Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United Kingdom - Flour of common wheat and spelt - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 17 April 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United Kingdom.

 

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Title: The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, The Bread and Flour (Wales) Regulations 2024, The Bread and Flour (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024,

 

Reason for Addendum:

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Comment period changed - date:

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Notified measure adopted - date: 27 January 2025; 13th November 2024 (in England), 20th November (in Northern Ireland), 18th December 2024 (in Scotland), 27th January 2025 (in Wales)

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Notified measure published - date: 29 January 2025; 14th November 2024 (in England), 20th November 2024 (in Northern Ireland), 20th December 2024 (in Scotland), 29th January 2025 (in Wales)

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Notified measure enters into force - date: 13 December 2026

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Text of final measure available from[1]:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1162/made

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/196/made

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/387/made

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/88/made

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Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:

Relevant symbol if measure re-notified:

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Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1:

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The initial notification of measures included the draft Regulations for England and Northern Ireland, this addendum includes links to the finalised version of the Regulations for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales across the UK.

New deadline for comments (if applicable):

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Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:

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Other:

 

Description: The instruments update existing rules on the addition of specified vitamins and minerals to non-wholemeal wheat flour and introduces the mandatory addition of folic acid to help reduce incidences of Neural Tube Defect (NTD) affected pregnancies. These measures come into force across the UK from 13th December 2026.

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[1] This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.