3.—(1) The first placing on the market of any rice product is prohibited unless—
(a)the conditions specified in Article 2(1) of the Commission Decision are complied with in relation to that product;
(b)official sampling and analysis carried out in accordance with Article 2(2) of that Decision demonstrates that that product does not contain genetically modified rice “LL RICE 601”; and
(c)arrangements have been made to ensure compliance with the conditions specified in Article 2(4) of that 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.