(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations provide for the enforcement and execution of certain specified provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 285/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (O.J. No. L43, 14.2.97, p. 1).
In particular these Regulations –
(a)designate the Food Standards Agency as the food assessment body for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 285/97 (regulation 3);
(b)appoint district councils to enforce and execute the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 285/97 and of these Regulations (regulation 4);
(c)specify certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 285/97 and establish penalties for contravening those provisions (regulation 5 and the Schedule).