Interpretation2

1

In these Regulations –

  • “authorised lettuce” means lettuce of the kind specified in point 1.3 or in point 1.4 of Section 1 of Annex I to the Commission Regulation, which is grown in the United Kingdom in accordance with the proviso to Article 3.1 of that Regulation and is intended for human consumption there;

  • “authorised spinach” means spinach of the kind specified in point 1.1 of Section 1 of Annex I to the Commission Regulation, which is grown in the United Kingdom in accordance with the proviso to Article 3.1 of that Regulation and is intended for human consumption there;

  • “the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs4 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 30th November 20015, and as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2375/20016, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 221/20027, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 257/20028, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 472/20029 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23rd March 200210, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/200211 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14th June 200212, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1425/200313, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2174/200314, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 242/200415, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 455/200416, and Commission Regulation (EC) No.684/200417;

  • “Directive 85/591/EEC” means Council Directive 85/591/EEC concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption18;

  • “Directive 93/99/EEC” means Council Directive 93/99/EEC on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs19

  • “Directive 98/53/EC” means Commission Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs20 as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC21 and Commission Directive 2003/121/EC22 and Commission Directive 2004/43/EC23;

  • “Directive 2001/22/EC” means Commission Directive 2001/22/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs24 as corrected by Commission Decision 2001/873/EC25;

  • “Directive 2002/26/EC” means Commission Directive 2002/26/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of Ochratoxin A in foodstuffs26 as amended by Commission Directive 2004/43/EC;

  • “Directive 2002/69/EC” means Commission Directive 2002/69/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins and the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs27 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 20th September 200228 and as amended by Commission Directive 2004/44/EC29;

  • “Directive 2003/78/EC” means Commission Directive 2003/78/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of patulin in foodstuffs30;

  • “Directive 2004/16/EC” means Commission Directive 2004/16/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of tin in canned foods31;

  • “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;

  • “the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; and

2

Other expressions used in these Regulations and in the Commission Regulation have the same meaning as in the Commission Regulation.