The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006

Made: 9th January 2006

Laid before Parliament: 9th January 2006

Coming into force: 11th January 2006

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PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Presumptions that food is intended for human consumption

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Competent authority

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Enforcement

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PART 2 — MAIN PROVISIONS

Hygiene improvement notices

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Hygiene prohibition orders

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Hygiene emergency prohibition notices and orders

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Remedial action notices and detention notices

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Offences due to fault of another person

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Defence of due diligence

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PART 3 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Procurement of samples

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Analysis etc. of samples

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Powers of entry

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Obstruction etc. of officers

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Time limit for prosecutions

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Offences and penalties

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Offences by Scottish partnerships

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Right of appeal

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Appeals to Crown Court

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Appeals against hygiene improvement notices and remedial action notices

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Application of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990

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PART 4 — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Power to issue codes of recommended practice

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Protection of officers acting in good faith

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Revocation and suspension of designations and appointments

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Food which has not been produced, processed or distributed in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations

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Service of documents

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Bulk transport in sea–going vessels of liquid oils or fats and the bulk transport by sea of raw sugar

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Temperature control requirements

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Direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm

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Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption

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Consequential amendments

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF EU LEGISLATION

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SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIFIED COMMUNITY PROVISIONS

1.Provision of Community Regulations	2.Subject-matter
Article 3 of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators ensure that all stages of production, processing and distribution of food under their control satisfy the relevant hygiene requirements laid down in Regulation 852/2004.
Article 4(1) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators carrying out primary production and specified associated operations comply with the general hygiene provisions laid down in Part A of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004 and any specific requirements provided for in Regulation 853/2004.
Article 4(2) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators carrying out any stage of production, processing and distribution of food after those stages to which Article 4(1) applies comply with the general hygiene requirements laid down in Annex II to Regulation 852/2004 and any specific requirements provided for in Regulation 853/2004.
Article 4(3) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators, as appropriate, adopt certain specific hygiene measures.
Article 5(1) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators put in place, implement and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures based on the HACCP principles.
Article 5(2) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that when any modification is made in the product, process, or any step, food business operators review the procedure referred to in Article 5(1) and make the necessary changes to it.
Article 5(4)(a) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators provide the competent authority with evidence of their compliance with Article 5(1).
Article 5(4)(b) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators ensure that any documents describing the procedures developed in accordance with Article 5 are up to date.
Article 5(4)(c) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators retain documents and records for an appropriate period.
Article 6(1) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators co–operate with the competent authorities in accordance with other applicable Community legislation or national law.
Article 6(2), first paragraph of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that a food business operator notify the competent authority of each establishment under its control that carries out any of the stages of production, processing and distribution of food.
Article 6(2), second paragraph of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators ensure that the competent authority has up to date information on establishments.
Article 6(3) of Regulation 852/2004	Requirement that food business operators ensure that establishments are approved by the competent authority when approval is required.
Article 3(1) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators comply with the relevant provisions of Annexes II and III to Regulation 853/2004.
Article 3(2) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators do not use any substance other than potable water or, when Regulation 852/2004 or Regulation 853/2004 permits its use, clean water, to remove surface contamination from products of animal origin unless use of the substance has been approved.
Article 4(1) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators place products of animal origin manufactured in the Community on the market only if they have been prepared and handled exclusively in establishments — that meet the relevant requirements of Regulation 852/2004, those of Annexes II and III of Regulation 853/2004 and other relevant requirements of food law; and that the competent authority has registered or, where required in accordance with Article 4(2), approved.
Article 4(2) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that establishments handling those products of animal origin for which Annex III to Regulation 853/2004 lays down requirements do not operate unless the competent authority has approved them in accordance with Article 4(3).
Article 4(3) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that establishments subject to approval in accordance with Article 4(2) do not operate unless the competent authority has, in accordance with Regulation 854/2004 — granted the establishment approval to operate following an on–site visit; or provided the establishment with conditional approval.
Article 4(4) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators co–operate with the competent authorities in accordance with Regulation 854/2004 including ensuring that an establishment ceases to operate if it is no longer approved.
Article 5(1) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators do not place on the market a product of animal origin handled in an establishment subject to approval in accordance with Article 4(2) unless it has — a health mark applied in accordance with Regulation 854/2004; or when Regulation 854/2004 does not provide for the application of a health mark, an identification mark applied in accordance with Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation 853/2004.
Article 5(2) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators apply an identification mark to a product of animal origin only if the product has been manufactured in accordance with Regulation 853/2004 in establishments meeting the requirements of Article 4.
Article 5(3) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators do not remove a health mark applied in accordance with Regulation 854/2004 from meat unless they cut or process it or work upon it in another manner.
Article 6(1) and (2) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators ensure that importation of products of animal origin only takes place where certain conditions are met.
Article 6(3) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators importing products of animal origin shall ensure that — products are made available for control upon importation in accordance with Council Directive 97/78/EC[^f00031]; importation complies with the requirements of Council Directive 2002/99/EC[^f00032]; and operations under their control that take place after importation are carried out in accordance with the requirements of Annex III to Regulation 853/2004.
Article 6(4) of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators importing food containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin ensure that the processed products of animal origin satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (3) of Article 6.
Article 7 of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators ensure that certificates or other documents accompany consignments of products of animal origin when required in accordance with Annex II or III to Regulation 853/2004.
Article 8 of Regulation 853/2004	Requirement that food business operators intending to place specified foods of animal origin on the market in Sweden or Finland comply with the rules set out in Article 8(2).
Article 7(1) of Regulation 2073/2005	Requirement that food business operators take the measures laid down in paragraphs (2) to (4) of Article 7 when the results of testing against the criteria set out in Annex I to Regulation 2073/2005 (microbiological criteria for foodstuffs) are unsatisfactory.
Article 9 of Regulation 2075/2005	Requirement that food business operators of holdings recognised as free from Trichinella inform the competent authority of any requirement as laid down in Chapter I and II(B) of Annex IV to Regulation 2075/2005 (detailed conditions for Trichinella-free holdings and regions with a negligible Trichinella risk) that is no longer fulfilled or of any other change that might affect holdings' Trichinella-free status.

SCHEDULE 3 — BULK TRANSPORT IN SEA–GOING VESSELS OF LIQUID OILS OR FATS AND THE BULK TRANSPORT BY SEA OF RAW SUGAR

Offence

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Liquid oils or fats

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Raw sugar

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Interpretation

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SCHEDULE 4 — TEMPERATURE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

Scope

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Chill holding requirements

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General exemptions from the chill holding requirements

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Upward variation of the 8°C temperature by manufacturers etc.

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Chill holding tolerance periods

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Hot holding requirements

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Hot holding defences

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Interpretation

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SCHEDULE 5 — DIRECT SUPPLY BY THE PRODUCER OF SMALL QUANTITIES OF MEAT FROM POULTRY OR LAGOMORPHS SLAUGHTERED ON THE FARM

Scope

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Requirements

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Offence

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SCHEDULE 6 — RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF RAW MILK INTENDED FOR DIRECT HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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SCHEDULE 7 — CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Colours in Food Regulations 1995

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The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995

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The Food Labelling Regulations 1996

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The Beef Bones Regulations 1997

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Caroline Flint — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 2006-01-09

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2003/2901.

[^f00003]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.

[^f00004]: OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4.

[^f00005]: 1990 c. 16.

[^f00006]: 1984 c. 22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c. 16).

[^f00007]: 1936 c. 49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00008]: 1985 c. 51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00009]: 1971 c. 80.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1995/2148, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1990/2463, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00014]: 1981 c. 22.

[^f00015]: 1980 c. 43.

[^f00016]: Section 9 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279 and section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990.

[^f00017]: S.I. 2003/1596, amended by S.I. 2004/2145.

[^f00019]: 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).

[^f00020]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.

[^f00021]: OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4.

[^f00022]: 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).

[^f00023]: 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).

[^f00024]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.206. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.83).

[^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).

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

[^f00027]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.1.

[^f00028]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.27.

[^f00029]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.60.

[^f00030]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.83.

[^f00031]: OJ No. L24, 30.1.1998, p.9.

[^f00032]: OJ No. L18, 23.1.2003, p.11.

[^f00033]: OJ No. L140, 12.5.98, p.10.

[^f00034]: OJ No. L21, 27.1.96, p.42.

[^f00035]: OJ No. L15, 22.1.2004, p.25.

[^f00036]: OJ No. L173, 6.7.90, p.1.

[^f00037]: OJ No. L157, 30.5.98, p.12.

[^f00038]: OJ No. L173, 6.7.90, p.5.

[^f00039]: OJ No. L305, 22.11.2003, p.1.

[^f00040]: S.I. 1996/1499, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00041]: S.I. 1995/3124, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00042]: S.I. 1995/614, amended by S.I. 1995/1955, S.I. 1996/3124, S.I. 1997/2073, S.I. 2000/656, S.I. 2002/1619, S.I. 2002/3231 and S.I. 2003/1484.

[^f00043]: S.I. 1996/1499, amended by S.I. 1998/141, S.I. 1998/1398, S.I. 1998/2424, S.I. 1999/747, S.I. 1999/1136, S.I. 1999/1483, S.I. 1999/1540, S.I. 1999/1603, S.I. 2000/768, S.I. 2000/2254, S.I. 2000/3323, S.I. 2001/2294, S.I. 2001/3442, S.I. 2001/3775, S.I. 2002/379, S.I. 2003/461, S.I. 2003/474, S.I. 2003/1182, S.I. 2003/1478, S.I. 2003/1563, S.I. 2003/1596, S.I. 2003/1659, S.I. 2003/2075, S.I. 2003/2243, S.I. 2003/2647, S.I. 2003/3120, S.I. 2003/3295, S.I. 2004/1512, S.I. 2004/2145, S.I. 2004/2824, S.I. 2005/899 and S.I. 2005/2057. S.I. 2005/2057 was itself amended by S.I. 2005/2969.

[^f00044]: S.I. 1997/2959, amended by S.I. 1999/3371 and S.I. 2000/656.

“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 ;

“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 as last amended by Regulation 1642/2003;

“Regulation 1642/2003” means Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 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 ;

“Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs 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 as amended by Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

“Regulation 854/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption as amended by Regulation 882/2004, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005 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 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 ;

“Regulation 2073/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs ;

“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 ;

“Regulation 2075/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat ; 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 .

Editorial notes

“Decision 2006/766” means Commission Decision 2006/766/EC establishing the lists of third countries and territories from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods and fishery products are permitted as last amended by Decision 2011/131;
“Decision 2011/131” means Commission Decision 2011/131/EU amending Annexe II to Decision 2006/766/EC as regards the inclusion of Fiji in the list of third countries and territories from which imports of fishery products for human consumption are permitted;
“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;
“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 as last amended by Regulation 596/2009;
“Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No.852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as last amended by Regulation 219/2009 and 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 as last amended by Regulation 16/2012 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 1020/2008 and Regulation 1162/2009;
“Regulation 854/2004” means Regulation (EC) No.854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption as last amended by Regulation 739/2011 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005, Decision 2006/766, Regulation 1021/2008 and Regulation 1162/2009;
“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 as last amended by Regulation 880/2011 and as read with Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 669/2009 and Regulation 1162/2009;
“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 as last amended by Regulation 1223/2011;
“Regulation 2073/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs as last amended by Regulation 1086/2011;
“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 as last amended by Regulation 809/2011;
“Regulation 2075/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat as last amended by Regulation 1109/2011;
“Regulation 1020/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1020/2008 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 as regards identification marking, raw milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products and certain fishery products;
“Regulation 1021/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1021/2008 amending Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption and Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 as regards live bivalve molluscs, certain fishery products and staff assisting with official controls in slaughterhouses;
“Regulation 219/2009” means Regulation (EC) No. 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Part Two;
“Regulation 596/2009” means Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Part Four as last amended by Regulation 1169/2011;
“Regulation 669/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC as last amended by Regulation 1277/2011;
“Regulation 1162/2009” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1162/2009 laying down transitional measures 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 as last amended by Regulation 28/2012 and as read with the second sub-paragraph of Article 54(3) of Regulation 1169/2011 ;
“Regulation 739/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 739/2011 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animalorigin intended for human consumption;
“Regulation 809/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2011 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards documentation accompanying imports of frozen fishery products directly from a freezer vessel;
“Regulation 880/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No.880/2011 correcting Regulation (EU) No208/2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No180/2008 and (EC) No737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories;
“Regulation 1086/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1086/2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 as regards salmonella in fresh poultry meat;
“Regulation 1109/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1109/2011 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 as regards the equivalent methods for Trichinella testing;
“Regulation 1169/2011” means Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No. 1924/2006 and (EC) No. 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 608/2004;
“Regulation 1223/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No1223/2011 amending Regulation (EC) No1688/2005 as regards sampling of flocks of origin of eggs and the microbiological examination of such samples and samples of certain meat intended for Finland and Sweden;
“Regulation 1277/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No1277/2011 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin;
“Regulation 16/2012” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 16/2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements concerning frozen food of animal origin intended for human consumption;
“Regulation 28/2012” means Commission Regulation (EU) No28/2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products and amending Decision 2007/275/EC and Regulation (EC) No1162/2009.

SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIFIED COMMUNITY PROVISIONS

SCHEDULE3A — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(5)

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For the purposes of this Schedule the “Community TSE Regulation” means 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 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 220/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and as read with-

• (i) Commission Decision 2007/411/EC prohibiting the placing on the market of products derived from bovine animals born or reared within the United Kingdom before 1 August 1996 for any purpose and exempting such animals from certain control and eradication measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 and repealing Decision 2005/598/EC,

• (ii) Commission Decision 2007/453/EC establishing the BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof according to their BSE risk, and

• (iii) Commission Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes as amended by Commission Decision 2010/66/EU amending Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes.

SCHEDULE3B — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(6)

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SCHEDULE3C — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(7)

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SCHEDULE3D — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(8)

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Special health mark

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Consequential amendments

Revocation

SCHEDULE 6A — THE SPECIAL HEALTH MARK

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