# The Beef and Veal Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Regulation 4: Offences under European legislation

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(1) Any person who fails to comply with any of the following is guilty of an offence—
(a) the following provisions of Regulation 1760/2000—
(i) Article 11 (requirement to label);
(ii) Article 13(1) (compulsory labelling: general rules);
(iii) Article 13(2) (compulsory labelling: indications on the label);
(iv) Article 13(5) (compulsory labelling: additional information on the label);
(v) Article 14 (derogations from the compulsory labelling system);
(vi) Article 15 (compulsory labelling of beef from third countries); and
(vii) the first and second sub-paragraphs of Article 15a (voluntary labelling: general rules);
(b) the following provisions of Commission Regulation 1825/2000—
(i) Article 1 (traceability);
(ii) Article 2 (labelling where information is not available);
(iii) Article 4 (size and composition of a group);
(iv) Article 5(2) (minced beef);
(v) Article 5a (trimmings) ;
(vi) Article 5b (pre-packaged cut meat);
(vii) Article 5c (non-pre-packaged cut meat);
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(ix) Article 7(1) (checks); and
(x) Article 7(4) (Provision of information to the competent authority);
(c) the following provisions of the EU Regulation—
(i) Article 78 and paragraph II of Part I of Annex VII (classification of bovine animals aged less than 12 months at the slaughterhouse);
(ii) Article 78 and paragraph III of Part I of Annex VII (sales descriptions);
(iii) Article 78 and paragraph IV of Part I of Annex VII (compulsory information on the label);
(iv) Article 78 and paragraph V of Part I of Annex VII (recording); and
(v) paragraph VI(5) of Part I of Annex VII (official checks);
(d) the following provisions of Commission Regulation 566/2008—
(i) Article 4(1) (compulsory information on the label);
(ii) Article 4(2) (indications of age);
(iii) Article 5 (recording of information); and
(iv) Article 6(6) (official checks).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph IV(2) of Part I of Annex VII to the EU Regulation 2013, the required information must be clearly displayed near the meat so as to allow the final consumer to identify it easily and must be clearly legible.
(3) Paragraph (1)(a)(vi) does not apply if the matter constituting the alleged contravention—
(a) relates to a product that was placed on the market before 1st January 2024, and
(b) would not have constituted a contravention of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as that Regulation applied immediately before IP completion day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/402/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beef-and-veal-labelling-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-4
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