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.