# The Fresh Meat (Import Conditions) Regulations 1996, Regulation 10: Importation and treatment of samples and their packaging


(1) Regulations 8(1)(b) and 9(1)(c), (d) and (e) above shall not apply to samples.
(2) Samples shall be taken directly from the port or airport of entry to the address at which they are to be exhibited, studied or analysed.
(3) Samples shall not be used for human consumption or sold.
(4) All residues of the samples and all of their packaging shall be destroyed by incineration or by other means sufficient to destroy pathogenic agents.
(5) It shall be the duty of the person having possession of the samples for the time being to comply with paragraph (2) above and to ensure that there is no contravention of paragraph (3) above.
(6) It shall be the duty of the person having possession of the samples at the time of the completion or abandonment of the exhibition, special studies or analysis for which the samples were intended, to comply with paragraph (4) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3125/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-import-conditions-regulations-1996/regulation-10
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