European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations:
“Act of 1998” means the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998 (No. 29 of 1998);
“approved examiner” means:
(a) a Public Analyst located at a Public Analyst's Laboratory,
(b) a Deputy Public Analyst located at a Public Analyst's Laboratory,
(c) the State Chemist in the State Laboratory,
(d) the Senior Chemist in the Institute, or
(e) a person or class of persons designated by the Minister pursuant to Regulation 19;
“authorised officer” means:
(a) an authorised officer appointed under section 49 of the Act of 1998,
(b) a person appointed by the Minister for Agriculture and Food to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations,
(c) a person appointed by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations,
(d) a person appointed as an authorised officer under the European Communities (Sampling Methods and the Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 401 of 2001 ), or under the European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 267 of 2003 ), or under the European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 68 of 2005 ) and holding office as an authorised officer under the said Regulations of 2005 immediately before the coming into effect of the European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 368 of 2005 ), or
(e) a person appointed as an authorised officer under the European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels of Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) (No. 2) Regulations 2005, and holding office as an authorised officer immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations;
“Authority” means the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, established under section 9 of the Act of 1998;
“Directives” means Commission Directive 98/53/EC2 of 16 July 1998 as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC3 of 13 March 2002, Commission Directive 2003/121/EC4 of 15 December 2003 and Commission Directive 2004/43/EC5 of 13 April 2004, Commission Directive 2001/22/EC6 of 8 March 2001 as amended by Commission Directive 2005/4/EC12 of 19 January 2005, Commission Directive 2002/26/EC7 of 13 March 2002 as amended by Commission Directive 2004/43/EC5 of 13 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2005/5/EC13 of 26 January 2005, Commission Directive 2002/69/EC8 of 30 July 2002 as amended by Commission Directive 2004/44/EC9 of 13 April 2004, Commission Directive 2003/78/EC10 of 11 August 2003, Commission Directive 2004/16/EC11 of 12 February 2004 and Commission Directive 2005/10/EC14 of 4 February 2005;
“General Food Law Regulation” referred to at paragraph (2) means Regulation (EC) No. 178/200215 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 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;
“Institute” means the Marine Institute, established under section 3 of the Marine Institute Act 1991 (No. 2 of 1991);
“Minister” means the Minister for Health and Children;
“official agency” means an official agency carrying out functions under a service contract and acting on behalf of the Authority pursuant to section 48 of the Act of 1998;
“Official Controls Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 882/200416 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules;
“official laboratory” means:
(a) the Public Analyst's Laboratory, Cork,
(b) the Public Analyst's Laboratory, Dublin,
(c) the Public Analyst's Laboratory, Galway,
(d) the State Laboratory,
(e) the Institute, or
(f) a laboratory designated by the Minister pursuant to Regulation 19;
“service contract” means a contract entered into between the Authority and an official agency pursuant to section 48 of the Act of 1998.
(2) A word or expression which is used in these Regulations and which is also used in the Directives or in the General Food Law Regulation has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directives or in the General Food Law Regulation.
(3) (a) A reference in these Regulations to a Regulation is to a Regulation of these Regulations, unless it is indicated that reference to some other Regulations is intended.
(b) A reference in these Regulations to a paragraph or subparagraph is to the paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.