21.—(1) The Beef and Veal Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2010 M1 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)omit the definition of “Council Regulation 1234/2007”;
(b)after the definition of “Commission Regulation 566/2008” insert—
““the EU Regulation” means the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time;”.
(3) For regulation 3(1)(c) (authorities responsible for enforcement) substitute—
“(c)Article 78 of, and Part I of Annex VII to, the EU Regulation;”.
(4) In regulation 4 (offences under European legislation)—
(a)for paragraph (1)(c) substitute—
“(c)the following provisions of the EU Regulation—
(i)Article 78 and paragraph II of Part I of Annex VII (classification of bovine animals aged less than 12 months at the slaughterhouse);
(ii)Article 78 and paragraph III of Part I of Annex VII (sales descriptions);
(iii)Article 78 and paragraph IV of Part I of Annex VII (compulsory information on the label);
(iv)Article 78 and paragraph V of Part I of Annex VII (recording); and
(v)paragraph VI(5) of Part I of Annex VII (official checks);”; and
(b)in paragraph (2), for “paragraph IV(2) of Annex XIa to Council Regulation 1234/2007,” substitute “ paragraph IV(2) of Part I of Annex VII to the EU Regulation 2013, ”.
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