The Food, Animal Feed and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (Wales) Regulations 2007

3.  In the Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (Wales) Regulations 2007(1), after regulation 11 insert—

“Transitional provision: withdrawal from the EU

12.   For the purpose of regulation 9(1), a person is not considered to have contravened or failed to comply with regulation 5(1) in respect of the requirements set out in relation to regulation 5(4)(b) if—

(a) the alleged contravention would relate to a product that was placed on the market on or after the day on which the Food, Animal Feed and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 came into force and before the end of 30 September 2022; and

(b) the matter constituting the alleged contravention or failure to comply would not have constituted a contravention of, or failure to comply with those provisions of these Regulations as they had effect immediately before IP completion day.”

(1)

S.I. 2007/389 (W. 40), amended by S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2014/2303 (W. 227) and S.I. 2019/434 (W. 102). S.I. 2019/434 (W. 102) was subsequently amended by S.I. 2020/1581 (W. 331); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.