UK Offence Report

The Rice Products from the United States of America (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2008 No. 99 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
10 March 2008
In force from
12 March 2008
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

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 Commission Decision 2006/601/EC on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism “LL RICE 601” in rice products (OJ No. L 244, 7.9.2006, p.27) as last amended by Commission Decision 2008/162/EC amending Decision 2006/601/EC on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism “LL RICE 601” in rice products (OJ No.L52, 27.2.2008, p.25). They revoke and re-enact the Rice Products (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No. 443). These Regulations— a prohibit the first placing on the market of any “rice product” from the United States of America (defined in regulation 2(1)), except where— i it is accompanied by— aa a statement from the food business operator responsible for the consignment that the product only contains rice, from the 2007 or a subsequent harvest, that was subject to the plan of the USA Rice Federation aiming to remove “LLRice 601” from the US export channels, and bb the original of an analytical report issued by a laboratory referred to in AnnexII to the Commission Decision confirming that the product does not contain the genetically modified rice “LL RICE 601”; that report must itself be accompanied by an official document issued by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the protocol described in that Annex (regulation 3(1)(a)), and ii specified requirements for split consignments are complied with (regulation 3(1)(b)); b provide that a person who knowingly contravenes that prohibition is guilty of an offence and prescribe penalties for that offence (regulation 3(2)); c provide for their enforcement (regulation 4); and d apply with modifications certain provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for the purposes of the Regulations (regulation 5).

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