Article 15a General rulesF1
United Kingdom
Food information other than that specified in Articles 13, 14 and 15 which is added to labels voluntarily by operators or organisations marketing beef shall be objective, verifiable by the competent authorities and comprehensible for consumers.
That information shall comply with the F2applicable legislation on labelling and in particular Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1.
Where operators or organisations marketing beef do not respect the obligations referred to in the first and the second paragraphs, the competent authority shall apply appropriate penalties as laid down in Article 22 F3and any other measures adopted by the appropriate authorities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.
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Textual amendments
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Word in Art. 15a substituted (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/822), regs. 1, 3(12)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Words in Art. 15a inserted (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/822), regs. 1, 3(12)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Words in Art. 15a omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/822), regs. 1, 3(12)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Footnotes
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 ( OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18 ).