Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 48 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Food Ecolabel After withdrawal EU Ecolabels awarded by the EU Ecolabel Competent Body designated by the United Kingdom can no longer be used on products placed on the EU 27 market as of the withdrawal date, and on associated promotional material. UK products entering the EU must comply with all EU Eco labelling requirements and regulations. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES FOR THE USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL Food Ecolabel Irish economic operators hold an EU Ecolabel contract issued by the UK Ecolabel Competent Body prior to the withdrawal date and plan to continue using the EU Ecolabel when placing the product concerned on the EU 27 market Two Options (1) apply for a new licence, (2) Arranging for a transfer – on the basis of a contractual arrangement between the holder of the EU Ecolabel, the UK Ecolabel Competent Body, and the EU 27 Ecolabel Competent Body - of the file and the corresponding contract from the UK Ecolabel Competent Body to an EU 27 Ecolabel Competent Body. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES FOR THE USE OF THE EU ECOLABEL Food Law As of the withdrawal date, EU food law no longer applies to the United Kingdom. UK law will apply to all imports of food to the UK. EU food regulations and laws will apply to all food products exported from the UK and NI. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU FOOD LAW Food Law Food Labelling: EU food labelling rules apply to all food placed on the EU market, independently of the place of production of the food. EU food labelling laws apply to all food products being imported to the EU from the UK. UK food labelling laws apply to all Irish food products being exported to the UK. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU FOOD LAW Food Law Changes to UK food product labels for import to the EU: Mandatory presentation of the origin of a food product, where the presentation refers to EU or non-EU; Mandatory labelling of the name or business name and address of the EU 27 importer of food from the United Kingdom; Mandatory health or identification marks including the name of the country (in full or with the ISO two-letter code) where the establishment is located. As of the withdrawal date any Imports of food products or ingredients from the UK to Ireland will have to comply to EU labelling laws. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU FOOD LAW