Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 48(3C) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and section 9(4) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2023 No.
The Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1)(e) of the Food Safety Act 19901 (as read with section 16(3A) of that Act), section 9(1) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 20202 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
So far as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by Food Standards Scotland in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act3.
In accordance with section 9(5) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons as they consider are representative of the interests of persons likely to be affected by the regulations as they consider appropriate.
There has been consultation 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 safety4.
In accordance with section 48(3C) of the Food Safety Act 19905 and section 9(4) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 23 April 2023.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/20112
1
Article 11(1) (conformity checks) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors6 is amended as follows.
2
For “Regulation (EC) 1308/2018” substitute “Regulation (EU) No 1308/20137”
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3
At the end insert as new paragraphs—
The criteria to assess the risk shall include the existence of a conformity certificate referred to in Article 14 issued by a competent authority of a third country where the conformity checks have been approved pursuant to Article 15. The existence of such certificate shall be considered as a factor reducing the risk of non-conformity.
The criteria to assess the risk may also include:
a
the nature of the product, the period of production, the price of the product, the weather, the packing and handling operations, the storage conditions, the country of origin, the means of transport or the volume of the lot;
b
the size of the traders, their position in the marketing chain, the volume or value marketed by them, their product range, the delivery area or the type of business carried out such as storage, sorting, packing or sale;
c
findings made during previous checks including the number and type of defects found, the usual quality of products marketed, the level of technical equipment used;
d
the reliability of traders’ quality assurance systems or self-checking systems related to the conformity to marketing standards;
e
the place where the check is carried out, in particular if it is the point of first entry into Great Britain, or the place where the products are being packed or loaded;
f
any other information that might indicate a risk of non-compliance.
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council3
In Annex 12 (alcoholic strength) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers8, after the first paragraph insert—
In relation to a beverage marketed in Scotland to which the first paragraph applies, the second sentence of that paragraph is to be read as if at the end there were inserted ‘, or the figure may be followed by ‘% alc/vol’’.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/334
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation9 is amended as follows.
2
In Article 44 (actual alcoholic strength)—
a
after the first paragraph insert—
In relation to a product marketed in Scotland to which the first paragraph applies, that paragraph is to be read as if for ‘in percentage units or half units’ there were substituted ‘to not more than one decimal place’.
b
after the third paragraph (taking into account the paragraph inserted by sub-paragraph (a)) insert—
In relation to a product marketed in Scotland to which the third paragraph applies, the first sentence of that paragraph is to be read as if at the end there were inserted ‘, or the figure may be followed by ‘% alc/vol’’.
3
After Article 50(1) (name of wine grape variety) insert—
1a. In relation to a grapevine product marketed in Scotland to which paragraph 1(a)(ii) applies, the first subparagraph of point (ii) is to be read as if, in the words before the first indent, for ‘100 %’ there were substituted ‘at least 95%’.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)