Title, application and commencement
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(3) These Regulations come into force on 15 October 2016.
Amendment of the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006
2.—(1) The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “the Community Regulations” for “Regulation 2075/2005” substitute “Regulation 2015/1375”; and
(b)in the definition beginning “Decision 2006/766”—
(i)for ““Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”)” substitute ““Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”)”; and
(ii)omit ““Regulation 1109/2011 (“Rheoliad 1109/2011”)”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (definitions of EU legislation)—
(a)in the definition of “Regulation 854/2004” (“Rheoliad 854/2004”), for “Regulation 2075/2005” substitute “Regulation 2015/1375”;
(b)omit the definition of “Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”);
(c)omit the definition of “Regulation 1109/2011” (“Rheoliad 1109/2011”); and
(d)at the end of the Schedule add the following definition—
““Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat(2).”
(4) In Schedule 2 (specified Community provisions)—
(a)in the first column of the final entry, for “Regulation 2075/2005” substitute “Regulation 2015/1375”; and
(b)in the second column of the final entry, for the existing text substitute the following—
“Requirement that food business operators of holdings officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions must inform the competent authority of any requirement of Annex IV to Regulation 2015/1375 that is no longer fulfilled or of any other change that might affect the holdings’ Trichinella status.”
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Social Services and Public Health under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, one of the Welsh Ministers
16 August 2016