1.The Decision shall apply to products originating in or consigned from China listed in Annex I.
2.[F2Competent authorities] may carry out random physical checks in accordance with Annex II to this Decision on food and feed originating in or consigned from China other than those mentioned in paragraph 1 but which may consist, contain or be produced from rice, in order to ensure compliance with Articles 4(3) and 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
3.This Decision shall not apply to consignments of food and feed referred to in paragraph 1 which are destined to a private person for personal consumption and use only. In case of doubt, the burden of proof lies with the recipient of the consignment.]
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 June 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2011/884/EU on emergency measures regarding unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from China (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/287/EU).
F2Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Imports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/664), regs. 1, 75; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)