) or (ii) of those Regulations;

(b)regulation 3(1), where—

(i)the action that would otherwise constitute the offence consists of marketing infant formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 17 or 19, and

(ii)that action, had it taken place on 10 January 2008, would not have constituted an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations as they then stood consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 2(a)(iii) of those Regulations;

(c)regulation 3(1), where—

(i)that action would otherwise constitute the offence consists of marketing infant formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 20(1) in so far as regulation 20(1) applies in relation to the shape, appearance and packaging of that infant formula, and

(ii)that action, had it taken place on 10 January 2008, would not have constituted an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 regulations as they then stood consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 2(a)(iv) of those Regulations in so far as regulation 2(a)(iv) applied to the shape, appearance and packaging of the product concerned;

(d)regulation 3(2), where—

(i)the action that would otherwise constitute to offence consists of marketing follow-on formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 14(1), (2) or (3), and

(ii)that action does not constitute an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 3 (a) or (b) of those Regulations;

(e)regulation 3(2), where—

(i)the action that would otherwise constitute the offence consists of marketing follow-on formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 18 or 19, and

(ii)that action, had it taken place on 10 January 2008, would not have constituted an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations as they then stood consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 3(c) of those Regulations;

(f)regulation 3(2), where—

(i)the action that would otherwise constitute the offence consists of marketing follow-on formula which contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 20(2) in so far as regulation 20(2) applies in relation to the shape, appearance and packaging of that follow-on formula, and

(ii)that action, had it taken place on 10 January 2008, would not have constituted an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations as they then stood consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 3(d) of those regulations in so far as regulation 3(d) applied to the shape, appearance and packaging of the product concerned; or

(g)regulation 4, where the action that would otherwise constitute the offence does not constitute an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 2(b)(i) or (ii) of those Regulations;

(h)regulation 4, where the action that would otherwise constitute the offence, had it taken place on 10 January 2008, would not have constituted an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations as they then stood consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 2(b)(iii) of those Regulations; or

(i)regulation 4, where the action that would otherwise constitute the offence, had it taken place on 10 January 2008, would not have constituted an offence under regulation 22(1) of the 1995 Regulations as they then stood consisting of a contravention of or a failure to comply with regulation 2(b)(iv) of those Regulations in so far as regulation 2(b)(iv) applied to the shape, appearance and packaging of the product concerned..

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 29.10.2008, see reg. 1(b)

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