2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the Community Regulation” means Regulation (EC) 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th October 2003 relating to fertilisers(1);
“inspector” means a person appointed under regulation 11(2) or 14(3);
“operator” means a person to whom an approval has been issued and not withdrawn in respect of a laboratory–
pursuant to regulation 16(1); or
as described in regulation 16(3); and
“premises” includes any land, building, vehicle or trailer, container, stall or moveable structure, ship or other vessel, or aircraft.
(2) In these Regulations–
(a)a reference to a numbered Article or numbered Annex is a reference to the Article in, or Annex to, the Community Regulation so numbered;
(b)any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;
(c)any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation in which that paragraph occurs unless the reference is expressly stated to relate to a paragraph of an Article in the Community Regulation; and
(d)words or expressions that are used in the Community Regulation and these Regulations have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the Community Regulation.
O.J. No. L 304, 21.11.03, p.1 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2004 (O.J. No. L 359, 4.12.2004, p.25).