CHAPTER IIIGUIDES TO GOOD PRACTICE
Article 8F1... Guides
1.
When F2... guides to good practice are developed, they shall be developed and disseminated by food business sectors:
(a)
in consultation with representatives of parties whose interests may be substantially affected, such as competent authorities and consumer groups;
(b)
having regard to relevant codes of practice of the Codex Alimentarius;
and
(c)
when they concern primary production and those associated operations listed in Annex I, having regard to the recommendations set out in Part B of Annex I.
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Guides may be developed under the aegis of a standards institute.
3.
F4The Food Safety Authority shall assess guides in order to ensure that—
(a)
they have been developed in accordance with paragraph 1;
(b)
their contents are practicable for the sectors to which they refer;
and
(c)
they are suitable as guides to compliance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 in the sectors and for the foodstuffs covered.
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