Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) Regulations 2008 (W.S.I. No. 1080 (W. 114) of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Wales 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 implement in relation to Wales Commission Decision 2008/289/EC on emergency measures regarding the unauthorized genetically modified organism “Bt 63” in rice products. They prohibit the first placing on the market of any “specified product”, i.e. any product listed in the Annex to the Commission Decision that originates from or has been consigned from China, if conditions as laid down in these Regulations are not met. The conditions are that (a) the product shall be accompanied by relevant documentation or the operator established in the Community who is responsible for the first placing on the market of the product has had the product tested and the analytical report in respect of that test demonstrates that it does not contain the genetically modified rice “Bt 63”; and (b) specified requirements for split consignments are complied with. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 64 (W.15) 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) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (W.S.I. No. 1653 (W. 154) 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