LegalizeThe Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Made: 18 October 2011
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 18 October 2011
Coming into force: 8 November 2011
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2[^f00004] to, the European Communities Act 1972.
Title, application, and commencement
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- (1) The title of these Regulations is the Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
- (2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
- (3) These Regulations come into force on 8 November 2011.
Amendments to the Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) Regulations 2009
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The Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations (Wales) 2009[^f00005] are amended as follows.
Amendment of references to “Community marketing rules”
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For “Community marketing rules”, in each place (including the heading of regulation 4) it occurs, substitute “EU marketing rules”.
Amendments to regulation 2
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In regulation 2—
- (a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “Commission Regulation 1580/2007”, substitute—
- “Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011” (“Rheoliad Gweithredu'r Comisiwn 543/2011”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors[^f00006], as amended from time to time.
- (b) in paragraph (2)—
- (i) for the definition of “EU marketing rules” (as amended by regulation 3), substitute—
- “EU marketing rules” (“rheolau marchnata'r UE”) means the general marketing standard and the specific marketing standards covering fresh fruit and vegetables listed in Part IX of Annex I to Council Regulation 1234/2007, and includes the rules relating to those standards contained in Articles 113 and 113a of Council Regulation 1234/2007 and Title II of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011
- (ii) for the definition of “general marketing standard”, substitute—
- “general marketing standard” (“safon farchnata gyffredinol”) means the requirements of Article 113a(1) of Regulation 1234/2007 as detailed in Article 3(1) and Part A of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011
- (iii) in the definition of “specific marketing standards”, for “Article 2a(2) and Part B of Annex I to Commission Regulation 1580/2007” substitute “Article 3(2) and Part B of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011”;
- (c) in paragraph (3), for “Commission Regulation 1580/2007”, substitute “Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011”.
Amendment to regulation 3
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In regulation 3(1), for “Article 8(1)(b) of Commission Regulation 1580/2007”, substitute “Article 9(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011”.
Amendment to regulation 4
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In regulation 4(3), for “Commission Regulation 1580/2007”, substitute “Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011”.
Amendment to regulation 8
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In regulation 8(2), for “Annex VI to Commission Regulation 1580/2007”, substitute “Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011”.
Substitution of the Schedule
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For the Schedule, substitute the following Schedule.
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relevant provision of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011 | Provision of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011 to be read with the provision in column 1 | Subject matter |
| Article 5(1) | Annex I, Art 4(3), Art 5(2) to (4), Art 6, Art 7 | General requirement for information particulars |
| Article 5(2) | Annex I, Art 5(1), (3) and (4), Art 7 | Requirements for information particulars in documents accompanying bulk shipments and goods loaded directly onto a means of transport |
| Article 5(3) | Annex I, Art 5(1) and (4), Art 7 | Requirement for information particulars in the case of distance contracts to be available before the purchase is concluded |
| Article 5(4) | Annex I, Art 5(1) to (3), Art 7 | Requirement for information particulars on invoices and accompanying documents |
| Article 6 | Annex I, Art 4(3), Art 7 | Requirement for information particulars at the retail stage |
| Article 7(1) | Annex I, Art 4(3), Art 6, Art 7(2) and (3) | Requirements for sale of mixes of different types of fruit and vegetables |
| Article 10(6) | Art 10(1) to (5) | Requirement for traders to provide information that Member States consider necessary for the database |
| Article 11(4) | Art 11(1) to (3), Art 12, Art 14 and Annex III, Art 15 | Requirement for traders to provide inspection bodies with all information required by them for organising and carrying out conformity checks |
| Article 17(3), final sub-paragraph | Art 10, Art 17(1), (2) and the rest of (3), Annex V | Requirement for traders to supply all information deemed necessary by the inspection body for method of inspection |
Signed
Alun Davies — Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes, under authority of the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, one of the Welsh Ministers — 18 October 2011
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations give effect, in relation to Wales, to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (OJ No L 157, 15.6.2011, p.1) “the Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011”.
The Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011 consolidates Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 (OJ No L 350, 31.12.2007, p.1) which had been amended.
These Regulations amend the Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) Regulations 2009, S.I. 2009/1551 (W. 151) to update the necessary references to the relevant EU legislation.
A regulatory impact assessment for this instrument has not been produced as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: By virtue of article 3 of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2010, S.I. 2010/2690.
[^f00002]: 1972, c. 68.
[^f00003]: OJ No L 157, 15.6.2011, p.1.
[^f00004]: Paragraph 1A was inserted into Schedule 2 by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).
[^f00005]: S.I. 2009/1551 (W. 151).
[^f00006]: OJ No L 350, 31.12.2007, p.1.
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