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These Regulations may be cited as the Organic Products (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 24th February 1997.
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In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Organic Products Regulations 19923.
Amendment of the principal Regulations
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The principal Regulations shall be further amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6 below.
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In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
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in paragraph (1)—
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after the definition of “the appropriate Minister” there shall be inserted the following definition—
“theCommission Regulations” means—
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Commission Regulation(EEC)No.94/924laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation(EEC)No.2092/91, as amended by Commission Regulation(EC)No.522/965- b
Commission Regulation(EEC)No.3457/926laying down detailed rules concerning the inspection certificate for imports from third countries into the Community provided for in Council Regulation(EEC)No.2092/91, as amended by Commission Regulation(EC)No.529/957, and- c
Commission Regulation(EC)No.529/95deferring for imports from certain third countries the date of application of Article 11(1) of Council Regulation(EEC)No.2092/91, as amended by Commission Regulation(EC)No.522/96;
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in the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be inserted at the end the words “, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1535/928, Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2083/929, Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 207/9310, (EEC) No. 2608/9311, (EC) No. 468/9412, (EC) No. 2381/9413, (EC) No. 1201/9514 and (EC) No. 1202/9515, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1935/9516 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 418/9617”;
iii
there shall be substituted for the definition of “Specified Community provision” the following definition—
“Specified Community provisions” means those provisions of the Council Regulation which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, as read with any supplementary provisions specified in column 2 thereof.
b
in paragraph (2) there shall be inserted after the words “the Council Regulation” the words “and the Commission Regulations,”.
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There shall be inserted after regulation 3 the following regulation—
Additional requirement relating to the labelling of organic products3A
For the purposes of Article 5(1)(d), (3)(g), (5)(e) and (5a)(h), the operator shall include on the labelling a reference to the code number of the relevant inspection authority or body.
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In regulation 6 (enforcement, offences and penalties)—
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in paragraph (1) there shall be inserted at the end the words “and regulation 3A of these Regulations”;
b
in paragraph (2) there shall be inserted after the words “Specified Community provisions” the words “or regulation 3A of these Regulations”;
c
in paragraphs (3) and (4) there shall be inserted after the words “Specified Community provisions” the words “and regulation 3A of these Regulations”.
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For the Schedule (Specified Community provisions) there shall be substituted the Schedule to these Regulations.