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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Scotland) Regulations 2008.
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These Regulations which extend to Scotland only, implement Commission Decision 2008/289/EC on emergency measures regarding the unauthorised genetically modified organism “Bt 63” in rice products.
These Regulations–
prohibit the first placing on the market of any specified “rice product” (defined in regulation 2(1)), except where–
it is accompanied by–
an original analytical report based on a particular construct-specific method for detection of the genetically modified rice “Bt 63”, issued by an official or accredited laboratory, demonstrating that the product does not contain or consist of or is not produced from the genetically modified rice “Bt 63”, or
if it does not contain or consist of rice or is not produced from rice, a statement from the operator responsible for the consignment indicating that the food does not contain or consist of rice or is not produced from rice; or
the operator established in the Community who is responsible for the first placing on the market of the product has had the product tested and the analytical report in respect of that test demonstrates that it does not contain the genetically modified rice “Bt 63”; (regulation 3(1)(a)) and
specified requirements for split consignments are complied with (regulation 3(1)(b));
provide that a person who knowingly contravenes that prohibition is guilty of an offence and prescribe penalties for that offence (regulation 3(2));
require an operator who becomes aware of a positive result of a test for the presence of the genetically modified rice “Bt 63” in a specified rice product to inform the Food Standards Agency of that result immediately (regulation 4(1));
provide that a person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with that requirement is guilty of an offence and prescribe penalties for that offence (regulation 4(2));
provide for their enforcement (regulation 5);
provide that the costs incurred in relation to Articles 2 and 4 of the Commission Decision are borne by the operators responsible for the first placing on the market (regulation 6); and
apply with modifications certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of the Regulations (regulation 7).
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations would have on business costs has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from The Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, 88 St. Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NJ.
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