# The Meat Products (Wales) Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Scope


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to food which is ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment.
(2) These Regulations shall not apply in respect of any food which is —
(a) not intended for sale for human consumption; or
(b) marked or labelled with a clear indication that the food is intended exclusively for consumption by babies or young children.
(3) Regulation 4 (restrictions on the use of certain names) shall not apply in respect of any food which is —
(a) brought into Wales from —
(i) an EEA State (other than the United Kingdom), or
(ii) another part of the United Kingdom,
in which it was lawfully sold, having been lawfully produced in an EEA State; or
(b) brought into Wales from —
(i) a Member State (other than the United Kingdom), or
(ii) another part of the United Kingdom,
in which it was lawfully sold, having been lawfully produced in a Member State, or in which it was in free circulation and lawfully sold.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) —
“EEA State” (“Gwladwriaeth EEA”) means a State which is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
“free circulation” (“cylchrediad rhydd”) has the same meaning as in Article 24 of the Treaty establishing the European Community;
“Member State” (“Aelod-wladwriaeth”) means a State which is a member of the European Community.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/1396/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/meat-products-wales-regulations-2004/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

