EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments in relation to Wales to a number of pieces of secondary legislation relating to food and feed. These Regulations provide for the partial implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (OJ No. L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1) and of Implementing and Delegated Regulations made under it.

Regulation 2 amends the Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1440 (W. 102)).

Regulations 3 to 7 amend the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/31 (W. 5)).

Regulations 8 to 33 to amend the Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3376 (W. 298)).

Regulations 34 to 37 amend the Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1605 (W. 186)).

Regulation 38 amends the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/479 (W. 55)).

Regulations 39 to 41 amend the Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/387 (W. 121)).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Cardiff, CF10 1EW.