The Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010

Made: 13th October 2010

Laid before Parliament: 19th October 2010

Coming into force: 23rd November 2010

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of Article 9 of 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[^f00007] or, in the case of provisions relating to feed for non food-producing animals, of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970.

PART 1 — Introductory and general

Title, application and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010, apply in relation to England only and come into force on 23rd November 2010.

Interpretation and scope

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• (1) In these Regulations —

• “the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970;

• “Directive 82/475” means Commission Directive 82/475/EEC laying down the categories of feed materials which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals[^f00008];

• “Directive 2002/32” means Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed[^f00009];

• “Regulation 1831/2003” means Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition[^f00010];

• “Directive 2008/38” means Commission Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes[^f00011];

• “Regulation 767/2009” means Regulation (EC) No. 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC[^f00012];

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• “feed authority” means an authority identified in section 67(1) of the Act as having the duty to enforce Part IV of the Act within its area or district as the case may be.

• (2) Any expression used in these Regulations and in Regulation 1831/2003 or Regulation 767/2009 has the meaning in these Regulations that it bears in the Regulation concerned.

• (3) Any reference to an Annex to Directive 82/475, Directive 2002/32, Directive 2008/38 or Regulation 767/2009 is a reference to that Annex as it may be amended from time to time.

• (4) These Regulations do not apply to any feed additive in category (d) or (e) of Article 6(1) of Regulation 1831/2003, with the exception of those in the functional groups listed in paragraph 4(a), (b) and (c) of Annex 1 to that Regulation[^f00014].

PART 2 — Marketing and use of feed

Interpretation of this Part and Schedule 1

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Enforcement of requirements of Regulation 767/2009

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Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 767/2009

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PART 3 — Feed additives

Interpretation of this Part

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Enforcement of requirements of Regulation 1831/2003

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PART 4 — Undesirable substances in feed

Interpretation of this Part

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Control of animal feeds containing undesirable substances

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PART 5 — Feeds for particular nutritional purposes

Interpretation of this Part

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Control of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes

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PART 6 — Administration and enforcement

Penalties for offences under these Regulations

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Duties to enforce

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PART 7 — Amendments and modifications of the Agriculture Act 1970

Amendments and modifications of the Agriculture Act 1970

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• (1) The Act is amended or modified, as the case may be, in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).

• (2) In section 66 (interpretation of Part IV) —

• (a) in subsection (1), after the definition of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 insert the following definitions —

• “Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003” means Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition;
• “Regulation (EC) No 767/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC;

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• (b) for subsection (2) substitute the following —

(2) For the purposes of this Part of this Act material shall be treated as sold for use as a fertiliser or feeding stuff whether it is sold to be so used by itself or as an ingredient in something which is to be so used.

• (3) In section 68 (duty of seller to give statutory statement) —

• (a) after subsection (5) insert the following subsection —

(5A) Nothing in subsections (1) to (5) applies to anyone to whom the requirements of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 (labelling and packaging of feed additives and premixtures) or of Chapter 4 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 (labelling, presentation and packaging) apply.

• (b) after subsection (6) add the following subsection —

(7) Failure to comply with the labelling requirements of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or of Chapter 4 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 shall not invalidate a contract of sale, but such labelling shall, regardless of any contract or notice to the contrary, have effect as a warranty by the person who gives it that the particulars contained in it are correct.

• (4) In section 69 (marking of material prepared for sale), in subsection (1) omit the words “or feeding stuff”.

• (5) In section 70 (use of names or expressions with prescribed meanings) —

• (a) subsection (1)(a) in so far as it applies in relation to feeding stuffs shall apply as if the expression “under Regulation (EC) No 767/2009” were substituted for the expression “by regulations made for the purposes of this section”; and

• (b) after subsection (5) add the following subsection —

(6) Nothing in subsections (2) to (4) of this section shall apply to anyone to whom the labelling requirements of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 apply.

• (6) In section 71 (particulars to be given of certain attributes if claimed to be present) —

• (a) subsection (4) in so far as it applies in relation to feeding stuffs shall apply as if —

• (i) the expression “the requirements of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009” were substituted for the expression “subsection (1) of this section”; and

• (ii) “that Article” were substituted for “that subsection”;

• (b) after subsection (5) add the following subsection —

(6) Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) of this section shall apply to anyone to whom Article 13 (claims) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 applies.

• (7) Sections 73 and 73A shall cease to have effect.

• (8) In section 74 (limits of variation) after subsection (2) add the following subsection —

(3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall apply to anyone to whom Article 11.5 and Annex IV (permitted tolerances) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 applies.

• (9) In section 74A, subsection (3) shall not apply to regulations concerning feed.

PART 8 — Amendments to Regulations

Amendment of the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009

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Revocations

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace1 — Specified Provisions of Regulation 767/2009

Specified provision	Subject matter
Article 4(1)&(2), as read with Article 4(3) and Annex I	General safety and other requirements to be met when feed is placed on the market or used
Article 5(1)	Extension of requirements in relation to feed for food-producing animals in other legislation to apply to feed for non food-producing animals
Article 5(2), as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3)	Obligation on person responsible for labelling to make information available to competent authority
Article 9	Controls on the marketing of feeds for particular nutritional purposes
Article 11, as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3), Annexes II & IV and the Catalogue of feed materials	Rules and principles governing the labelling and presentation of feed
Article 12(4)&(5)	Designation of the person responsible for labelling and the obligations and responsibilities of that person
Article 13(1), as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3)	General conditions on making a claim about the characteristics or functions of a feed on the labelling or presentation of it
Article 13(2)&(3), as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3)	Special conditions applying to claims concerning optimisation of the nutrition and support or protection of the physiological conditions
Article 14(1)&(2), as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3)	Requirements for the presentation of the mandatory labelling particulars
Article 15, as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3), Annex VI and VII and Article 21	General mandatory labelling requirements for feed materials and compound feeds
Article 16, as read with Articles 12(1),(2)&(3) and 21, Annex II and V and the Catalogue of feed materials	Specific labelling requirements for feed materials
Article 17(1)&(2), as read with Articles 12(1),(2)&(3) and 21 and Annex II, VI & VII	Specific labelling requirements for compound feeds
Article 18, as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3)	Additional labelling requirements for feed for particular nutritional purposes (dietetic feeds)
Article 19, as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3)	Additional labelling requirements for pet food
Article 20(1), as read with Article 12(1),(2)&(3) and Annex VIII	Additional requirements for labelling of non-compliant feed, such as that containing contaminated materials
Article 23	Requirements relating to the packaging and sealing of feed materials and compound feeds for placing on the market
Article 24(5)	Requirement that if the name of a feed material listed in the Catalogue of feed materials is used, all relevant provisions of the Catalogue must be complied with
Article 24(6)	Obligation on a person who first places on the market a feed material not listed in the Catalogue of feed materials to notify its use
Article 25(4)	Requirement that if use of the Community Codes of good labelling practice is indicated on labelling, all relevant provisions of the codes must be complied with.

SCHEDULE 2 — Revocations

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Anne Milton — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 2010-10-13

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

1 These Regulations, which apply in relation to England only — a revoke the Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 2005 as amended and re-enact certain of their provisions; b provide for the execution and enforcement of the comprehensive new EU Regulation on the marketing and use of feed detailed in paragraph 2, and for the continuing enforcement of the EU Regulation on feed additives mentioned in paragraph 3; c maintain the implementation of EU Directives concerning dietetic feeds and contaminants in feed; d prescribe offences and penalties for breaches of the Regulations; e make amendments and modifications to Part IV of the Agriculture Act 1970; and f amend certain other Regulations.