Regulations, 2022

L.N. 250 of 2022

SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 117)

Fruit and Vegetables Marketing Standards (Amendment)

Regulations, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 3 of the

Supplies and Services Act, the Minister responsible for trade, has

made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Fruit and Vegetables Citation.

Marketing Standards (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and these

regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Fruit and S.L. 117.36.

Vegetable Marketing Standards Regulations, hereinafter referred to as

"the principal regulations".

In the principal regulations, the words "the Director" General

wherever they occur, shall be substituted by the words "the Malta Food amendments

the principal

Agency".

regulations.

Sub-regulation (2) of regulation 1 of the principal Amends

regulations, shall be substituted by the following new sub-regulation: regulation

the principal

regulations.

"(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the relevant

provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a

common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and

repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79,

(EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, including Regulation

(EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17

December 2013, Regulation (EU) 2016/791 of the European Parliament

and the Council of 11 May 2016, Commission Delegated Regulation

(EU) 2016/1166 of 17 May 2016, Commission Delegated Regulation

(EU) 2016/1226 of 4 May 2016, Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017,

Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 23 December 2020, Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021, and

Commission Regulation (EC) 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down

the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No.

1234/2007, as they may be amended from time to time, in respect of

the fruit and vegetables sectors.".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a) the

definition

"competent

authority"

shall

besubstituted by the following new definition

" "competent authority" means the Malta Food

Agency;";

(b)

the definition "Director" shall be deleted;

(c) the definition "Inspectorate Unit" shall be substituted

by the following new definition

" "Inspectorate Unit" means the Surveillance Unit within the

Malta Food Agency or any other Unit, body or competent office,

entrusted by the Malta Food Agency to carry out inspections;";

(d) immediately after the definition "Malta" there shall

be added the following new definition

"Malta Food Agency" shall have the same

meaning as that assigned to it by article 2 of the

Malta Food Agency (Establishment) Order;";

(e) the definition "product" shall be substituted by the

following new definition

" "product" means fruit and vegetables listed in Part

IX of Annex I of "Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013".

In sub-regulation (5) of regulation 3 of the principal

regulations, the words "Article 113a(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/

2007" shall be substituted by the words "Article 76(3) of Regulation

(EU) No. 1308/2013".

Regulation 4 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be amended as

follows

(i) the words "Article 113a(3) of Regulation (EC)

No. 1234/2007," shall be substituted by the words "Article

76(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013,";

(ii) in paragraph (c) thereof, the words "Article

195(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007" shall be

substituted by the words "Article 229 of Regulation (EU)

No. 1308/2013";

(iii) in paragraph (e) thereof, the words "Article

1(1)(i) and Part IX of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No.

1234/2007" shall be substituted by the words "Article

1(2)(i) and Part IX of Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No.

1308/2013.";

(b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, the words "Article

113a(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007," shall be substituted

by the words "Article 76(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1308/2013,";

(c) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, the words "Article

113a(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007," shall be substituted

by the words "Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013,";

(d) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, the words "Article

113a(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007," shall be substituted

by the words "Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013,";

(e) in sub-regulation (5) thereof, the words "Article

113a(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007" shall be substituted

by the words "Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013";

(f) in sub-regulation (6) thereof, the words "Article

113a(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007," shall be substituted

by the words "Article 76(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013,";

(g) in sub-regulation (11) thereof, the words "Article

195(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007" shall be substituted

by the words "Article 229 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013".

In sub-regulation (3) of regulation 5 of the principal Amends

regulations, the words "Article 2(1) of Directive 97/7/EC" shall be regulation

the principal

substituted by the words "Article 2(7) of Directive 2011/83/EU".

regulations.

In sub-regulation (3) of regulation 6 of the principal Amends

regulations, the words "Directive 2000/13/EC" shall be substituted by regulation

the principal

the words "Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011".

regulations.

In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7 of the principal Amends

regulations, the words "Article 1(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No. 1234/ regulation

the principal

2007." shall be substituted by the words "Article 1(2)(i) of Regulation regulations.

(EU) No. 1308/2013.".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 9 of the principal

Amends

regulation 9 of

regulations, the words "Article 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/

the principal

2007." shall be substituted by the words "Articles 74, 75 of Regulation

regulations.

(EU) No. 1308/2013.".

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