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This Order amends the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976 in consequence of alterations of the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP) concluded in Geneva on 1st September 1970.

The alterations are made to Annex I to the Agreement and are published in Cmnd. 8842.

The alterations provide for the introduction of a certification plate as an alternative to a certificate of compliance as evidence of the compliance of transport equipment with ATP standards for the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs.