The Food (Peanuts from Egypt) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and, subject to paragraph (2), any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act;

“the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2000/49/EC(2) repealing Decision 1999/356/EC(3) and imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in or consigned from Egypt as amended by Commission Decision 2003/580/EC(4);

“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001(5) setting maximum levels for contaminants in foodstuffs, as corrected by a corrigendum published on 30th November 2001(6) and as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2375/2001(7), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 221/2002(8), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 257/2002(9), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 472/2002(10) as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23rd March 2002(11) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002(12) as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14th June 2002(13);

“Directive 98/53/EC” means Commission Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(14) as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC(15);

“Egyptian peanuts” means–

(a)

peanuts falling within CN code 1202 10 90 in shell or within CN code 1202 20 00 shelled, whether or not broken; and

(b)

roasted peanuts falling with CN code 2008 11 92 (in immediate packs of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or within CN code 2008 11 96 (in immediate packs of a net content not exceeding 1 kg),

originating in, or consigned from Egypt which are intended for human consumption or to be used as an ingredient in foodstuffs; and

“free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 23.2 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

(2) Any term used in the definition of “Egyptian peanuts” in paragraph (1) has the same meaning as in the Commission Decision.

(1)

1990 c. 16.

(2)

O.J. No. L 19, 25.1.00, p.46.

(3)

O.J. No. L 139, 2.6.99, p.32.

(4)

O.J. No. L 197, 5.8.03, p.31.

(5)

O.J. No. L 77, 16.3.01, p.1.

(6)

O.J. No. L 313, 30.11.01, p.60.

(7)

O.J. No. L 321, 6.12.01, p.1.

(8)

O.J. No. L 37, 7.2.02, p.4.

(9)

O.J. No. L 41, 13.2.02, p.12.

(10)

O.J. No. L 75, 16.3.02, p.18.

(11)

O.J. No. L 80, 23.3.02, p.42.

(12)

O.J. No. L 86, 3.4.02, p.5.

(13)

O.J. No. L 155, 14.6.02, p.63.

(14)

O.J. No. L 201, 17.7.98, p.93.

(15)

O.J. No. L 75, 16.3.02, p.44.