Restriction on first placing on the market of rice products3

1

The first placing on the market of any rice product is prohibited unless—

a

the conditions specified in Article 2.1 and 4 of the Commission Decision are satisfied in relation to that product; and

b

official sampling and analysis carried out in accordance with Article 2(2) of that Decision demonstrates that that product does not contain genetically modified rice “LL RICE 601”; and

c

arrangements have been made to ensure compliance with the conditions specified in Article 2(4) of that Decision in relation to that product.

2

Any person who knowingly contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.