2020 No. 220 (W. 49)
The Food Information (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
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(1)(e), 17(1) and (2). 26(3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and now vested in them2 and by 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 European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for references to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers4 and to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775 laying down rules for the application of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards the rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food5, inserted into the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 20146, to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time.
The Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 19907.
There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations 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 safety8.
Title and commencement1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Food Information (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1 April 2020.
Amendment of the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 20142
1
The Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
2
In Schedule 5 (improvement notices – specified provisions), after Part 4 insert—
PART 5FIC Provision in relation to which an Improvement Notice may be served on and from 1 April 2020.
Provision of FIC
Provisions to be read with the provision of FIC
Article 26(3) (mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient where different from that of the food.
Articles 1(3) and 6 of FIC, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/7759 as regards the rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of the food (as amended from time to time).
(This note is not part of the Regulations)