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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 12th November 2001.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
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(1) The Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 10(3), for “and processed” there shall be substituted “or meat from such species or other biungulates handled in Great Britain”.
(3) In regulation 10(4), after “originating in Great Britain” there shall be inserted “or any meat from such species or other biungulates handled in Great Britain after 23rd April 2001”.
(4) For paragraph 3A(2) of Part VI of Schedule 2, there shall be substituted–“
(2) Paragraph 3A(1) shall not apply to meat products which have been heat-treated in accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision 2001/356/EC, but if they are dispatched from Great Britain this must be done in accordance with Articles 3(4), (5) and (6) of that Decision.”.
(5) After paragraph 3A(3) of Part VI of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted–“
(4) In this paragraph, “Decision 2001/356/EC” means Commission Decision 2001/356/EC of 4th May 2001 (concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001), as amended by Commission Decision 2001/372/EC, Commission Decision 2001/415/EC, Commission Decision 2001/430/EC, Commission Decision 2001/437/EC, Commission Decision 2001/518/EC, Commission Decision 2001/547/EC and Commission Decision 2001/708/EC.”.
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(1) The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 9(1), for “and processed” there shall be substituted “or meat from such species or other biungulates processed in Great Britain”.
(3) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 there shall be inserted–“
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to fresh meat originating from outside the United Kingdom and handled in accordance with Article 2(2)(c) of Decision 2001/356/EC.
(4) Fresh meat to which sub-paragraph (3) applies must be marked in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Schedule.
(5) In this paragraph, “Decision 2001/356/EC” means Commission Decision 2001/356/EC of 4th May 2001 (concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001), as amended by Commission Decision 2001/372/EC, Commission Decision 2001/415/EC, Commission Decision 2001/430/EC, Commission Decision 2001/437/EC, Commission Decision 2001/518/EC, and Commission Decision 2001/547/EC and Commission Decision 2001/708/EC.”.
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(1) The Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2, after the definition of “contravention”, there shall be inserted–“
 “Decision 2001/356/EC” means Commission Decision 2001/356/EC of 4th May 2001 (concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001), as amended by Commission Decision 2001/372/EC, Commission Decision 2001/415/EC, Commission Decision 2001/430/EC, Commission Decision 2001/437/EC, Commission Decision 2001/518/EC, Commission Decision 2001/547/EC and Commission Decision 2001/708/EC.”.
(3) In regulation 7, after paragraph (4), there shall be inserted–“
(5) Except where paragraph (6) below applies, no person shall affix the health mark to any minced meat which has been produced in Great Britain after 23rd April 2001.
(6) The health mark may be affixed to minced meat which satisfies the requirements specified in paragraph (1) above and is made from meat originating from outside the United Kingdom and handled in accordance with Article 2(2)(c) of Decision 2001/356/EC.
(7) The stamp specified in paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 may be applied to minced meat which–
(a) satisfies the requirements specified in paragraph (1) above; and
(b) is made from meat which is itself marked with that stamp,
except that the dimension requirements need not apply where the stamp is applied to minced meat wrapped in commercial portions intended for direct sale to the consumer.”.
(4) In regulation 8, after paragraph (5), there shall be inserted–“
(6) Except where paragraph (7) below applies, no person shall affix the health mark to any meat preparation containing meat from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates and produced in Great Britain after 23rd April 2001.
(7) The health mark may be affixed to any meat preparation which satisfies the requirements specified in paragraph (1) above and is made from meat originating from outside the United Kingdom and handled in accordance with Article 2(2)(c) of Decision 2001/356/EC.
(8) The stamp specified in paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 may be applied to meat preparations containing meat from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates which–
(a) satisfy the requirements specified in paragraph (1) above; and
(b) are prepared from meat which is itself marked with that stamp,
except that the dimension requirements need not apply where the stamp is applied to meat preparations wrapped in commercial portions intended for direct sale to the consumer.”.
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Regulation 2(4) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 shall be revoked.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
3rd October 2001