EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend, revoke and replace various provisions in secondary assimilated law within the meaning of section 12(2) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28).
Part 2 contains amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (EUR 2003/1831). It also contains consequential amendments to Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additives (EUR 2005/378) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives (EUR 2008/429).
Part 3 contains amendments to the following assimilated direct legislation relating to food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings:
(a)Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (EUR 2008/1331);
(b)Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes, etc., (EUR 2008/1332);
(c)Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (EUR 2008/1333);
(d)Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods, etc., (EUR 2008/1334);
(e)Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, etc., (EUR 2011/234).
Part 4 contains amendments to the following assimilated direct legislation relating to food contact materials:
(a)Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, etc., (EUR 2004/1935);
(b)Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (EUR 2009/450); and
(c)Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (EUR 2011/10).
Part 5 contains amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed (EUR 2003/1829). It also contains consequential amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 619/2011 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed as regards presence of genetically modified material, etc., (EUR 2011/619) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed, etc., (EUR 2013/503).
Part 6 contains amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods, etc., (EUR 2015/2283). It also contains consequential amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (EUR 2017/2468) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469 laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (EUR 2017/2469).
Part 7 contains amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods (EUR 2003/2065).
Part 8 sets out revocations, consequential amendments, savings and transitional provision, and gives effect to the Schedules.
Schedules 1 to 3, respectively, set out revocations of Scotland, Wales and England statutory instruments, with certain savings in respect of transitional provisions.
Schedules 4 to 8 contain revocations of assimilated direct legislation.
Schedules 9 to 12, respectively, set out consequential amendments to assimilated direct legislation, and to Scotland, Wales and England statutory instruments.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.