# The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3A


In regulation 19—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “(8)” substitute “ (9) ”;
(b) after paragraph (8), substitute—
“(9) A person is to be considered not to have contravened or failed to comply with Article 5(1) of Regulation 853/2004 if—
(a) in the case of a health mark—
(i) the health mark was applied to a product of animal origin in accordance with Article 5(1) before IP completion day; and
(ii) the health mark complied with Article 5(1) as that Article applied immediately before IP completion day;
(b) in the case of an identification mark—
(i) the identification mark was applied to a product of animal origin subject to Article 5(1) before IP completion day; or
(ii) the identification mark is applied to a product of animal origin in accordance with Article 5(1) as that Article applied immediately before IP completion day, no later than 21 months after IP completion day ends, using a label, wrapping or packaging bearing that identification mark which is owned by the food business operator immediately before IP completion day.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/641/regulation/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-food-law-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3A
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