Part IPreliminary

Exemptions3

1

Except for regulation 31, these Regulations shall not apply in respect of—

a

any food to which the provisions of the EEA Agreement applies brought into Northern Ireland from an EEA State in which it was lawfully produced and sold;

b

any food lawfully produced in another member State brought into Northern Ireland from a member State in which it was lawfully sold;

c

any food lawfully produced outside the European Community brought into Northern Ireland from a member State in which it was in free circulation and lawfully sold,

which is labelled with a name that is sufficiently precise to inform a purchaser of its true nature and to enable it to be distinguished from food with which it could be confused, the label being in a language easily understood by the purchaser.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), “free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 9.2 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

3

These Regulations, except in so far as they relate to advertising, shall not apply to any food which is—

a

not intended for sale for human consumption, or

b

supplied under Government contracts for consumption by Her Majesty’s forces or supplied for consumption by a visiting force within the meaning of any of the provisions of Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 195219, and was prepared and labelled for sale before 7th December 1992.

4

Subject to paragraph (5), regulation 29 and Part III shall not apply to natural mineral water (other than such water which has been artificially carbonated).

5

Regulations 40 and 41 shall apply to natural mineral water in so far as they relate to item 1 in Part II of Schedule 6, and regulation 41 shall apply to such water in so far as it relates to the descriptions “dietary” and “dietetic” in Schedule 8.