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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151/article-29",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/1151",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151",
  "path": "article/29",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Optional quality terms",
  "text": "1. Optional quality terms shall satisfy the following criteria:\n(a) the term relates to a characteristic of one or more categories of products, or to a farming or processing attribute which applies in specific areas;\n(b) the use of the term adds value to the product as compared to products of a similar type; and\n(c) the term has a Great British dimension.\n2. Optional quality terms that describe technical product qualities with the purpose of putting into effect compulsory marketing standards and are not intended to inform consumers about those product qualities shall be excluded from this scheme.\n3. Optional quality terms shall exclude optional reserved terms which support and complement specific marketing standards determined on a sectoral or product category basis.\n4. In order to take into account the specific character of certain sectors as well as consumer expectations, the Secretary of State may make regulations laying down detailed rules relating to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.\n5. The Secretary of State may make regulations laying down all measures related to forms, procedures or other technical details, necessary for the application of this Title. ...\n6. When making regulations in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article, the Secretary of State shall take account of any relevant international standards.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 29(1)(c) 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(30)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 29(4) 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(30)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 29(5) 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(30)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 29(5) 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(30)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 29(6) 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(30)(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 29(6) 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(30)(d)(ii)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1151/article/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:59.044275+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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