The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made: 23rd November 2007

Coming into operation: 21st December 2007

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PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — MAIN PROVISIONS

Competent authorities

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Exchanging and providing information

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Obtaining information

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Power to issue codes of recommended practice

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Monitoring of enforcement action

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Power to request information relating to enforcement action

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Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action

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Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions

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Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9

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Right of appeal

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Staff of competent authority of another member State

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Commission experts

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Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets

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Execution and enforcement

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Powers of entry

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Obstruction etc. of officers

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Penalties

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Time limit for prosecutions

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PART 3 — OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Interpretation of this Part

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Feed enforcement responsibilities

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Food enforcement responsibilities

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Functions of the Commissioners

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Deferred execution and enforcement

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Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food

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Checks on products

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Detention, destruction, special treatment, re–dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs

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Notices pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)

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Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 29

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Serious risk to animal or public health

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Costs

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Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food

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Analysis etc. of samples

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Powers of entry of authorised officers of a district council

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Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)

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Offences and penalties

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Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

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PART 4 — RECOVERY OF EXPENSES

Expenses arising from additional official controls

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Expenses arising in respect of co-ordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission

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PART 5 — ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Offences due to fault of another person

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Defence of due diligence

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Protection of officers acting in good faith

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

“Directive 2004/41” means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC[^f00021];
“Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety[^f00022];
“Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No.852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs[^f00023] as read with Regulation 2073/2005;
“Regulation 853/2004” means Regulation (EC) No.853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin[^f00024] as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;
“Regulation 882/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules[^f00025] as read with Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;
“Regulation 1688/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs[^f00026];
“Regulation 2073/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs[^f00027];
“Regulation 2074/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004[^f00028]; and
“Regulation 2076/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004[^f00029].

SCHEDULE 2 — DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW

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SCHEDULE 3 — DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

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SCHEDULE 4 — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW

Column 1 Competent authority	Column 2 Provisions of Regulation 882/2004
The Agency	Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 12, 19(1), (2) and (3), 24, 27, 28, 31(1) and (2)(f), 34, 35(3) and (4), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4), 52(1) and 54
The feed authority	Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 15(1) to (4), 16(1) and (2), 18, 19(1) and (2), 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35(3), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4) and 54

SCHEDULE 5 — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW

Column 1 Competent authority	Column 2 Provisions of Regulation 882/2004
The Agency	Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 12, 14, 19(1), (2) and (3), 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35(3) and (4), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4), 52(1) and 54
District councils	Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 15(1) to (4), 16(1) and (2), 18, 19(1) and (2), 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35(3), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4) and 54

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 23rd November 2007.

Andrew McCormack — A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68

[^f00005]: S.I. 1999/2027

[^f00006]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3)

[^f00007]: 1970 c. 40

[^f00008]: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 paragraph 2 of Article 2 (regarding the definition of “food”) was substituted by S.R> 2004 No.482

[^f00009]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)

[^f00010]: S.R. 2006 No.3 , as amended by S.R. 2007 No.16

[^f00011]: 1999 c. 28

[^f00012]: 1981 N.I. 26

[^f00014]: OJ No. L268, 18.10.2003, p.29, amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 378/2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additives (OJ No. L59, 5.3.2005, p.8)

[^f00015]: OJ No. L24, 30.1.98, p.9, as last amended by Council Directive 2006/104/EC adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.352)

[^f00016]: OJ No. L116, 4.5.2007, p.9

[^f00017]: 1981 N.I. 26

[^f00018]: S.R. 1991 No. 198, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00019]: 1972 c.9 (N.I.)

[^f00020]: S.R. 2006 No.2

[^f00021]: OJ No. L157, 30.4.2004, p.33. The revised text of Directive 2004/41/EC is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L195, 2.6.2004, p.12)

[^f00022]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002 p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulations (EC) No. 575/2006 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 as regards the number and names of the permanent scientific panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L100, 8/4/2006 p.3)

[^f00023]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.3) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26)

[^f00024]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.55. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.22) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26). Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.1)

[^f00025]: OJ No. L165, 30.4.2004, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p.1) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.29). Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006

[^f00026]: OJ No. L271, 15.10.2005, p.17

[^f00027]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.1, as read with the Corrigenda at OJ No. L278, 10.10.2006, p.32 and OJ No. L283, 14.10.2006, p.62

[^f00028]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.27, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1664/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures (OJ No. L320, 18.11.2006, p.13)

[^f00029]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.83, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 479/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004 (OJ No. L111, 28.4.2007, p.46)

[^f00030]: 1970 c. 40

[^f00031]: S.R.1999 No.296, as amended by S.R. 2001 No.209, S.R.2002 No.263, S.R. 2003 No.287, S.R. 2004 Nos. 345 and 443, S.R. 2005 No.545, S.R. 2006 No.18

[^f00032]: S.R. 2004 No.386, amended by S.R. 2005 No.233

[^f00033]: S.R. 2006 No.3, as amended by S.R. 2007 No.16

[^f00034]: S.R. 2005 No.545, amended by S.R. 2006 No.18, S.R. 2006 No.427 and S.R. 2006 No.471

[^f00035]: S.R. 2005 No.546, amended by S.R. 2006 No.471

[^f00036]: S.R. 1998 No.237, amended by S.R. 2005 No.451 and S.R. 2006 No.263

[^f00037]: S.R. 2006 No.220 as amended by S.R. 2006 No.501 and S.R. 2007 428

[^f00038]: OJ No. L93, 31.3.2006, p.1

[^f00039]: OJ No. L93, 31.3.2006, p.12

[^f00040]: S.I. 2003/2821

[^f00041]: S.I. 2004/1604, amended by S.I. 2005/2003 and S.I. 2006/2075

[^f00042]: S.R. 2001 No.271, as amended by S.R. 2005 No.450

[^f00043]: S.R.1998 No. 45, amended by S.R. 1998 No. 207, S.R. 2000 No. 78, S.R. 2000 No. 191, S.R. 2000 No. 287, S.R. 2001 No. 226, S.R. 2001 No. 242, S.R. 2001 No. 429 and S.R. 2004 No. 7

[^f00044]: S.R. 2007 No.199

[^f00045]: S.R. 2006 No.202, amended by S.R. 2007 No.339

[^f00046]: OJ No. L147, 31.5.2001, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2007 amending Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L284, 30.10.2007, p.8)

Editorial notes

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