# The Contaminants in Food Regulations 1997, Regulation 5: Defence in relation to exports


In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 3 it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove—
(a) that the food specified in Annex 1 to the Commission Regulation in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed was intended for export to a country which has legislation analogous to these Regulations and that it complies with that legislation; and
(b) in the case of intended export to an EEA State which is not a member State, that the legislation complies with the Commission Regulation where there is a decision by the EEA Joint Committee under Article 98 of the EEA Agreement to amend it to refer to the Commission Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1499/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-regulations-1997/regulation-5
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