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The Rice Products (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (England) Regulations 2006
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations implement in relation to England Commission Decision 2006/601/EC on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism “LL RICE 601” in rice products (OJ No. L 244, 7.9.2006, p.27) as amended by Commission Decision 2006/754/EC amending Decision 2006/601/EC on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism “LL RICE 601” in rice products (OJ No. L306, 7.11.2006, p.17).
These Regulations –
(a)prohibit the first placing on the market of any “rice product” (defined in regulation 2(1)), except where —
(i)it is accompanied by an original analytical report satisfying specified requirements and confirming that the product does not contain the genetically modified rice “LL RICE 601”,
(ii)official sampling and analysis carried out in accordance with specified methods and within a specified time limit shows that the product does not contain such rice, and
(iii)specified requirements for split consignments are complied with (regulation 3(1));
(b)provide that a person who knowingly contravenes that prohibition is guilty of an offence and prescribe penalties for that offence (regulation 3(2));
(c)provide for their enforcement (regulation 4); and
(d)apply with modifications certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of the Regulations (regulation 5).
No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations.
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