The Fish Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made: 16 May 2006

Coming into force: 24 May 2006

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council[^f00003] 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, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Title, commencement and application

1

The title of these Regulations is the Fish Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, will come into force on 24 May 2006 and apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2003

2

The Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2003[^f00004] are amended as follows—

• (a) at the end of regulation 4(2) insert—

and shall be names prescribed by law for the purposes of paragraph (1).

; and

• (b) for the Schedule substitute the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations.

SCHEDULE

Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[^f00005]

D. Elis-Thomas — The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly — 16 May 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1 These Regulations, which apply to Wales amend the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2003 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for the execution and enforcement of Title 1, Chapter 2 of Council Regulation (EC) 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as applied by Commission Regulation (EC) 2065/2001 laying down detailed rules on the application of Council Regulation (EC) 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products.

2 The Regulations— a amend regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations by providing that commercial designations accepted in other Member States are names prescribed by law (regulation 2(a)); b replace the Schedule to the principal Regulations (which provides a list of commercial designations for the species of sea fish, salmon and freshwater fish and shellfish listed therein) with the Schedule to these Regulations. The new Schedule includes a number of insertions and amendments (regulation 2(b)).

3 A regulatory appraisal has been prepared and placed in the Library of the National Assembly for Wales. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Wood Street, Cardiff, CF10 1EW.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990.

[^f00002]: Functions formerly exercisable by “the Secretary of State” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28).

[^f00003]: 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).

[^f00004]: S.I. 2003/1635 (W.177).

[^f00005]: 1998 c. 38.

[^f00006]: OJ No. L212, 22.7.89, p.79.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L165, 3.7.2003, P.17.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L163, 17.6.92, p.1.