UK Offence Report

The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2009 No. 398 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
30 November 2009
In force from
1 January 2010
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
(EC) No. 178/2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 953/2009, European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations make provision for the execution and enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 953/2009 on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses (OJ No. L269, 14.10.2009, p.9) (“the Commission Regulation”). The Commission Regulation repeals and replaces Commission Directive 2001/15/EC on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in food for particular nutritional uses (OJNo. L52, 22.2.2001, p.19) and Commission Directive 2004/6/EC derogating from Directive 2001/15/EC to postpone the application of the prohibition of trade to certain products (OJ No. L15, 22.1.2004, p.31). These Regulations — a provide that a person who contravenes specified provisions of the Commission Regulation set out in the Schedule to these Regulations is guilty of an offence (regulation 3(1)); b provide penalties for offences (regulation 3(2)); c specify the enforcement authority (regulation 3(3)); d provide for the application of specified provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 4); e make consequential amendments to the Tryptophan in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 440) (regulation 5); and f revoke the Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 264); the Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R 2004 No. 105); and the Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No. 481) (regulation 6). Article 3(2) of the Commission Regulation refers to the competent authorities referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (OJ No. L124, 20.5.2009, p.21). The Notification of Marketing of Food for Particular Nutritional Uses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007 No. 60) provide at regulation 3 that the Food Standards Agency is the competent authority in respect of food for a particular nutritional use manufactured in Northern Ireland or imported into Northern Ireland from outside the United Kingdom.

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