PART 2Consumer information and traceability requirements in Wales
Interpretation of Part 3I13
In this Part, “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Food Safety Act 1990.
Consumer information and traceability requirementsI24
1
In this Part—
a
“consumer information requirement” (“gofyniad gwybodaeth i ddefnyddwyr”) means a requirement referred to in paragraph (2), subject to paragraphs F1(6) and (7); and
b
“traceability requirement” (“gofyniad gallu i olrhain”) means a requirement referred to in paragraph (3), subject to paragraph (7).
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the requirements are—
F2a
a requirement specified in Article 35 of Regulation 1379/2013 (provision of consumer information) as read with Article 38 of that Regulation, and a requirement as specified in Article 39(3) or (4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with paragraph (1) of that Article;
b
a requirement specified in Article 58(6) of Regulation 1224/2009 as read with Articles 67(13) and 68 of Regulation 404/2011.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the requirements are Article 58(2), (3) and (5) of Regulation 1224/2009 as read with Article 58(7) of that Regulation F3, Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011 and Articles 35(1)(c) and 38 of Regulation 1379/2013.
F44
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F45
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F56
The requirement referred to in paragraph (2)(a) does not apply in circumstances described in Article 35(4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with Article 58(8) of Regulation 1224/2009.
7
The requirements referred to in paragraphs (2)(b) and (3) do not apply in circumstances described in Article 58(8) of Regulation 1224/2009, as read with Article 67(14) of Regulation 404/2011, where the sale does not exceed the sterling equivalent of 50 euros per day.
Improvement noticeI35
1
Section 10 of the Act (improvement notices) applies for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications.
2
For subsection (1), substitute—
1
If an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for believing that an operator has not complied with, or is not likely to comply with, a consumer information requirement or a traceability requirement, the officer may, by notice served on that operator (in this Act referred to as an “improvement notice”)—
a
state the officer’s grounds for believing that the operator is failing to comply with those requirements;
b
specify the matters which constitute the operator’s failure so to comply;
c
specify the measures which, in the officer’s opinion, the operator must take in order to secure compliance; and
d
require the operator to take those measures, or measures which are at least equivalent to them, within such period as may be specified in the notice.
C13
For subsection (3), substitute—
3
In this section—
a
“consumer information requirement” and “traceability requirement” have the meanings given by regulation 4(1) of the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013;
b
“operator” has the same meaning as in the EU Regulations as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013 as read with regulation 2(2)(a) of those Regulations.
Appeal to the magistrates’ courtI46
1
Section 37 of the Act14 (appeals to magistrates’ court or sheriff) applies for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications.
C22
For subsection (1), substitute—
1
Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of an authorised officer of an enforcement authority to serve an improvement notice under section 10, as applied by regulation 5 of the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013, may appeal to the magistrates’ court.
3
Omit subsections (2) to (5).
4
In subsection (6), for “(3) or (4)”, substitute “(1)”.
Appeals against improvement noticesI57
1
Section 39 of the Act (appeals against improvement notices) applies for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications.
C32
For subsection (1), substitute—
1
On an appeal against an improvement notice served under section 10, as applied by regulation 5 of the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013, the court may either cancel or affirm the notice and, if it affirms it, may do so either in its original form or with such modifications as the court may in the circumstances think fit.
3
In subsection (3), omit “for want of prosecution”.
Requirement to keep recordsI68
1
For the purposes of Article 58(4) of Regulation 1224/2009, an operator must keep a record of the information referred to in that Article as read with Article 67(4) of Regulation 404/2011.
2
The record must be kept for three years from the date the transaction is completed.
3
It is an offence to fail to comply with this regulation.
Requirement to produce recordsI79
An operator who fails to comply with the second sentence of Article 58(4) of Regulation 1224/2009 is guilty of an offence.
PenaltiesI810
A person guilty of an offence under regulation 8 or 9 is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Application and modification of the ActI911
The Schedule (application and modification of the Act) has effect.
EnforcementI1012
1
Each food authority must enforce and execute these Regulations in its area.
2
Each food authority is the competent authority in its area for the purposes of Article 58(4) of Regulation 1224/2009 and Article 67(5) of Regulation 404/2011.
RevocationI1113
The Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 201015 are revoked.