Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 171 of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Cereals/grains/rice Internal trade Offences/penalties Genetically modified organism (GMO) Agricultural commodities Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations prohibit the first placing on the market of genetically modified rice “Bt 63”from China. “First placing on the market” is defined by the Commission Decision 2008/289/EC on emergency measures regarding the unauthorized genetically modified organism “Bt 63” in rice products. The placing on the market, however, is allowed in specified circumstances. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.I. No. 3 of 2012). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, Offences/penalties, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Agricultural commodities, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 221 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, Offences/penalties, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Agricultural commodities, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.I. No. 180 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, Offences/penalties, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Agricultural commodities, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX