Offences and penalties
3.—(1) Subject to the transitional arrangements contained in the Community provisions specified in paragraph (2), a person is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale if —
(a)he places on the market any food (other than authorised lettuce or authorised spinach) which is covered by, but fails to meet the requirements of, Article 1.1, 2.1, 2.2 or 4.1, of the Commission Regulation, as read with Articles 1.2 and 4.3 of that Regulation; or
(b)he contravenes Article 2.3, 4.2, or 4a of the Commission Regulation.
(2) The Community provisions mentioned in paragraph (1) are —
(a)Article 7 of the Commission Regulation;
(b)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 655/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards nitrate in foods for infants and young children;
(c)Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 683/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in foods for infants and young children;
(d)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 123/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards ochratoxin A;
(e)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 208/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons;
(f)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 856/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards Fusarium toxins;
(g)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 199/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs.