The Food and Feed (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of The Food Information, Labelling and Standards (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

9.—(1) The Food Information, Labelling and Standards (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (amendment of the Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990) in paragraph (2), in the new paragraph (1D) to be inserted by that paragraph, for “exit day” each time it occurs substitute “IP completion day”.

(3) In regulation 3 (amendment of the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006) for paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

“(b) after paragraph (8), insert—

“(9) Provided the requirements of subparagraph (a) or (b), as the case may be, are met, a person is to be considered not to have contravened or failed to comply with Article 5(1) of (EU) Regulation 853/2004(2), where—

(a) in the case of a health mark—

(i) the health mark was applied to a product of animal origin subject to Article 5(1) before IP completion day, and

(ii) the health mark complied with Article 5(1) as it applied immediately before IP completion day,

(b) in the case of an identification mark—

(i) the identification mark—

(aa) was applied to a product of animal origin subject to Article 5(1) before IP completion day, or

(bb) is applied to a product of animal origin subject to Article 5(1) no later than 21 months after the day after IP completion day using a label, wrapping or packaging (bearing the identification mark) owned by the food business operator before IP completion day, and

(ii) the identification mark complied or would have complied with Article 5(1) as it applied immediately before IP completion day.”.”.

(4) In regulation 4(amendment of the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Scotland) Regulations 2013) in paragraph (2), in the new regulation 15A to be inserted by that paragraph, for “exit day” each time it occurs substitute “IP completion day”.

(5) In regulation 5 (amendment of the Honey (Scotland) Regulations 2015) in paragraph 3 after “appropriate—” substitute—

• ““blends of honeys from more than one country”,

• “blend of honeys from (insert name of a specified continent or trading bloc)”,

• “blend of honeys from outwith (insert name of a specified continent or trading bloc)”,

• “blend of honeys from (insert name of a specified country) and (other countries)”,

• “blend of honeys from (insert name of a specified continent or trading bloc) and outwith (insert name of a specified continent or trading bloc)”, or

• “blend of honeys from (insert name of a specified country or specified continent or trading bloc) and (other countries”).”.

(6) In Regulation 6 (amendment of the Caseins and Caseinates (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2016) in paragraph (3), in the new regulation 6A to be inserted by that paragraph, for “exit day” each time it occurs substitute “IP completion day”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2019/285.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin; relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/640 and S.I. 2019/1013.