The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

Amendments to the Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2013

2.—(1) The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2013(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), for regulation 2(2) substitute—

“(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“consumer information requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1)(a);

“the EU Regulations” means Regulation 1224/2009, Regulation 404/2011 and Regulation 1379/2013;

“Regulation 1224/2009” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy(2);

“Regulation 404/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy(3);

“Regulation 1379/2013” means Regulation (EU) No. 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(4); and

“traceability requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1)(b).”.

(3) In regulation 3 (consumer information and traceability requirements)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a) omit “(4), (5),”;

(b) for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

“(a) a requirement specified in any of the following Articles of Regulation 1379/2013—

(i) Article 35 (mandatory information) as read with Article 38 (indication of the catch or production area); and

(ii) Article 39(3) or (4) (additional voluntary information) as read with paragraph (1) of that Article; and”;

(c) in paragraph (3) omit “and Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011” and substitute “, Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011 and Articles 35(1)(c) and 38 of Regulation 1379/2013”;

(d) omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and

(e) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) The requirements referred to in paragraph (2)(a) do not apply in circumstances described in Article 35(4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with Article 58(8) (traceability) of Regulation 1224/2009, where the sale does not exceed the sterling equivalent of 50 euros per day.”.

(4) In regulation 5(4) for “Article 8 of Regulation 2065/2001 (traceability and control)” substitute “Article 58 of Regulation 1224/2009 (traceability)”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2013/256.

(2)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p.1 as amended by OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.1.

(3)

OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p.1, as amended by OJ L 328, 10.12.2011, p.58.

(4)

OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.1.