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Listen to this siteWednesday 27 July 2005
This report provides an overview of discussions concerned with documents relating to the new food hygiene legislation circulated at the meeting of SCoFCAH that took place on 19 and 20 July 2005.
[Please note, as from 6 September 2005, this page has been updated with the most recent versions of implementing measures and transitional arrangements. Details regarding an informal consultation on these new versions can also be found below.]
This was the second consideration by SCoFCAH of the proposal for implementing and transitional measures.
This report notes the division of the proposal into three separate documents and the likely timeframe concerned. A link to a pdf copy of the proposal ( SANCO/55/2005 rev. 6 ) can be found at the foot of the page.
The report also touches on the proposal for Salmonella additional guarantees for Sweden and Finland and on the technical specifications paper for lists of approved premises.
A copy of the technical specifications paper ( SANCO/ 2179/2005 ) can also be found at the foot of the page.
Back to topThe Commission tabled a significantly and substantially revised version ( SANCO/55/2005 rev.6 ) of the proposal for implementing measures and transitional arrangements at the meeting.
The proposal was not put to indicative vote as had been expected. In the course of inter-service consultation, the Commission's legal service insisted that the proposal be split into three, as it was dealing with matters deriving from three different legal bases. The rev. 6 document would however form the basis of the new texts.
The Commission indicated that the three new texts would be circulated at the end of August 2005 with the intention of taking a vote (presumably indicative) at the SCoFCAH meeting on 20 and 21 September 2005.
Allowing for clearance and translation, it seems likely that the regulations would appear in the EU Official Journal in early December 2005. The new texts would be spilt by the following subject areas:
[As described above, copies of the revised documents ( SANCO/2535/2005 , SANCO/2536/2005 and SANCO/2537/2005 ) can be found below.]
The UK noted the difficulty this timeframe could cause in putting in place the necessary legal and administrative measures necessary to apply the legislation effectively by 1 January 2006.
The Commission asked Member States to provide comments on the rev.6 document by 5 August at the latest. The Agency therefore invites comments from stakeholders on the proposal at the earliest opportunity before that date, in order that consideration can be given to those comments in the light of the UK's response to the Commission.
Back to topThere was brief discussion of a revised text for this proposal that had been changed to reflect discussions at the SCoFCAH meeting on 21/22 June. The only further changes agreed were of a textual and editorial nature and did not affect the substance. The Commission put the proposal to a vote and it was agreed unanimously.
Back to topAt the meeting the Commission circulated a working document on the technical specifications in relation to the master list of lists and the lists of approved food establishments.
This document sets out the format of the master list, the categories of food establishments and the layout of lists of food establishments. It also provides codes and legends.
Member States have been asked to submit comments on the technical specifications document by 5 August 2005.
As with the implementing measures and transitional arrangements, the Agency therefore invites comments from stakeholders on the proposal at the earliest opportunity before that date, in order that consideration can be given to those comments in the light of the UK's response to the Commission.
Back to topThe Commission has now divided the Implementing Measures and Transitional Arrangements into three draft documents. These can be found below:
Stakeholder comments are welcome on these three draft documents. A letter sent to stakeholders on 31 August 2005 providing all of the information relevant to the consultation can also be found below.
Contact:
David Gray
020 7276 8940
david.gray@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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(pdf 52KB) SANCO 2179/2005Download pdf
(pdf 160KB) SANCO 2535/2005Download pdf
(pdf 206KB) SANCO 2536/2005Download pdf
(pdf 35KB) SANCO 2537/2005Download pdf
(pdf 93KB) SANCO 55/2005 rev. 6Download pdf
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