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

Interpretation E+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations —

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Food Safety Act 1990 M1 and, save where the context otherwise requires and subject to paragraph (2), any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act;

[F1 “the Commission Decision” (“Penderfyniad y Comisiwn”) means Commission Decision 2000/49/EC repealing Decision 1999/356/EC 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 and Commission Decision 2004/429/EC amending Decisions 97/830/EC, 2000/49/EC, 2002/79/EC and 2002/80/EC as regards the points of entry through which the products concerned may only be imported into the Community;]

“controlled Egyptian peanuts” (“pysgnau o'r Aifft a reolir”) means Egyptian peanuts which are intended for human consumption or to be used as an ingredient in foodstuffs;

“Egyptian peanuts” (“pysgnau o'r Aifft”) 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;

“Directive 98/53/EC” (“Cyfarwyddeb 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 M2 as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC M3 ;

“food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) has the same meaning as in section 5(1A) and (3) (a) and (b) of the Act;

“free circulation” (“cylchnediad rhydd”) has the same meaning as in Article 23.2, as read with Article 24, of the Treaty establishing the European Community; and

“port health authority” (“awdurdod iechyd porthladd”) means in relation to any port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 M4 ), a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act.

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.7.2004) by The Food (Emergency Control) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1804), regs. 1, 6

Marginal Citations

M1 1990 c. 16.

M2 OJ No. L201, 17.7.98, p.93.

M3 OJ No. L75, 16.3.2002, p.44.

M4 1984 c. 22.