The Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

Made18th April 1989

Laid before Parliament27th April 1989

Coming into force18th May 1989

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabing them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Title, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 18th May 1989.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) Regulations 19863.

Amendment of the principal Regulations2

The principal Regulations are hereby amended as follows—

a

by substituting in regulation 2 thereof (interpretation) for the definitions of Regulations 103/76 and 104/76 the following definitions— `

“Regulation 103/76” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 103/76 laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish4 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3396/855, Commission Regulations (EEC) Nos. 3856/876 and 3940/877 and Council Regulation (EEC) No. 33/898 and read with Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3703/85 laying down detailed rules for applying the common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish9;
“Regulation 104/76” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 104/76 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps (Crangon crangon), edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) and Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)10, as amended by Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 3575/8311 and 3118/8512 and Commission Regulations (EEC) Nos. 3940/87 and 4213/8813 and read with Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1048/86 defining the coastal areas of the United Kingdom to which a minimum marketing size for crabs shall apply14;

b

by substituting in column 1 of the Schedule thereto (specified Community provisions)—

i

for the words `Article 11(1) of Regulation 103/76' the words `Article 10(1) of Regulation 103/76';

ii

for the words `Article 11(2) of Regulation 103/76' the words `Article 10(2) of Regulation 103/76'.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 17th April 1989.

TrumpingtonParliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Sanderson of BowdenMinister of State, Scottish Office18th April 1989

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1986 (“the principal Regulations”), which make provision for the enforcement of certain of the enforceable Community restrictions and obligations concerning common marketing standards and related rules as to marketing for certain species of sea fish, including shellfish, which are contained in Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 103/76 and 104/76 (“the Council Regulations”).

In consequence of amendments made to the Council Regulations by Commission Regulations (EEC) Nos. 3856/87, 3940/87 and 4213/88 and Council Regulation (EEC) No. 33/89, these Regulations amend the definitions of the Council Regulations in regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) so as to provide for the inclusion of those amendments in those definitions. They also make a consequential amendment to the Schedule to the principal Regulations (regulation 2).