Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 452

The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

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" "the Commission Regulation" means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 577/97 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation and of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products[3], as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1278/97[4] and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2181/97[5];";

(ii) there shall be substituted for the definition of "Community provision" the following definition - 

" "Community provision" means a provision of the Council Regulation or the Commission Regulation which is referred to in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, as read with any supplementary provision referred to in column 2 thereof opposite the reference in column 1;";

(b) in paragraph (2) there shall be inserted at the end the words "and the Commission Regulation".

     4. In regulation 3(1) (exemptions) - 

(a) there shall be substituted for the words "Subject to paragraph (2) below, in the absence of" the words "Except where paragraph (2) below applies, unless and until there is";

(b) there shall be inserted after the words "the Council Regulation" the words "and the Commission Regulation".

     5. In regulation 7 (defence in relation to exports) - 

(a) there shall be substituted for the words "under these Regulations" the words "under regulation 6(1)(b) of these Regulations";

(b) in paragraph (b) - 


(i) there shall be substituted for the word "Regulations" the words "Regulation and the Commission Regulation";

(ii) there shall be inserted after the words "to the Council Regulation" the words "and the Commission Regulation".

     6. There shall be substituted for regulation 8 (application of various provisions of the Act) the following regulation - 

" Application of various provisions of the Act
     8.  - (1) The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations and, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part thereof shall be construed for the purposes of these Regulations as a reference to these Regulations - 


section 2 (extended meaning of "sale" etc.);
section 3 (presumptions that food is intended for human consumption);
section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
section 21 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of section 8, 14 or 15;
section 22 (defence of publication in the course of a business);
section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);
section 35(1) to (3) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) and (2);
section 36 (offences by bodies corporate).

    (2) The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations and, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in those provisions to the Act shall be construed for the purposes of these Regulations as including a reference to the Community provisions - 



section 32 (powers of entry);
section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers);
section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).".

     7. There shall be substituted for Schedule 1 (Community provisions) the Schedule to these Regulations.


Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

25th February 1998



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health


Tessa Jowell
Minister of State for Public Health, Department of Health

20th February 1998



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales


Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

23rd February 1998


Sam Galbraith
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

23rd February 1998

" SCHEDULE 1Regulations 2(1), 5 and 6


COMMUNITY PROVISIONS



Community Provision	Supplementary Provisions	Subject Matter
1. The Council Regulation: (a) Article 2	Article 1 of the Council Regulation and Article 1 of, and Annex I to, the Commission Regulation	Restrictions on marketing of spreadable fats
(b) Article 3	Article 2 of, and Annex II to, the Commission Regulation	Requirements relating to the labelling and presentation of spreadable fats
(c) Article 4		Restriction on use of the term "traditional" with the name "butter"
(d) Article 5		Restriction on use of terms relating to fat content
(e) Article 7		Requirements relating to fats imported from third countries
2. The Commission Regulation: Article 3	Article 5 of the Commission Regulation	Restriction on use of the designation "butter" by composite products"

[2] S.I. 1995/3116.back

[3] OJ No. L87, 2.4.97, p.3.back

[4] OJ No. L175, 3.7.97, p.6.back

[5] OJ No. L299, 4.11.97, p.1.back