Welsh Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2627 (W. 216 )

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 2627 (W. 216 )

FOOD, WALES

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

	Made	19th July 2001
	Coming into force	20th July 2001

The National Assembly for Wales, being designated [1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 [2] in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:

Title, application and commencement
    1.These Regulations may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2001; they extend to Wales and come into force on 20th July 2001.

Amendments
    2.The date "23rd September 2001" shall be substituted for the date "23rd July 2001" in the following provisions  - 

(a) paragraph 3A(3) of Part VI of Schedule 2 to the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994[3];

(b) regulation 7(7) and regulation 8(8) of the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995[4]; and

(c) paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 13 to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995[5].

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[6]


D. Elis-Thomas
Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales

on 19th July 2001

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Commission Decision 2001/304/EC and Commission Decision 2001/345/EC permit dual health marking of meat, minced meat, meat preparations and meat products for a transitional period.

For meat, these Decisions are implemented in Wales by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S. I. 2001/1508) (W.105) which amend the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (S. I. 1995/539).

For meat products, they are implemented in Wales by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2001 which amend the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994 (S. I. 1994/3082).

For minced meat and meat preparations, the Decisions are implemented in Wales by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S. I. 2001/1740 (W.123) which amend the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S. I. 1995/3205).

In all cases, the transitional period ends on 23 July 2001. The date does not appear in the Commission Decisions.

These Regulations extend the transitional period to 23 September 2001.

A Regulatory Appraisal has not been prepared for these Regulations.

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Notes:

[1] S. I. 1999/2788.back

[2] 1972 c. 68.back

[3] S. I. 1994/3082 Paragraph 3A(3) of Part VI of Schedule 2 was added by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2001, S. I. 2001/1508 (W.105).back

[4] S. I. 1995/3205. Regulations 7(7) and 8(8) were added by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Minced Meat and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2001, S. I 2001/1740 (W.123).back

[5] S. I. 1995/539. Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 13 was added by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) (Wales) Regulations 2001, S. I. 2001/1508 (W.105).back

[6] 1998 c.38.back

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