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These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 and come into force on 15th March 2015.
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(1) The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2013 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), for regulation 2(2) substitute—“
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
 “consumer information requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1)(a);
 “the EU Regulations” means Regulation 1224/2009, Regulation 404/2011 and Regulation 1379/2013;
 “Regulation 1224/2009” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy;
 “Regulation 404/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy;
 “Regulation 1379/2013” means Regulation (EU) No. 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products; and
 “traceability requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1)(b).”.
(3) In regulation 3 (consumer information and traceability requirements)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a) omit “(4), (5),”;
(b) for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—“
(a) a requirement specified in any of the following Articles of Regulation 1379/2013—
(i) Article 35 (mandatory information) as read with Article 38 (indication of the catch or production area); and
(ii) Article 39(3) or (4) (additional voluntary information) as read with paragraph (1) of that Article; and”;
(c) in paragraph (3) omit “and Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011” and substitute “, Article 67(1) to (3) and (5) to (13) of Regulation 404/2011 and Articles 35(1)(c) and 38 of Regulation 1379/2013”;
(d) omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(e) for paragraph (6) substitute—“
(6) The requirements referred to in paragraph (2)(a) do not apply in circumstances described in Article 35(4) of Regulation 1379/2013 as read with Article 58(8) (traceability) of Regulation 1224/2009, where the sale does not exceed the sterling equivalent of 50 euros per day.”.
(4) In regulation 5(4) for “Article 8 of Regulation 2065/2001 (traceability and control)” substitute “Article 58 of Regulation 1224/2009 (traceability)”.
MAUREEN WATT
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
3rd February 2015