Offences under European legislation4

1

Any person who fails to comply with any of the following provisions in EU legislation is guilty of an offence—

a

the following provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and the Council—

i

Article 11 (requirement to label);

ii

Article 13(1) (general rules);

iii

Article 13(2) (indications on the label);

iv

Article 13(5) (additional information on the label);

v

Article 14 (labelling of minced beef);

vi

Article 15 (beef from third countries);

vii

Article 16(4) (voluntary labelling);

viii

Article 17(1) (voluntary labelling of beef from third countries);

b

the following provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000—

i

Article 1 (traceability);

ii

Article 2 (labelling);

iii

Article 4 (size and composition of a group);

iv

Article 5(2) (minced beef);

v

Article 5a (trimmings);

vi

Article 5b (pre-packaged cut meat);

vii

Article 5c (non-pre-packaged cut meat);

viii

Article 6(3) (beef in small retail packages);

ix

Article 7 (access to premises and records);

c

the following provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007—

i

Article 113b (marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less);

ii

Paragraph II of Annex X1a (classification at the slaughterhouse);

iii

Paragraph III of Annex X1a (sales descriptions);

iv

Paragraph IV of Annex X1a (compulsory information on the label);

v

Paragraph V of Annex X1a (optional information on the label);

vi

Paragraph VI of Annex X1a (recording);

vii

Paragraph VIII of Annex X1a (meat from third countries);

d

the following provision of Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008—

i

Article 4(1) (compulsory information on the label);

ii

Article 4(2) (indication of age);

iii

Article 5 (recording information).

2

For the purposes of paragraph IV(2) of Annex X1a to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the required information must be displayed near the meat so as to allow the final consumer to readily identify the information which must be clearly legible.

3

Records (including electronic records) must be retained for a period of 12 months from the end of the calendar year in which the record was made.