The Food (Emergency Control) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made: 30th August 2006

Coming into operation: 1st October 2006

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following 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 safety[^f00004].

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Food (Emergency Control) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2006.

Revocations

2

The statutory rules specified in column 1 of the Schedule are revoked.

SCHEDULE — Regulations Revoked

The Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 30th August 2006.

Don Hill — A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide for the revocation of specified statutory rules which implemented Commission Decisions imposing conditions on the import of specific products that could be contaminated with excessive levels of aflatoxins.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68

[^f00003]: S.I. 2003/2901

[^f00004]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4)