Regulations 2, 3 and 4 amend Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No’s 787/2013, 2015/1020 and 2017/2276, respectively, to make minor corrections which relate to amendment to those Commission Implementing Regulations made by the Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

Regulation 5 makes minor corrections to the Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

Regulation 6 and schedule 1 amend the Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (2010 Regulations) with the effect that the Annex to Commission Directive 82/475/EEC laying down the categories of feed materials which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feeding stuffs for pet animals (OJ L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 27–28) is replicated as new schedule 3 of the 2010 Regulations and Annexes 1 and 2 to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed (OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10–22) are replicated as new schedules 4 and 5 of the 2010 Regulations.

Regulation 7 and schedule 2 amend the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2012 with the effect that Annexes 1 and 2 to Commission Directive 2007/42/EC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 71–82) are replicated in a new schedule 6 of those Regulations.

Regulation 8 and schedule 3 amend the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Scotland) Regulations 2013 with the effect that Annex 1 to Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (OJ L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 3–11) is replicated in a new schedule 6 to those Regulations.

Regulation 9 amends the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 to remove redundant references to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.

A business and regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.