PART 2Amendments to EU Exit subordinate legislation

The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 20194

1

The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 20196 are amended as follows.

2

Omit regulation 2.

3

Omit regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7.

4

In regulation 8 (amendment to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) Regulations 2015)—

a

in paragraph (3), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

b

for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—

d

is a natural mineral water intended for—

i

movement into Northern Ireland; or

ii

export to a third country.

b

for paragraph (4)(a)(iii), substitute—

iii

for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

d

in the case of water extracted from the ground in a third country—

i

the Agency grants recognition in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 1;

ii

it has equivalent recognition in England granted by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 4(1)(d)(i) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 3 to, the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 20077;

iii

it has equivalent recognition in Scotland granted by Food Standards Scotland in accordance with regulation 4(1)(d)(i) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 3 to, the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20078;

iv

it has equivalent recognition in Northern Ireland granted by the Agency in accordance with regulation 4(2)(d)(i) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20159.

c

in paragraph 5, in the new regulation 4A to be inserted—

i

in paragraph (6), for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;

ii

in paragraph (12), for “exit day”, in each place it occurs, substitute “IP completion day”;

d

for paragraph (7), substitute—

7

In regulation 27A—

a

in paragraph (b)—

i

omit “or from another EEA State”;

ii

for “Articles 1 to 3 of Regulation 115/2010” substitute “the relevant bottled water legislation that applies in that part of the United Kingdom”;

b

in paragraph (c)—

i

for “country other than an EEA State” substitute “third country”;

ii

for the words from “has been authorised” to “Articles 1 to 3”, substitute “complies with Articles 1 and 2”

e

in paragraph (8)(b), after paragraph (i) insert—

ia

after “the Agency”, for the “or” substitute “to be equivalent to the requirements of these Regulations, or by the”