2007 No. 303
FOOD

The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), 17(2), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
They have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act2.
They have carried out consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety3.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and come into force on 12th July 2007.

Amendment of the Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 19992.

(1)

The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 19994 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of the Commission Regulation substitute–
““the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2007 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2991/94 laying down standards for spreadable fats and of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products5;”.
SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for the enforcement and execution of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2007, which revokes and replaces in its entirety Commission Regulation (EC) No. 577/97 (and its amendments), laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2991/94 and of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products, as amended. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2007 does not introduce any changes to existing legal requirements.

These Regulations update the Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1999, replacing the reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 577/97, and its amendments, with one to its replacement Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2007.

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