Restriction on first placing on the market of guar gum products
3.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995(1), and subject to paragraph (3), no person shall first place on the market any guar gum product unless–
(a)the conditions specified in the following provisions of Article 2 of the Commission Decision are complied with in relation to that product–
(i)paragraphs (1) to (3);
(ii)the second and third sentences of paragraph (4); and
(iii)the first sentence of paragraph (5); and
(b)arrangements have been made to ensure compliance with the conditions specified in the first sentence of Article 4 of the Commission Decision in relation to that product.
(2) Any person who knowingly contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(3) The conditions specified in Article 2(1) and (5) of the Commission Decision do not apply to any guar gum product that leaves the country of origin or consignment before 5th May 2008.
S.I. 1995/3187, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.