2018 No. 1188 (W. 242)
Agriculture, Wales

The Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers are designated1 for the purposes of making regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures in respect of food (including drink) including the primary production of food.
The Welsh Ministers have carried out an open and transparent public 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 of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety3, and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Title and commencement1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 7 December 2018.

Amendment of the Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 20112.

The Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 20114 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.

Amendment of regulation 23.

In regulation 2(1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), at the end insert “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council5”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (c), for the words from “Part I” to “1234/2007” substitute “Part 1 of Annex 7 to, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products6”; and

(c)

in sub-paragraph (d), at the end insert “, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 565/20137”.

Amendment of regulation 44.

In regulation 4—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), omit paragraphs (vii) and (viii); and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (c), in the words before paragraph (i), for the words from “the Regulation” to “1234/2007” substitute “Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), for the words from “point IV(2)” to “1234/2007” substitute “point 4(2) of Part 1 of Annex 7 to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products”.

Lesley Griffiths
Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/991 (W. 145)) to reflect provisions in Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and labelling of beef (OJ No L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 33).

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 as the amendments are technical in nature.