The Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009

PART 1Introduction

Title, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st July 2009.

(2) Regulations 1(1) and (2), 2(1) and (3), 3(1) and (2) extend to the United Kingdom.

(3) Otherwise, these Regulations apply in relation to England only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

(2) In these Regulations—

“authorised officer” means an officer appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 3(5) of these Regulations;

“[F2marketing rules]” means the general marketing standard and the specific marketing standards covering fresh fruit and vegetables listed in Part IX of Annex I to [F3Regulation (EU) 2013, and includes the rules relating to those standards contained in Articles 74 [F4and 76 of Regulation (EU) 2013]] and Title II of [F5Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011];

“container” includes any basket, pail, tray, package or receptacle of any kind, whether open or closed;

“controlled” in relation to horticultural produce, means that the power conferred by regulation 12(1) (stop notice) has been exercised in relation to it and that the stop notice is for the time being in force;

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“general marketing standard” means the requirements of [F7Article 76(1) of Regulation (EU) 2013 ] as detailed in [F8Article 3(1) and Part A of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011];

“horticultural produce” means fruit and vegetables listed in Part IX of Annex I to [F9Regulation (EU) 2013] to which [F2marketing rules] apply;

“label” includes any device for conveying information by written characters or other symbols, and any characters or symbols stamped or otherwise placed directly on to any horticultural produce or container, and references to the affixing of a label are construed accordingly;

“labelling defect label” has the meaning given in regulation 11;

“out-graded label” has the meaning given in regulation 10;

“premises” includes any place, vehicle or trailer, stall, vessel, container, moveable structure, aircraft, or hovercraft;

“re-graded label” has the meaning given in regulation 9;

[F10“Regulation (EU) 2013” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, as amended from time to time;]

“specific marketing standards” means the marketing standards F11... as detailed in [F12Article 3(2) and Part B of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011], and “specific marketing standard” means one of those specific marketing standards;

“stop notice label” has the meaning given in regulation 13.

(3) Unless otherwise provided in this regulation, terms used in these Regulations have the same meaning as they have in [F13Regulation (EU) 2013] and [F14Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011].

Designations, provision of information, and appointment of authorised officers

3.—(1) The Secretary of State is designated as the coordinating authority for the United Kingdom under [F15Article 9(1)(a) of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011].

(2) In the capacity of coordinating authority for the United Kingdom, and for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations on coordinating authorities contained in the F16... marketing rules, the Secretary of State may, without prejudice to disclosure pursuant to an order of a court or pursuant to a rule of law,—

(a)provide information to—

F17(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)the inspection bodies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales designated under [F18Article 9(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011];

F19(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv)the official authorities and inspection bodies of third countries;

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(b)require the inspection bodies designated under [F21Article 9(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011] in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales—

(i)to provide any information which the Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe those bodies are able to give including, but not limited to, information relating to the trader database required pursuant to [F22Article 10 of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011], information relating to the inspection and risk analysis systems referred to in Chapter II of Title II of that Regulation and information relating to the results of inspections made by the relevant inspection body;

(ii)to provide any requested information which is in computerised form in a legible form.

(3) The Secretary of State is designated as the inspection body for England under [F23Article 9(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011].

(4) In the capacity of inspection body for England and for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations on inspection bodies contained in the F24... marketing rules and for the enforcement of these Regulations, the Secretary of State may provide information to those mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) [F25(ii) and (iv)].

(5) In the capacity of inspection body for England, the Secretary of State may appoint officers for the purposes of the enforcement of these Regulations, in these Regulations referred to as authorised officers.