EU / GB Re-Set List of Legislation in Scope

The Government announced confirmation today that the UK will align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation. This covers:

• food and feed safety;
• food supplements, fortified foods, food for specific groups
• nutrition and health claims,
• nutrition labelling
• food labelling
• organics
• agri-food marketing standards
• compositional standards
• pesticides
• biocides

The UK Government currently view the following listed EU legislation — and any related EU rules made under the listed EU legislation — as being in scope of the agreement.

General Food Law & Consumer Information

• • Regulation 178/2002 – General food law
  • Regulation 1169/2011 – Food information to consumers
  • Regulation 1924/2006 – Nutrition & health claims

Food Hygiene & Safety of Foods of Animal Origin

• • Regulation 853/2004 – Hygiene rules for food of animal origin
  • Regulation 852/2004 – General food hygiene
  • Directive 89/108/EEC – Quick‑frozen foodstuffs

Plant Health

• • Regulation 2016/2031 - Protective measures against plant pests

Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material

• Legislation Included:
  • Directive 66/401/EEC – Fodder plant seed marketing
  • Directive 66/402/EEC – Cereal seed marketing
  • Directive 68/193/EEC – Vine propagation material
  • Directive 98/56/EC – Ornamental plant propagating material
  • Directive 1999/105/EC – Forest reproductive material marketing
  • Directive 2002/53/EC – Agricultural plant varieties – common catalogue
  • Directive 2002/54/EC – Beet seed marketing
  • Directive 2002/55/EC – Vegetable seed marketing
  • Directive 2002/56/EC – Seed potatoes marketing
  • Directive 2002/57/EC – Oil & fibre plant seed marketing
  • Directive 2008/72/EC – Vegetable propagating/planting material
  • Directive 2008/90/EC – Fruit plant propagating material
  • Regulation 2100/94 – Plant variety rights

Official Controls

• • Regulation (EU) 2017/625 - Official controls across food, feed, plant & animal law

Plant Protection Products

• • Regulation 1107/2009 – Authorisation of plant protection products
  • Regulation 396/2005 – Maximum pesticide residue levels

Biocidal Products Regulation

• • Regulation 528/2012 – Making available on the market and use of biocidal products

Food Additives, Flavourings, Supplements & Novel Foods

• • Regulation 1331/2008 – Common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings
  • Regulation 1332/2008 – Food enzymes
  • Regulation 1333/2008 – Food additives
  • Regulation 1334/2008 – Flavourings
  • Directive 2002/46/EC – Food supplements
  • Regulation 1925/2006 – Addition of vitamins & minerals
  • Regulation 2065/2003 – Smoke flavourings
  • Regulation 315/93 – Contaminants
  • Regulation 2015/2283 – Novel foods
  • Regulation 609/2013 – Foods for specific groups

Marketing Standards for Specific Foods - NOTE, FRUIT & VEG STANDARDS ARE NOT LISTED

• • Directive 1999/4/EC – Coffee extracts & chicory extracts
  • Directive 2000/36/EC – Cocoa & chocolate products
  • Council Directive 2001/110/EC – Honey
  • Council Directive 2001/111/EC – Sugars intended for human consumption
  • Council Directive 2001/112/EC – Fruit juices & certain similar products
  • Council Directive 2001/113/EC – Fruit jams, jellies & marmalades; sweetened chestnut purée
  • Council Directive 2001/114/EC – Certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk (dehydrated/evaporated milk)
  • Regulation 1308/2013 – CMO Regulation (Marketing standards elements)

Food Contact Materials

• • Directives 82/711/EEC & 85/572/EEC - Plastics testing
  • Directive 78/142/EEC – Vinyl chloride monomer
  • Regulation 1935/2004 – Food contact materials
  • Directive 84/500/EEC – Ceramic articles

Other Food‑Related Measures

• • Directives 1999/2/EC & 1999/3/EC – Ionising radiation directives
  • Directive 2009/32/EC – Extraction solvents
  • Directive 2009/54/EC – Natural mineral waters
  • Regulation 2018/848 – Organic regulation
  • Regulation (Euratom) 2016/52 – Radioactive contamination limits
  • Directive 2011/91/EU – Food lot identification
  • Regulation 1760/2000 – Beef labelling & bovine ID

Feed Products and Hygiene

• • Regulation 767/2009 – Placing on the market & use of feed
  • Directive 2002/32/EC – Undesirable substances in feed
  • Regulation 1831/2003 – Additives for use in animal nutrition
  • Regulation 183/2005 – Feed hygiene requirements
  • Regulation 2023/2419 – Organic pet food labelling

Genetically Modified Organisms

• • Regulation 1829/2003 – Genetically Modified food & feed authorisation
  • Regulation 1830/2003 – Genetically Modified Organism traceability & labelling
  • Regulation 1946/2003 – Transboundary Genetically Modified Organism movements
  • Directive 2001/18/EC (Part C) – Deliberate release of Genetically Modified Organisms