Proposed Negative Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

11 February 2019

Pn(5)020 – The Food and Feed Regulated Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Procedure: Negative

The Food and Feed Regulated Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“this Instrument”) amend the Statutory Instruments listed below relating to EU-derived domestic regulations applying in Wales on: a) genetically modified food; b) materials and articles in contact with food; c) food additives, flavourings and enzymes.

· The Genetically Modified Food (Wales) Regulations 2004

· Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012

· The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Wales) Regulations 2013

This Instrument is being made using the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of the 2018 Act. Regulation 3(6) is being made in exercise of powers under section 16(2) of the Food Safety Act 1990.

Regulation 3(6), made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, amends the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 to make provision about the criteria applicable to the method for determining the level of vinyl chloride in materials and articles in contact with food and of determining the level of vinyl chloride released by those materials and articles.

These Regulations were laid for the purposes of sifting under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in accordance with Standing Order 27.9A

Parent Act: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Sift Requirements Satisfied:  Yes

Satisfied:  Yes

Pn(5)021 – The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Procedure: Negative

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 (b) to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively, as well as address other deficiencies in retained EU law arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation in the field of food and feed hygiene and safety.

These Regulations were laid for the purposes of sifting under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in accordance with Standing Order 27.9A.

Parent Act: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Sift Requirements Satisfied:  Yes

Satisfied:  Yes