2003 No. 419
FOOD

The Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 30th September 2003.

(2)

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment to the Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20022.

(1)

The Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20022 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In Regulation 2 (Interpretation)–

(a)

for the definition of “the Commission Decision” substitute–
““the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2002/79/EC3 imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in or consigned from China as amended by Commission Decision 2002/233/EC4, Commission Decision 2002/678/EC5 and Commission Decision 2003/550/EC6;”; and

(b)

after Regulation 4(3) (Enforcement) insert–

  • “; and

    1. (a)

      Article 1.7 of the Commission Decision (which provision is concerned with the case where consignments are split)”.

TOM McCABE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/425) (“the principal Regulations”).

The principal Regulations implement Commission Decision 2002/79/EC imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in, or consigned from China (O.J. No. L 34, 5.2.2002, p.21) as amended by Commission Decision 2002/233/EC (O.J. No. L 78, 21.3.2002, p.14) and Commission Decision 2002/678/EC (O.J. No. L 229, 27.8.2002, p.33).

These Regulations implement Commission Decision 2003/550/EC (O.J. No. L 187, 26.7.2003, p.39) which further amends Commission Decision 2002/79/EC.

The principal changes effected by these Regulations are that–

(a)

the period for which consignments subject to sampling and analysis may be detained is increased from 10 to 15 working days; and

(b)

where a consignment is split, copies of the health certificate and analysis certificate must accompany each part of the consignment. (Regulation 2).

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations.