Interpretation2

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

• “the Commission Regulation” (“Rheoliad y Comisiwm”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs M1 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 30th November 2001 M2, and as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2375/2001M3, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 221/2002M4, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 257/2002M5, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 472/2002M6 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23rd March 2002 M7 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002M8 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14th June 2002 M9;

• “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 M10;

• “Directive 93/99/EEC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 93/99/EC”) means Council Directive 93/99/EEC on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs M11;

• “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 M12 as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/ECM13;

• “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-MCPD in foodstuffs M14 as corrected by Commission Decision 2001/873/ECM15;

• “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 M16;

• “Directive 2002/69/EC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2002/69/EC”) means Commission Directive 2002/69/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins and the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs M17 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 20th September 2002 M18;

• “the EEA Agreement” (“Cytundeb yr EEA”) means the Agreement on the European Economic Area M19 signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol M20 signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;

• “EEA State” (“Gwladwriaeth EEA”) means a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement;

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

• “port health authority” (“awdurdod iechyd porthladd”) means in relation to any port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 M21, a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act.