[F1SCHEDULE 7N.I.Consequential and other amendments

PART 2N.I.Consequential and other amendments coming into operation on 13th December 2014

The Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003N.I.

8.(1) The Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) are amended in accordance with subparagraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)omit the definition of “the 1996 Regulations”; and

(b)after the definition of “preparation” insert—

“Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011” means Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004;.

(3) In regulation 5 (reserved descriptions), for subparagraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

(b)such description, derivative or word is used in such a context as to indicate explicitly or by clear implication that the substance to which it relates is only an ingredient of that food;

(c)such description, derivative or word is used in such a context as to indicate explicitly or by clear implication that such food is not and does not contain a designated product; or

(d)the use of such description, derivative or word to designate the food is in accordance with the customs applicable in the United Kingdom and the food cannot be confused with a product listed in column 1 of Schedule 1..

(4) In regulation 6 (labelling and description of designated products)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Part II of the 1996 Regulations”, substitute “Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011”; and

(b)in paragraph 2(b), for “the 1996 Regulations”, substitute “Article 9(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011”.]

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 7 para. 8 in operation at 13.12.2014, see reg. 1(2)