2016 No. 845 (W. 214)
Food, Wales

The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 19721.
The Welsh Ministers have been designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food2.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that is expedient for references to an Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat to be construed as references to that Annex as amended from time to time.

There has been 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 during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Title, application and commencement1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3)

These Regulations come into force on 15 October 2016.

Amendment of the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 20062.

(1)

The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 20064 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

in the definition of “the Community Regulations” for “Regulation 2075/2005” substitute “Regulation 2015/1375”; and

(b)

in the definition beginning “Decision 2006/766”—

(i)

for ““Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”)” substitute ““Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”)”; and

(ii)

omit ““Regulation 1109/2011 (“Rheoliad 1109/2011”)”.

(3)

In Schedule 1 (definitions of EU legislation)—

(a)

in the definition of “Regulation 854/2004” (“Rheoliad 854/2004”), for “Regulation 2075/2005” substitute “Regulation 2015/1375”;

(b)

omit the definition of “Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”);

(c)

omit the definition of “Regulation 1109/2011” (“Rheoliad 1109/2011”); and

(d)

at the end of the Schedule add the following definition—
““Regulation 2015/1375” (“Rheoliad 2015/1375”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat5.”

(4)

In Schedule 2 (specified Community provisions)—

(a)

in the first column of the final entry, for “Regulation 2075/2005” substitute “Regulation 2015/1375”; and

(b)

in the second column of the final entry, for the existing text substitute the following—

“Requirement that food business operators of holdings officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions must inform the competent authority of any requirement of Annex IV to Regulation 2015/1375 that is no longer fulfilled or of any other change that might affect the holdings’ Trichinella status.”

Rebecca Evans
Minister for Social Services and Public Health under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make various amendments to the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/31 (W. 5)) to provide for the execution and enforcement in Wales of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ No L 212, 11.8.2015, p 7).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.