# The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 10: Transitional provisions

Extent: E+W

Regulation 3(1)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii) shall not apply in relation to any contravention of Article 2.3 of the Commission Regulation, to the extent that the contravention consists in the use as a food ingredient, for the production of a compound foodstuff, of food lawfully placed on the market in the European Economic Area before 5th April 2002 and containing a contaminant specified in section 3 or 4 of Annex I to that Regulation at a level higher than that specified in the second column of the section concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1478/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-england-regulations-2003/regulation-10
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