Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

14 October 2019

SL(5)452 – The Food Information (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Procedure: Affirmative

The Food Information (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the Regulations”) amend the Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014.

The amendments being made seek to maintain the status quo in relation to food labelling, by introducing a transitional provision to allow businesses to continue to adhere to pre-Brexit labelling requirements, whilst adjusting to any new post-Brexit requirements over a reasonable and set period of time.

The transitional provision provides that improvement notices will not be issued if a product complies with pre-exit labelling requirements. The relevant transition periods for different products will be:

-        for specified products placed on the market before exit day, until existing stocks of such products are exhausted;

-        for wine products held by a person as at exit day, until stocks are exhausted; and

-        for specified (non-wine) products placed on the market on or after exit day, three years, which commences on the day after exit day.

These Regulations are being made using powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Parent Act: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Date Made:

Date Laid: 01 October 2019

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