2012 No. 2705 (W.291)
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(2), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3), 31 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, and now vested in them2, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19723.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for certain references to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food4 or to any Annex to the other EU instruments specified in regulation 2(3) to be construed as references to that Regulation or that Annex as amended from time to time.
In accordance with section 48(4A) of the 1990 Act they have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety5, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.