The Fish Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Title, application and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Fish Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 13 December 2014.

Amendments to the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013

2.—(1) The Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) For regulation 2(1) substitute—

“2.— (1) In these Regulations—

“the EU Regulations” (“Rheoliadau’r UE”) means Regulation 1224/2009, Regulation 404/2011 and Regulation 1379/2013;

“Regulation 1224/2009” (“Rheoliad >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;

“Regulation 404/2011” (“Rheoliad >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;

“Regulation 1379/2013” (“Rheoliad >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.”

(3) In regulation 4 (consumer information and traceability requirements)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “(4) to” substitute “(6) and”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) a requirement specified in Article 35 of Regulation 1379/2013 (provision of consumer information) as read with Article 38 of that Regulation, and a requirement as specified in Article 39(3) or (4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with paragraph (1) of that Article;”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “and Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011” 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);

(e) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) The requirement referred to in paragraph (2)(a) does not apply in circumstances described in Article 35(4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with Article 58(8) of Regulation 1224/2009.”

References to the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013

3.  The references to the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013 in regulations 5(3), 6(2) and 7(2) of, and in paragraphs 1 and 2(b) of the Schedule to, those Regulations are to be construed as references to the Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013 as amended by these Regulations.

Mark Drakeford

Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

19 November 2014