Regulation 10 Health markingI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person shall not sell for human consumption from any meat products premises approved under regulation 4 any meat product manufactured or rewrapped in Northern Ireland and intended for consignment to a relevant EEA State unless it carries the United Kingdom EC health mark applied in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of Schedule 2.

(2)

A person shall not consign to a relevant EEA State any meat product which was landed in Northern Ireland and stored but not rewrapped there unless it carries—

(a)

if it was imported from Great Britain, a mark applied in accordance with the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994^f1;

(b)

if it was imported from a relevant EEA State, a mark applied in accordance with legislation having effect in that State and corresponding to the provisions of these Regulations relating to the United Kingdom EC health mark; and

(c)

if it was imported from a third country, the health marking required under Directive 72/462/EEC^f2.

(3)

A person shall not sell for human consumption in Northern Ireland any meat product manufactured or rewrapped in Northern Ireland after 8th December 1998 unless it carries—

(a)

the United Kingdom EC health mark; or

(b)

the Northern Ireland regional health mark,

applied in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of Schedule 2.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 10 in operation at 8.12.1997, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1994 No. 3082
f2: O.J. No. L.302, 31.12.72, p. 28 (O.J./S.E. 1972 (31 December) p. 7)