Scope of Regulations3
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, these Regulations apply to coffee extracts and chicory extracts which are ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment.
2
These Regulations do not apply to the product known ascafé torrefacto soluble.
3
In this regulation–
“catering establishment” means a restaurant, canteen, club, public house, school, hospital or similar establishment (including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall) where, in the course of a business, food is prepared for delivery to the ultimate consumer and is ready for consumption without further preparation;
“preparation” includes manufacture and any form of processing or treatment; and
“ultimate consumer” means any person who buys otherwise than–
- a
for the purpose of resale;
- b
for the purposes of a catering establishment; or
- c
for the purposes of a manufacturing business.
- a