# Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97, Article 14: Derogations from the compulsory labelling system

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

By way of derogation from Article 13(2)(b) and (c) and from Article 13(5)(a)(i) and (ii), an operator or organisation preparing minced beef shall indicate on the label the words ‘prepared (name of the ... country)’, depending on where the meat was prepared, and ‘origin’ where the country or countries involved are not the country of preparation.
The obligation provided for in Article 13(5)(a)(iii) shall be applicable to such meat as from the date of application of this Regulation.
However, such operator or organisation may add to the label of the minced beef:
one or more of the indications provided for in Article 13, and/or
the date on which the meat was prepared.
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For the purposes of this Article, ‘country’, in relation to the United Kingdom, means the United Kingdom as a whole and does not mean England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales individually.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/1760/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-1760/article-14
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