The Food (Provisions relating to Labelling) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Amendment of the Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) (Wales) Regulations 2000

8.  In the Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) (Wales) Regulations 2000(1) —

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) —

(i) there shall be substituted for the definition of “Directive 79/112” the following definition —

““Directive 2000/13” (“Cyfarwyddob 2003/13”) means Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, as amended by Commission Directive 2001/101/EC(3), which was itself amended by Commission Directive 2002/86/EC(4)) and as further amended by Commission Directive 2003/89/EC(5);”;

(ii) in the definition of “Regulation 1139/98” there shall be substituted for the expression “Directive 79/112/EEC” the expression “Directive 2000/13”;

(b) in regulation 3(1) (exemptions) and regulation 9(b) (defence in relation to exports) there shall be substituted for the expression “Directive 79/112” the expression “Directive 2000/13”.

(1)

S.I. 2000/1925 (W. 134).

(2)

OJ No. L109, 6.5.2000, p.29, as corrected by a Corrigendum (OJ No. L124, 25.5.2000, p.66).

(3)

OJ No. L310, 28.11.2001, p.19.

(4)

OJ No. L305, 7.11.2002, p.19.

(5)

OJ No. L308, 25.11.2003, p.15.