The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2006

Made: 7 March 2006

Coming into force: 8 March 2006

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PART I — PRELIMINARY

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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PART II — 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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Appeals to Crown Court against dismissal under regulation 12(1)

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

Interpretation of this Part of the Regulations

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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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Decisions pursuant to Article 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 30

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Appeals to Crown Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 31

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Serious risk to animal or public health

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Liability for charges

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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 food enforcement authority

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Obstruction etc. of officers

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Offences and penalties

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Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

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PART IV — ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Offences due to fault of another person

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Defence of due diligence

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Offences by Scottish partnerships

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Protection of officers acting in good faith

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Service of documents

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Consequential amendment

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

• “Regulation 178/2002” (“Rheoliad 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[^f00020] as last amended by 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[^f00021];

• “Regulation 852/2004” (“Rheoliad 852/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs[^f00022];

• “Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 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[^f00023] 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 882/2004” (“Rheoliad 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[^f00024] as read with Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Directive 2004/41” (“Cyfarwyddeb 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[^f00025].

• “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

“relevant feed law” (“cyfraith bwyd anifeiliaid berthnasol”) means—

• (a) Part IV of the Agriculture Act 1970[^f00030] in so far as it applies in relation to feeding stuffs;

• (b) the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999[^f00031];

• (c) the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2001[^f00032];

• (d) the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2004[^f00033];

• (e) the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 in so far as they apply in relation to feed.

• (f) the Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (Wales) Regulations 2005[^f00034];

• (g) the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2005[^f00035]; and

• (h) the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006[^f00036].

SCHEDULE 3 — DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

“relevant food law” (“cyfraith bwyd berthnasol”) means—

• (a) food law in so far as it applies in relation to food, except in so far as it involves—

• (i) the regulation of residues of veterinary medicines and other substances under the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997[^f00037],

• (ii) the regulation of residues of pesticides under the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999[^f00038],

• (iii) the application of the rules laid down for the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs[^f00039] as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded[^f00040],

• (iv) the application of the rules laid down for Community certificates of specific character which may be obtained for certain agricultural products and foodstuffs in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs[^f00041] as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded,

• (v) the regulation of organic products under the Organic Products (Imports from Third Countries) Regulations 2003[^f00042] and the Organic Products Regulations 2004[^f00043],

• (vi) the regulation of beef labelling under the Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2001[^f00044], and

• (vii) the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin—

• (aa) under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996[^f00045], with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 3 thereof by the Agency, and

• (bb) under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2005[^f00046]), with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 5 thereof by the Agency;

• (b) food law in so far as it applies in relation to materials and articles in contact with food except in so far as it involves the regulation of food contact materials under the Ceramic Ware (Safety) Regulations 1988[^f00047]); and

• (c) food law in so far as it involves the regulation of primary production and those associated operations listed in paragraph 1 of Part AI of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004 under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006.