Statutory Instruments
2004 No.2145
FOOD, ENGLAND
The Food Safety (Act of Accession concerning the Czech Republic and other States) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2004
Made
12th August 2004
Laid before Parliament
23rd August 2004
Coming into force
13th September 2004
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation 3 ), makes the following Regulations:
Title, application and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Food Safety (Act of Accession concerning the Czech Republic and other States) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2004, shall apply in relation to England only and shall come into force on 13 th September 2004.
Amendment of the Quick–frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990
2. —(1) Insofar as they apply in relation to England, the Quick–frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990( 4 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 5 (labelling of quick–frozen foodstuffs), there shall be inserted at the end the following paragraph —
“ (5) In this regulation “Council Directive 89/108/ EEC ” means Council Directive 89/108/EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to quick–frozen foodstuffs for human consumption ( 5 ) as amended by amendments up to and including those effected by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded ( 6 ) . ” .
Amendment of the Egg Products Regulations 1993
3. —(1) Insofar as they apply in relation to England, the Egg Products Regulations 1993( 7 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In each of paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b)(iii) of sub–paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 (marking of egg products) the following list of abbreviations shall be substituted for the existing list of abbreviations set out in each of those paragraphs: “CEE – EØF – EWG – EOK – EEC – EEG – ETY – EHS – EMÜ – EEK – EEB – EGK – KEE – EGS”.
Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996
4. —(1) Insofar as they apply in relation to England, the Food Labelling Regulations 1996( 8 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In the definition of “Directive 2000/13” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) the phrase “and the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded” shall be inserted immediately before the words “and as read with”.
Amendments to the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998
5. —(1) Insofar as they apply in relation to England, the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998( 9 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In the first indent of paragraph 2(1) of Part I of Chapter VII of Schedule 3 (production and placing on the market conditions for fishery products) the following list of abbreviations shall be substituted for the existing list of abbreviations set out in that indent: “B / CZ /DK /D /EE /EL/ E/F/IRL / I / CY / LV / LT / L / HU / MT / NL / AT / PL / P / SI – / SK / FI / SE / UK”.
(3) In the third indent of paragraph 2(1) of Part I of Chapter VII of Schedule 3 the following list of abbreviations shall be substituted for the existing list of abbreviations set out in that indent: “CE – EC – EG – EK – EF – EY – ES – EÜ – KB – KE – WE”.
Amendment of the Medical Food (England) Regulations 2000
6. —(1)The Medical Food (England) Regulations 2000( 10 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) At the end of the definition of “the Directive” in regulation 2 (interpretation) the following text shall be inserted —
“ as amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded ” .
Amendment of the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (England) Regulations 2003
7. —(1)The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (England) Regulations 2003( 11 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) At the end of regulation 8(b) the following text shall be inserted —
“ as amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Stephen Ladyman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
12th August 2004
S.I. 2003/2901 .
OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
S.I. 1990/2615 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
OJ No. L40, 11.2.89, p.34.
OJ No. L236, 23.9.2003, p.33.
S.I. 1993/1520 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 1996/1499 , amended by S.I. 2003/2647 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 1998/994 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2000/845 .
S.I. 2003/1596 .