Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

4.—(1) The additional mark to be applied to the wrapper of an individually wrapped product, or the packaging of an individually wrapped and packaged product, by pre-printing, ink stamping or branding, shall, subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, consist of a mark in the form described in paragraph 1 of this Schedule.

(2) The dimensional requirements described in paragraph 1 of this Schedule do not apply, the additional statement required for bulk packaging is not required and the sequential serial numbering referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Schedule is not required; but the mark must be applied in such a way that it is destroyed when the wrapper or package is opened, or the wrapper or packaging must be constructed so that it may not be re-used once opened.

(3) An individually wrapped and packaged product marked with an additional mark which does not bear a sequential serial number shall be despatched in bulk packaging which is sealed with serially numbered health mark labels and an additional mark as described in paragraph 2 of this Schedule.