The Food (Star Anise from Third Countries) (Emergency Control) (England) Order 2002

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2002/75/EC laying down special conditions on the import from third countries of Star Anise(1);

“food authority” includes neither the appropriate Treasurer referred to in section 5(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with the Inner Temple and Middle Temple) nor a port health authority;

“free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 23.2, as read with Article 24, of the Treaty establishing the European Community;

“Japanese Star Anise” means Star Anise (Illicium anisatum, also known as Illicium religiosum, Illicium japonicum, shikimmi and skimmi);

“member State” means a member State of the European Community;

“port health authority” means a port health authority for a port health district constituted under section 2(4) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(2);

“Star Anise for human consumption” means Star Anise (Illicium verum, also known as Chinese Star Anise or Chinese Badian) falling within CN code 0909 10 00 which is intended for human consumption or for use as an ingredient in foodstuffs;

and any term used in the above definition of “Star Anise for human consumption” has the same meaning as in the Commission Decision.

(1)

OJ No. L33, 2.2.2002, p.31.

(2)

1984 c. 22.