“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“the Commission Regulation” (“Rheoliad y Comisiwn”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs M1 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 221/2002 M2, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 257/2002 M3, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 472/2002 M4 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23 March 2002 M5 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002 M6 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14 June 2002 M7

“Directive 85/591/EEC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 85/591/EEC”) means Council Directive 85/591/EEC concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption M8;

“Directive 93/99/EEC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 93/99/EEC”) means Council Directive 93/99/EEC on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs M9;

“Directive 98/53/EC (“Cyfarwyddeb 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 M10 as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC M11;

“Directive 2001/22/EC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2001/22/EC”) means Commission Directive 2001/22/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MPCD in foodstuffs M12, as corrected by Commission Decision 2001/873/EC M13;

“Directive 2002/26/EC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2002/26/EC”) means Commission Directive 2002/26/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of Ochratoxin A in foodstuffs M14;

“European Economic Area Agreement” (“Cytundeb Ardal Economaidd Europeaidd”) means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;

“European Economic Area State” (“Talaith Ardal Economaidd Ewropeaidd”) means a State which is Contracting Party to the European Economic Area Agreement;

“food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) does not include a port health authority;

“port health authority” (“awdurdod iechyd porthladd”) means a port health authority for a port health district constituted under section 2(4) of the Public Health (Control of Disease Act 1984 M15 and, in relation to a port health authority, “authorised officer” means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by the authority in writing to act in matters arising under these Regulations; and

“Regulation 2375/2001/EC” (“Rheoliad 2375/2001/EC”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2375/2001 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs M16.