Amendment of the Marketing of Fresh Horticulture Produce Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20108

After regulation 15 insert—

Provision of information – trader database15A

1

A trader must provide to the Department such information as the Department considers necessary to set up and update the database established for the purpose of Article 10 of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011.

2

A person is guilty of an offence if they fail to provide any information required by the Department in accordance with paragraph (1).

Provision of information – conformity checks15B

1

A trader must provide to an authorised officer such information as that officer considers necessary—

a

for organising and carrying out a conformity check in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011; or

b

for the purposes of Article 17 of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011.

2

A person is guilty of an offence if they fail to provide any information required by an authorised officer in accordance with paragraph (1).