Article 6 I1
England, Wales and Scotland
Where intoxicating liquor or other liquids specified in column 1 of Schedule 1—
are pre-packed in a closed container for direct sale (within the meaning of Article 2(2)(e) of the FIC Regulation); or
are, in the case of those specified in Part III of Schedule 1, made up in a closed container for relevant wholesale,
the container must, subject to the exemptions specified in column 4 of Schedule 1, be marked with an indication of quantity by volume.
Intoxicating liquor of any other description shall be pre-packed F2for direct sale (within the meaning of Article 2(2)(e) of the FIC Regulation) in a closed container in a quantity of 5 ml or more but not exceeding 5 L only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity by volume.
For the purposes of this article—
“mass caterer” means any establishment (including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall), such as restaurants, canteens, schools, hospitals and catering enterprises in which, in the course of a business, food is prepared to be ready for consumption by the final consumer; and
“relevant wholesale”, in relation to food to which this article applies, means a sale by way of wholesale, but does not include any of the following:
a sale to a mass caterer;
a supply of food that is prepacked food within the meaning of the FIC Regulation intended for sale to the final consumer or to a mass caterer, or any other supply of food that is made up in advance ready for retail sale in an open container; or
a supply to which Article 8(8) of the FIC Regulation applies;
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Art. 6(1) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 34(a)
- F2
Words in art. 6(2) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 34(b)
- F3
Art. 6(3) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2975), regs. 1, 34(c)