The Organic Products (Wales) Regulations 2002

Designation of authority for the reception of notifications and operation of inspection system, and information to local authorities

3.—(1) The National Assembly is designated as—

(a) the authority responsible for the receipt of notifications under Article 8(1) of the Council Regulation and making available to interested parties the updated list referred to in Article 8(3) of that Regulation;

(b) the inspection authority responsible for the operation of the inspection system referred to in Article 9(1) of the Council Regulation;

(c) the authority responsible for the approval and supervision of private inspection bodies, in accordance with Articles 9(4) to (9), (11) and (12) and 10(3) of the Council Regulation, and

(d) the competent authority for the purposes of Articles 9(9)(b), 10(3)(b) and 11(6) of the Council Regulation.

(2) Where, following the attempted exercise of a function under Article 9(9) or 10(3) of the Council Regulation by the National Assembly or an inspection body, the National Assembly or body, as the case may be, has reason to believe that any person is using in any local authority area any indication which the National Assembly and the inspection body are required by that Article to prevent that person using—

(a) the National Assembly or the inspection body, as appropriate, shall notify in writing that use to the local authority of that area;

(b) where the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above is given by an inspection body, it shall also notify in writing that use to the National Assembly, and

(c) the National Assembly or the inspection body, as the case may be, giving such notification shall give the local authority any information which the local authority may reasonably require for the purpose of enforcement under regulation 6 below in relation to the use of that indication.