Article 2 Scope

United Kingdom

This Regulation covers agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty and other agricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Annex I to this Regulation.

In order to take into account international commitments or new production methods or material, the F1Secretary of State may make regulations supplementing the list of products set out in Annex I to this Regulation. Such products shall be closely linked to agricultural products or to the rural economy.

This Regulation shall not apply to spirit drinks, aromatised wines or grapevine products as defined in F2Part 2 of Annex 7 to Regulation 1308/2013, with the exception of wine-vinegars.

This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to other specific F3provisions in F4assimilated law relating to the placing of products on the market and, in particular, to F5provisions in, or under, Regulation 1308/2013 and provisions relating to food labelling.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(3)(a)
F2: Words in Art. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(3)(b)
F3: Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(3)(c)(i)
F4: Word in Art. 2(3) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 98(2)(a)
F5: Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(3)(c)(ii)
F6: Art. 2(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(3)(d)