{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-996/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-996/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/996",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 of 26 October 2012 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-996",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Scope",
  "text": "This Regulation shall apply to feed and food within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 originating in or consigned from Japan, with the exclusion of:\n(a) products which left Japan before 28 March 2011;\n(b) products which have been harvested and/or processed before 11 March 2011;\n(c) alcoholic beverages falling within CN codes 2203 to 2208;\n(d) personal consignments of feed and food of animal origin which are covered by Article 2 of Regulation (EC) 206/2009;\n(e) personal consignments of feed and food other than of animal origin which are not-commercial and destined to a private person for personal consumption and use only. In case of doubt, the burden of proof lies with the recipient of the consignment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 371, 30.12.1987, p. 11."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/996/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:03.196987+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}