Amendment of the Country of Origin of Certain Meats (Scotland) Regulations 20164

1

The Country of Origin of Certain Meats (Scotland) Regulations 201612 are amended as follows.

2

After regulation 7 (application of provisions of the Act) insert—

Transitional provision: withdrawal from the EU8

1

A person is not considered to have failed to comply with the second sub-paragraph of Article 5(1), Article 6 or Article 7 of the Commission Regulation if—

a

the alleged failure relates to a product that was placed on the market before the last day of the period beginning on 15 April 2021 and ending on 30 September 2022, and

b

the matter constituting the alleged failure to comply would not have constituted a failure to comply with the Commission Regulation as that Regulation had effect immediately before this regulation comes into force.

2

Products to which paragraph (1) applies may continue to be marketed until stocks are exhausted.