Amendment of the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014

2.—(1) The Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)at the end of the definition of “prepacked for direct sale”, omit “and”;

(ii)at the end of the definition of “ready for consumption”, for “.” substitute—

“Regulation 828/2014” (“Rheoliad 828/2014”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food.;

(b)in paragraph (3), after “(including a reference to an Article of, or Annex to, FIC to which paragraph (2) applies),” insert “or to Regulation 828/2014 or a provision of Regulation 828/2014,”.

(3) In regulation 10 (offence)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a) for “, or” substitute “;”;

(b)in paragraph (1)(b) for “.” substitute “; or”;

(c)after paragraph (1)(b) insert—

(c)any provision of Regulation 828/2014 specified in paragraph (3).;

(d)after paragraph (2), insert—

(3) The provisions of Regulation 828/2014 are—

(a)Article 3(1) as read with Articles 1(3), 6, 7 and 36(1) and (2) of FIC and Articles 2 and 3(2) and (3) of and the Annex to Regulation 828/2014;

(b)Article 4 as read with Article 2.

(4) In regulation 12 (application of provisions of the Act)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a)(i) after “provision of FIC” insert “or Regulation 828/2014”;

(b)in paragraph (2)(a) after “provision of FIC” insert “or Regulation 828/2014”.

(5) In Schedule 1 (provisions of these Regulations that contain ambulatory references to FIC by virtue of regulation 2(3))—

(a)in the heading after “FIC” insert “or Regulation 828/2014”; and

(b)in the first line, after “except for the definition of “FIC””, insert “and Regulation 828/2014”.

(6) In Schedule 4 (application and modification of provisions of the Act)—

(a)in Part 1, paragraph 1—

(i)at the end of subsection (1A)(c) omit “or”;

(ii)at the end of subsection (1A)(d)(iii) omit “or”;

(iii)at the end of subsection (1A)(d)(iv) for “.” substitute—

; or

(e)a provision of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food specified in the table in Part 4 of Schedule 5 to the Food Information Regulations (Wales) 2014 (as read with regulation 2(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, those Regulations).;

(b)in Part 2, paragraph 2, in paragraph (a)(iii) after “any other provision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council” insert “or Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food”.

(7) In Schedule 5 (improvement notices – specified FIC provisions)—

(a)in the heading, omit “FIC”;

(b)after Part 3 insert—

PART 4Regulation 828/2014 provisions in relation to which improvement notices may be served on and from 20 July 2016

Provision of Regulation 828/2014Provision to be read with the provision of Regulation 828/2014
Article 3(1)Articles 1(3), 6, 7 and 36(1) and (2) of FIC and Articles 2 and 3(2) and (3) of and the Annex to Regulation 828/2014
Article 4Article 2 of Regulation 828/2014.