The Nutrition (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Food Supplements (Wales) Regulations 2003

3.—(1) The Food Supplements (Wales) Regulations 2003(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) omit—

(a) the definition of “Directive 2001/83”;

(b) paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In regulation 3(2) (scope of regulations) , for “as defined by Directive 2001/83” substitute “as defined by regulation 2(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012(2)”.

(4) In regulation 5(3) (prohibitions on sale relating to composition of food supplements)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “Annex I to Directive 2002/46” substitute “Schedule 1 to the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(4)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “Annex II to Directive 2002/46” substitute “Schedule 2 to the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”.

(b) for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

“(a) the purity criteria, if any, specified in retained EU law or in regulations applying in relation to Wales made by the Secretary of State or by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 3 of the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; or”.

(5) In regulation 6(3)(b)(5) (restrictions on sale relating to labelling etc of food supplements) , for “Annex I to Directive 2002/46” substitute “Schedule 1 to the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1719 (W. 186) as amended by S.I. 2005/3254 (W. 247), S.I. 2009/3252 (W. 282), S.I. 2011/1043 and S.I. 2014/2303 (W. 227).

(2)

S.I. 2012/1916.

(3)

Regulation 5 was amended by S.I. 2009/3252 (W. 282).

(4)

S.I. 2019/xx

(5)

Regulation 6 was amended by S.I. 2009/3252 (W. 282) and S.I. 2014/2303 (W. 227).