The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Amendments to the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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6.—(1) The Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)omit the definition of “Council Regulation 1234/2007”;

(b)for the definition of “grape must” substitute—

“grape must” has the meaning given by point (10) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013;

(c)for the definition of “liqueur wine” substitute—

“liqueur wine” has the meaning given in point (3) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013;

(d)in the definition of “raw milk” for “point III(1) of Annex XIII to Council Regulation 1234/2007” substitute “point III(1)(a) of Part IV of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013”;

(e)after the definition of “Regulation 1334/2008 on raw milk” insert the following definition—

“Regulation (EU) 2013” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time;;

(f)in the definition of “semi-skimmed milk” for “point III(1) of Annex XIII to Council Regulation 1234/2007” substitute “point III(1)(c) of Part IV of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013”;

(g)in the definition of “skimmed milk” for “point III(1) of Annex XIII to Council Regulation 1234/2007” substitute “point III(1)(d) of Part IV of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013”:

(h)in the definition of “sparkling wine” for “points” to the end substitute “points (4) to (9) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013”;

(i)in the definition of “whole milk” for “point III(1) of Annex XIII to Council Regulation 1234/2007” substitute “point III(1)(b) of Part IV of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013”;

(j)in the definition of “wine” for “point” to the end substitute “point (1) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013;”.

(3) In regulation 43(1) and (2) (the word “wine”) for “point” to the end, substitute “point (1) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013”.

(4) In Schedule 3 (generic names in lists of ingredients), part 1 (general), in the last entry in column 2 for “Council Regulation No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2013”.