Article 13U.K.International standards
[F1The appropriate authorities must—]
contribute to the development of international technical standards for food and feed and sanitary and phytosanitary standards;
promote the coordination of work on food and feed standards undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organisations;
contribute, where relevant and appropriate, to the development of agreements on recognition of the equivalence of specific food and feed-related measures;
give particular attention to the special development, financial and trade needs of developing countries, with a view to ensuring that international standards do not create unnecessary obstacles to exports from developing countries;
promote consistency between international technical standards and food law while ensuring that the high level of protection adopted in [F2Great Britain] is not reduced.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 13 substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 15(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 13(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 15(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)