The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.  The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 29 August 2016

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1             Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1041– Removal of Country of Origin Labelling Requirements) Variation.

2             Variation to standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Schedule repeals and varies standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3             Commencement

The variation commences on the day that is 24 months after the commencement of the Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016.

Schedule

[1]           Standard 1.1.1 is varied by

[1.1]        omitting from subsection 1.1.1—2(2)

                            Standard 1.2.11     Information requirements – country of origin labelling

                                      Note    Applies in Australia only

[1.2]        omitting Note 1 to subsection 1.1.1—3(1), substituting

                                      Note 1 The following provisions have not been incorporated by reference into a food standard under the Food Act 2014 (NZ):

                                                  (i)         Standard 1.4.2 (agvet chemicals);

                                                  (ii)        Standard 1.6.2 (processing requirements for meat);

                                                  (iii)       section 2.1.1—5 (requirement for folic acid and thiamin in bread);

                                                  (iv)       section 2.2.1—12 (bovine must be free from bovine spongiform encephalopathy);

                                                  (v)        Standard 2.2.2 (eggs);

                                                  (vi)       subsection 2.4.2—3(2) and subsection 2.4.2—3(4) (requirement for food sold as table edible oil spreads and table margarine);

                                                  (vii)      Chapter 3 (food safety standards) and Chapter 4 (primary production and processing standards).

[2]           Standard 1.2.1 is varied by

[2.1]        omitting paragraph 1.2.1—5(b)

[2.2]        omitting the notes at the end of subsection 1.2.1—6(1), substituting

                                      Note    See section 1.2.1—9 for information requirements for food for sale that does not need to bear a label.

[2.3]        omitting section 1.2.1—7

[2.4]        omitting paragraph 1.2.1—11(c)

[2.5]        omitting section 1.2.1—14

[3]           Standard 1.2.11 is repealed.