European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 400 of 2001).

These Regulations give effect to European Commission Regulation 194/97 and Corrigenda, Commission Regulation 1525/98 of 16 July 1998, Commission Regulation 864/1999 of 26 April 1999, Commission Regulation 1566/1999 of 16 July 1999 and, with effect from 5 April 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 of 8 March 2001. The principal effect of these Regulations is to set maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. The Regulations prescribe that a person shall not place on the market foodstuffs unless they comply with the provisions laid down in these Regulations and in the Council and Commission Regulations.