The Food (Pistachios from Iran) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (revoked)

Interpretation S

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990 M1 and, subject to paragraph (2), any expression used in both these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act;

[F1 “the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2005/85/EC imposing special conditions on the import of pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran;]

“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 M2 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, as corrected by a corrigendum published on 30th November 2001 M3 and as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2375/2001 M4 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 221/2002 M5 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 257/2002 M6 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 472/2002 M7 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23rd March 2002 M8 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002 M9 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14th June 2002 M10 ;

[F2 “Directive 98/53/EC” means Commission Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC, Commission Directive 2003/121/EC and Commission Directive 2004/43/EC;]

“free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 23.2 of the Treaty establishing the European Community; and

“Iranian pistachios” means–

(a)

pistachios falling within CN code 0802 50 00; and

(b)

roasted pistachios falling within CN code 2008 19 13 or code 2008 19 93,

originating in, or consigned from, Iran and any products derived from such pistachios or roasted pistachios.

(2) Any term used in the definition of “Iranian pistachios” in paragraph (1) has the same meaning as in the Commission Decision.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (17.2.2005) by The Food (Pistachios from Iran) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/70), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)

F2 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (17.2.2005) by The Food (Pistachios from Iran) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/70), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 1990 c. 16.

M2 O.J. No. L 77, 16.3.01, p.1.

M3 O.J. No. L 313, 30.11.01, p.60.

M4 O.J. No. L 321, 6.12.01, p.1.

M5 O.J. No. L 37, 7.2.02, p.4.

M6 O.J. No. L 41, 13.2.02, p.12.

M7 O.J. No. L 75, 16.3.02, p.18.

M8 O.J. No. L 80, 23.3.02, p.42.

M9 O.J. No. L 86, 3.4.02, p.5.

M10 O.J. No. L 155, 14.6.02, p.63.