The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Made: 4 March 2008

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 6 March 2008

Coming into force: 31 March 2008

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Title, application and commencement

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Interpretation

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Charges

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Withdrawal of official controls

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Information

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

• “Directive 2004/41” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2004/41”) means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC[^f00010];

• “Regulation 178/2002” (“Rheoliad 178/2002”) means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety[^f00011];

• “Regulation 852/2004” (“Rheoliad 852/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs[^f00012] as read with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005;

• “Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 853/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin[^f00013] as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Regulation 854/2004” (“Rheoliad 854/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption[^f00014] as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Regulation 882/2004” (“Rheoliad 882/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules[^f00015] as read with Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Regulation 1688/2005” (“Rheoliad 1688/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs[^f00016];

• “Regulation 2073/2005” (“Rheoliad 2073/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs[^f00017];

• “Regulation 2074/2005” (“Rheoliad 2074/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004[^f00018];

• “Regulation 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat[^f00019]; and

• “Regulation 2076/2005” (“Rheoliad 2076/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004[^f00020].

SCHEDULE 2 — CALCULATION OF THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS CHARGE

The official controls charge

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The standard charge

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The additional charge

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Time costs

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Definitions

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Signed

Gwenda Thomas — Under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 4 March 2008

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c. 51).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2005/1971. By virtue of section 162 of and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by this designation are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers.

[^f00003]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3).

[^f00004]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked with effect from 1 January 2006 by S.I. 2005/3292 (W.252)

[^f00005]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked with effect from 1 January 2006 by S.I. 2005/3292 (W.252).

[^f00006]: 1992 c. 4.

[^f00007]: S.1. 1995/2148, revoked with effect from 1 January 2006 by S.I. 2005/3292 (W.252).

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/731, amended by S.I. 1999/400, S.I. 1999/1820 and S.I. 2000/656.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2007/3461 (W.306).

[^f00010]: OJ No. L157, 30.4.2004, p.33. The revised text of Directive 2004/41/EC is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L195, 2.6.2004, p.12).

[^f00011]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.

[^f00012]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.3) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007 p.26).

[^f00013]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.55. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.22), which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007 p.26). Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1243/2007 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ No. L281, 25.10.2007, p.8).

[^f00014]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.206. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.83) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26). Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.1).

[^f00015]: OJ No. L165, 30.4.2004, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 is now set out in Corrigendum (OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p.1), which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.29). Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006.

[^f00016]: OJ No. L271, 15.10.2005, p.17.

[^f00017]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.1, as read with the Corrigenda at OJ No. L278, 10.10.2006, p.32 and OJ No. L283, 14.10.2006, p.62 and as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1441/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ No. L332, 7.12.2007, p.12).

[^f00018]: OJ No.L338, 22.12.2005, p.27, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1244/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (OJ No. L 281, 25.10.2007, p.12).

[^f00019]: OJ No..L338, 22.12.2005, p.60, amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1665/2006 as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1245/2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 as regards the use of liquid pepsin for the detection of Trichinella in meat (OJ No. L281, 25.10.2007, p.19).

[^f00020]: OJ No.L338, 22.12.2005, p.83, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1246/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 as regards the extension of the transitional period granted to food business operators importing fish oil intended for human consumption (OJ No. L281, 25.10.2007, p.21).

• “Directive 2004/41” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2004/41”) means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC ;

• “Regulation 178/2002” (“Rheoliad 178/2002”) means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ;

• “Regulation 852/2004” (“Rheoliad 852/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as read with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005;

• “Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 853/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Regulation 854/2004” (“Rheoliad 854/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;