15.—(1) Without prejudice to regulation 22 of the Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1), a person shall not introduce a non-conforming product into Northern Ireland from a third country, or a non-conforming product originating in a third country into Northern Ireland from elsewhere in the relevant territories, unless–
(a)it is a transit product; or
(b)its destination establishment is a warehouse in a free zone, a free warehouse, a customs warehouse approved pursuant to Article 12(4)(b) of Directive 97/78/EC, or a ships' store complying with Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, located (in each case) outside the United Kingdom.
(2) A person shall not introduce a product into Northern Ireland from a third country from which importation of that product is prohibited by any Community instrument in force on the date on which these Regulations are made.
S.R. 1995 No. 201 as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 360, S.R. 1996 No. 287, S.R. 1996 No. 383, S.R. 1998 No. 237, S.R. 1998 No. 359 and S.R. 2000 No. 78