The Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022

Made: at 9.05 a.m. on 16th May 2022

Laid before Parliament: at 2.30 p.m. on 16th May 2022

Coming into force: 29th June 2022

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 29th June 2022.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, but apply in relation to England only.

Revocation of retained direct EU legislation

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The following retained direct EU legislation is revoked—

• (a) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014[^f00002];

• (b) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2058 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station[^f00003];

• (c) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1787 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station[^f00004].

Revocation of Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003

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Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003, insofar as it continues to have effect by virtue of regulation 42B of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009[^f00005], is revoked[^f00006].

Signed

Maggie Throup — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health and Social Care — At 9.05 a.m. on 16th May 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations revoke Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2058 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1787 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station all of which provided for enhanced controls on the import of certain feed and food from Japan as a result of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

These Regulations also revoke Declaration OFFC 2019/E/003 (please see the relevant footnote above for further details), which also imposed controls on the import of certain feed and food from Japan as a result of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from Food Standards Agency, Chemical Safety Unit, Food Policy, Food Standards Agency, Clive House, 70 Petty France, London SW1H 9EX or by email to: radiation@food.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: EUR 2002/178 (“Regulation (EC) 178/2002”), as amended by S.I. 2019/641 and S.I. 2020/1504.

[^f00002]: EUR 2016/6, as amended by S.I. 2019/699 and S.I. 2020/1504.

[^f00003]: EUR 2017/2058.

[^f00004]: EUR 2019/1787.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2009/3255, as last amended by S.I. 2020/1504.

[^f00006]: The Declaration was issued under regulation 35 of S.I. 2009/3255. However, under regulation 42B of those Regulations (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504 and amended by a correction slip dated September 2021, ISBN 978-0-34-821708-7), the Declaration continues to have effect as if it were made under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002. A copy of the Declaration is available upon request by writing to Imported Food, Food Standards Agency, Clive House, 70 Petty France, London SW1H 9EX or by email to: Imported.Food@food.gov.uk.