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Food (Peanuts from China) (Emergency Control) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2002 (S.R. No. 293 of 2002).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety International trade Fruits/edible nuts Inspection
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 23 September 2002.
Abstract

These Regulations implement Commission Decision 2002/79/EC imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in or consigned from China. The categories of products which are subject to those conditions are specified in Article 1.1 of Decision 2002/79/EC. The Regulations: (a) prohibit the importation of "controlled Chinese peanuts" (defined in reg. 2(1)), except where: (i) they are accompanied by a Chinese Government health certificate and the results of official sampling and analysis, the importation takes place only through a specified point of entry and the consignment is identified with a code corresponding with that specified on the health certificate and on the accompanying report containing the sampling and analysis results; or (ii) (even though they are not accompanied by a Chinese Government health certificate or the results of official sampling and analysis) they left China before 11th March 2002, the operator shows, by means of sampling and analysis in the prescribed manner, that the levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin in the products do not exceed the maximum permitted levels and the importation takes place only through a specified point of entry ( regs. 2 and 3); (b) specify the enforcement authorities ( reg. 4); and (c) apply, with modifications, provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 ( reg. 5).

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Website
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