PART 1Introduction

General interpretation3

1

In these Regulations—

  • “bulk containers” has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the Honey Directive;

  • “FIC” means Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/20044;

  • “the Honey Directive” means Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey5;

  • “ingredient” has the meaning given in Article 2(2)(f) of FIC, as read with Article 2(5) of the Honey Directive;

  • “in trade” has the same meaning as in the Honey Directive;

  • “label” has the meaning given in Article 2(2)(i) of FIC;

  • “the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

  • “packs” has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the Honey Directive;

  • “trade documents” has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the Honey Directive;

  • “specific quality criteria” has the same meaning as in the third indented paragraph of paragraph (b) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Article 2 of the Honey Directive.

2

Any other expression used in both these Regulations and in the Honey Directive has the same meaning in these Regulations as in that Directive.