The Organic Products Regulations 1992

Designation of authority for the reception of notifications and operation of inspection system, and information to local authorities

3.—(1) For the purposes of Articles 8 and 9 of the Council Regulation—

(a) Food from Britain is designated as—

(i) the authority responsible for the reception of notifications under Article 8.1 and making available to interested parties the updated list referred to in Article 8.3;

(ii) the inspection authority responsible for the operation of the inspection system referred to in Article 9.1, and

(iii) the authority responsible for the approval and supervision of private inspection bodies, in accordance with Articles 9.4 to 9.7, 9.8(a) and (b), 9.9 and 10.3;

(b) the Minister is designated as the competent authority for the purposes of Articles 9.9(b) and 10.3(b).

(2) Where, following the attempted exercise of its functions under Articles 9.9 or 10.3, Food from Britain or an inspection body has reason to believe that any person is using in any local authority area any indication which Food from Britain and the inspection body are required by that Article to prevent him from using, Food from Britain or the inspection body, as appropriate, shall—

(a) notify in writing that use to the local authority of that area, and where such notification is given by a private inspection authority, it shall also notify in writing Food from Britain, and

(b) give the local authority any information which the local authority may reasonably require for the purpose of enforcement under regulation 5 in relation to the use of that indication.