Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and come into operation on 13th December 2014.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendments to the Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
2.—(1) The Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For regulation 2(1) (interpretation) substitute—
“2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the EU Regulations” means Regulation 1224/2009, Regulation 404/2011 and Regulation 1379/2013;
“the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“Regulation 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” 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; and
“Regulation 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 3 (consumer information and traceability requirements)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), for “(4) to (7)” substitute “(6) and (7)”;
(b)for paragraph 2(a) substitute—
“(a)a requirement specified in Article 35 Regulation 1379/2013 (provision of consumer information) as read with Article 38 of that Regulation, and a requirement 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 the circumstances described in Article 35(4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with Article 58(8) of Regulation 1224/2009.”.
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 19th November 2014.
Julie Thompson
A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety