Scope3
1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to food which is ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment.
2
These Regulations shall not apply in respect of any food which is –
a
not intended for sale for human consumption; or
b
marked or labelled with a clear indication that the food is intended exclusively for consumption by babies or young children.
3
Regulation 4 (restrictions on the use of certain names) shall not apply in respect of any food which is –
a
brought into Northern Ireland from –
i
an EEA State (other than the United Kingdom), or
ii
another part of the United Kingdom,
in which it was lawfully sold, having been lawfully produced in an EEA State; or
b
brought into Northern Ireland from –
i
a member State (other than the United Kingdom), or
ii
another part of the United Kingdom,
in which it was lawfully sold, having been lawfully produced in a member State, or in which it was in free circulation and lawfully sold.
4
For the purposes of paragraph (3) –
“EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area7 signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol8 signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
“free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 24 of the Treaty establishing the European Community;
“member State” means a State which is a member of the European Community.