Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128U.K.
72.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes is amended as follows.
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F1(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F2(5) In Article 8 (specific requirements for food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants)—
(a)in paragraph 1, for “a language easily understood by the consumers”, substitute “ English ”;
(b)in paragraph 4, for “Member States”, substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;
(c)after paragraph 6, insert—
“7. In this Article “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in respect of food developed in England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in respect of food developed in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c)in respect of food developed in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.”.]
(6) For Article 9 (notifications) substitute—
“1. When food for special medical purposes is placed on the market, the food business operator shall notify the competent authority of each part of [F3Great Britain] where the product concerned is being marketed of the information appearing on the label, by sending to the competent authority a model of the label used for the product, and of any other information the competent authority may reasonably request to establish compliance with this Regulation.
2. In this Article, “competent authority” means–
(a)in respect of food being placed on the market in England, the Secretary of State,
(b)in respect of food being placed on the market in Wales, the Welsh Ministers,
(c)in respect of food being placed on the market in Scotland, Food Standards ScotlandF4...
F4(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”.
(7) Omit Articles 10 and 11.
[F5(8) In Annex IV (name referred to in Article 4), for “respectively:” to the end of that Annex, substitute “ “Food for special medical purposes”.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 72(2)-(4) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476), regs. 1(2), 6(7)(a)
F2Reg. 72(5) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476), regs. 1(2), 6(7)(b)
F3Words in reg. 72(6) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476), regs. 1(2), 6(7)(c)(i)
F4Words in reg. 72(6) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476), regs. 1(2), 6(7)(c)(ii)
F5Reg. 72(8) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476), regs. 1(2), 6(7)(d)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 72 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)