Marketing of Bananas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. No. 66 of 2019). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Fruits/edible nuts Inspection Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide for the enforcement in Northern Ireland of the EU banana quality standards as provided for in Article 113 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. They designate the the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs as competent national authority and inspection body in Northern Ireland and provide for the Department to provide and request information and to appoint authorised officers. The Regulations make the failure to comply with the EU banana quality standards an offence. They also contain additional offences necessary for the effective enforcement of the EU banana quality standards and provide with respect to powers enforcement of authorised officers. Authorised officers may affix non-compliance labels indicating various types of non-conformity with EU marketing rules. These labels must contain the information set out in Schedule 2. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation). Legislation | European Union | 2007 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Cereals/grains/rice, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Sugar, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Viticulture/oenological practices, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Apiculture/sericulture, Sheep/goats, Swine, Internal trade, International trade, Subsidy/incentive, Food security, Non-governmental entity, Business/industry/corporations, Animal production, Textile plants/fibres, Tobacco, Floriculture, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX