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The Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2011

Welsh Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 991 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
29 March 2011
In force from
21 April 2011
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
(EC) No. 178/2002, European Communities Act 1972, Regulations under section 2(2) of 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 replace the Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and now apply to the labelling of veal in addition to beef. These Regulations continue to enforce Title II of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and related Commission Regulations. They also enforce the provisions, relating to meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less, of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products as well as the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less. These Regulations also enforce Articles 5a, 5b and 5c of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 (regulation 4(1)(b)) and provide rules for the provision of information for un-prepacked meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less at the point of sale (regulation 4(2)). The Regulations are enforced by the local authority, port health authority or Welsh Ministers in accordance with regulation 3. Breach of the Regulations is an offence punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced as no effect on the private or voluntary sectors is anticipated.

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