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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2001 No. 2601
FOOD, ENGLAND
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (No. 2) Regulations 2001
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Made |
18th July 2001 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
19th July 2001 | |
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Coming into force |
20th July 2001 | |
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 her by that section, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:
Title, commencement and extent
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (No. 2) Regulations 2001; they extend to England 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].
Whitty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18th July 2001
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 England by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1512) which amend the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/539).
For meat products, they are implemented in England by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) 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 England by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1739) which amend the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3205).
In all cases, the transitional period ends on 23rd July 2001. The date does not appear in the Commission Decisions.
These Regulations extend the transitional period to 23rd September 2001.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations.
Notes:
[1]
S.I. 1972/1811.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) Regulations 2001, S.I. 2001/1512.back
[4]
S.I. 1995/3205. Regulation 7(7) and 8(8) were added by the Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Minced Meat and Meat Products) Regulations 2001, S.I. 2001/1739.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) Regulations 2001, S.I. 2001/1512.back
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