Title, application and commencement1

Interpretation2

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

• “Directive 84/500/EEC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 84/500/EEC”) means Council Directive 84/500/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs M1;

• “Directive 2007/42/EC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2007/42/EC”) means Commission Directive 2007/42/EC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs M2;

• “Regulation 1935/2004” (“Rheoliad 1935/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EECM3;

• “Regulation 1895/2005” (“Rheoliad 1895/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1895/2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food M4;

• “Regulation 2023/2006” (“Rheoliad 2023/2006”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food M5;

• “Regulation 450/2009” (“Rheoliad 450/2009”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 450/2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food M6;

• “Regulation 10/2011” (“Rheoliad 10/2011”) means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food M7;

• “authorised officer” (“swyddog awdurdodedig”) means any person, whether or not an officer of the authority concerned, who is authorised in writing by an authority having responsibility for execution and enforcement under regulation 20 to act in matters arising under these Regulations;

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

• “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 M8, a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act;

• “preparation” (“paratoi”) includes manufacture and any form of treatment or process, and “prepare” (“paratoi”) is to be construed accordingly.

Scope3