PART 5ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES

Offences: records and marks29

1

Any person who fails to comply with any requirement of regulation 12 (records: bovine carcases) or regulation 16 (records: pig carcases) is guilty of an offence.

2

Any person who—

a

applies to a bovine carcase or part of such a carcase a mark—

i

prescribed by Article 6(3) of the Commission Regulation, or

ii

closely resembling a mark prescribed by that provision,

which is likely to mislead;

b

applies to a pig carcase or part of such a carcase a mark—

i

prescribed by Article 21(3) of the Commission Regulation, or

ii

closely resembling a mark prescribed by that provision,

which is likely to mislead;

c

applies to a label relating to a bovine carcase or part of such a carcase an indication—

i

prescribed by Article 6(4) of that Regulation, or

ii

closely resembling an indication prescribed by that provision,

which is likely to mislead; or

d

applies to a pig carcase or part of such a carcase a label prescribed by the last sub-paragraph of Article 21(3) of the Commission Regulation which is likely to mislead,

is guilty of an offence.