# The Extraction Solvents in Food Regulations 1993, Regulation 6: Defence in relation to exports


In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that the food or, as the case may be, the extraction solvent in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed was intended for export outside the European Economic Community and complied with the importing country’s domestic legislation relevant to the alleged offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1658/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extraction-solvents-in-food-regulations-1993/regulation-6
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