Regulation 5 Amendment of the Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2011I1

The Beef and Veal Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2011^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 4 (offences under retained direct EU legislation), for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

Paragraphs (1)(a)(vi) and (1)(b)(ii) do not apply if the matter constituting the alleged contravention—

(a)

relates to a product that was placed on the market before 1 January 2024; and

(b)

would not have constituted a contravention—

(i)

in the case of paragraph (1)(a)(vi), of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as that Regulation had effect in EU law immediately before IP completion day; or

(ii)

in the case of paragraph (1)(b)(ii), of Article 2(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as that Regulation had effect in EU law immediately before IP completion day.”.