The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, amend the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3053, W.291) (“the 2003 Regulations”). They make provision for the implementation of Council Directive 2007/61/EC amending Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption (OJ No. L258, 4.10.2007, p.27).

2.  These Regulations amend the definitions of partly dehydrated milk and totally dehydrated milk in the 2003 Regulations (regulation 3).

3.  These Regulations also make certain amendments to the Notes to Schedule 1 of the 2003 Regulations, in particular amending Notes 1 and 3, introducing a new Note 4 and re-numbering the former Note 4 as Note 5 (regulation 4).

4.  The Regulations make a consequential amendment to the Colours in Food Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3124) (regulation 5) and to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (S.I. 1995/3187) (regulation 6).

5.  A full regulatory assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Wood Street, Cardiff, CF10 1EW.