Welsh Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 713 (W.74)
FOOD, WALES
COMPOSITION AND LABELLING
The Meat Products (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
11 March 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
12 March 2008
Coming into force
6 April 2008
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1)(e) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1).
In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, having regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
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 safety(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(3), there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
1990 c. 16. Section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990. Functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672. Those functions were transferred to Welsh Ministers by section 162 and Schedule 11, paragraph 30 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4.