UK Offence Report

Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2003 No. 313 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
19 June 2003
In force from
3 August 2003
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations implement Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (O.J. No. L197, 3.8.2000, p. 19). They revoke and replace the Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976, as amended. The Regulations – a prescribe definitions and reserved descriptions for designated cocoa and chocolate products (regulation 2 and Schedule 1); b specify the vegetable fats, other than cocoa butter, which may be added to particular chocolate products (regulation 3 and Schedule 2); c apply the Regulations to designated cocoa and chocolate intended for human consumption and ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment (regulation 4); d restrict the use of reserved descriptions to the designated cocoa and chocolate products to which they relate (regulation 5); e require reserved descriptions and specified declarations to be applied to designated cocoa and chocolate products and prescribe the manner of marking or labelling (regulations 6 and 7); f specify a penalty, the enforcement authority, and, in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EEC on the official control of foodstuffs (O.J. No. L186, 30.6.89, p. 23) and the European Economic Area Agreement, a defence in relation to exports (regulations 8 and 9); g apply various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (regulation 10); h remove the exemption for cocoa and chocolate products from Part II of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, revoke the previous Regulations and make consequential amendments and a transitional provision (regulations 11 and 12).

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