The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Defence in relation to exports S

11.  In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove–

(a) that the food in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed was intended for export to a country which has legislation analogous to these Regulations and that the food complies with that legislation; and

(b) in the case of export to an EEA State, that the legislation complies with the provisions of the Directive M1 .

Marginal Citations

M1 As adopted by the EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 32/2002 (O.J. No. L 154, 13.6.2002, p.12 and EEA Supplement No. 29, p.10).