European Communities (Marketing of Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1984.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Marketing of Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1984.
(2) Those Regulations, other than Regulation 8 (1) (b) (vi) in so far as it requires to be made declarations of either lysine in compound feedingstuffs for swine or methionine and cystine in compound feedingstuffs for poultry, shall come into effect on the 1st day of August, 1985.
(3) Regulation 8 (1) (b) (vi) of these Regulations shall, in so far as it requires to be made the declarations referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation, come into effect on the 1st day of August, 1986.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
"authorised person" means a person appointed in writing by the Minister to be an authorised person for the purposes of these Regulations;
"the Directive of 1976" means Council Directive No. 77/101/EEC of 23 November, 1976 1, as amended by Council Directive No. 79/372/EEC of 2 April, 19793, First Commission Directive No. 79/797/EEC of 10 August, 1979 4, Second Commission Directive No. 80/510/EEC of 2 May, 1980 5, Third Commission Directive No. 82/937/EEC of 21 December, 1982 6, and Commission Directive No. 83/87/EEC of 21 February, 1983 7;
1 O.J. No. L32/1, 3 February 1977.
3 O.J. No. L86/29, 6 April 1979.
4 O.J. No. L239/53, 22 September 1979.
5 O.J. No. L126/12, 21 May 1980.
6 O.J. No. L383/11, 31 December 1982.
7 O.J. No. L56/31, 3 March 1983.
"the Directive of 1979" means Council Directive No. 79/373/EEC of 2 April, 1979 2, as amended by First Commission Directive No. 80/509/EEC of 2 May, 1980 8 Commission Directive No. 80/511/EEC of 2 May, 1980 9, Second Commission Directive No. 80/695/EEC of 27 June, 1980 10, and Third Commission Directive No. 82/957/EEC of 22 December, 1982 11.
2 O.J. No. L86/30, 6 April 1979.
8 O.J. No. L126/9, 21 May 1980.
9 O.J. No. L126/14, 21 May 1980.
10 O.J. No. L188/23, 22 July 1980.
11 O.J. L386/42, 31 December 1982.
"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture;
"straight feedingstuffs" means the various vegetable and animal products in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and their derivatives after industrial processing, as well as the various organic and inorganic substances, intended for oral animal feeding;
"State Chemist" means the head of the State Laboratory or a person authorised by him in writing to perform the functions assigned to the State Chemist by these Regulations.
(2) A word or expression, other than "straight feedingstuff", that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Directive of 1976 or the Directive of 1979 has the meaning in these Regulations that it has in the Directive of 1976 or the Directive of 1979, as may be appropriate.
(3) The Fertilisers, Feedingstuffs and Mineral Mixtures Regulations, 1957 ( S.I. No. 264 of 1957 ), other than Regulation 13 thereof, shall, in so far as they apply to feedingstuffs, straight feedingstuffs or compound feedingstuffs to which these Regulations apply, cease to have effect.
(4) Subsequent references in these Regulations to feedingstuffs, straight feedingstuffs or compound feedingstuffs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, each be construed as references to feedingstuffs to which these Regulations apply, or, in the case of references to straight feedingstuffs, references to straight feedingstuffs which are feedingstuffs to which these Regulations apply, or, in the case of references to compound feedingstuffs, references to compound feedingstuffs which are feedingstuffs to which these Regulations apply.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall apply to any feedingstuff other than—
( a ) a straight feedingstuff which is marked in such a way as to establish that it is intended for export,
( b ) any compound feedingstuff in respect of which—
(i) it is proved at least by some appropriate marking that it is intended for export,
or
(ii) it is proved in the manner specified in Article 14 (c) of the Directive of 1979 that it is intended for animals kept for scientific or experimental purposes,
( c ) wheat, barley, oats, hay, silage, roof crops or any other primary agricultural produce which is sold by the producer for his own benefit and on his own account.
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paragraphs: Feedingstuffs (whether straight or compound) may be marketed only if they are wholesome, unadulterated and of merchantable quality, and they shall not represent a danger to animal or human health and shall neither be represented nor marketed in a manner liable to mislead.
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paragraphs: A person shall not market a straight feedingstuff unless—
( a ) the requirements of Regulation 4 of these Regulations are complied with in relation to it,
( b ) it complies with each of the general provisions laid down in Part A of the Annex to the Directive of 1976, other than paragraphs 1.2, 2.5 and 2.6, and paragraph 1.3 in so far as it applies to feedingstuffs listed in items 3.2.8 of Part B of the said Annex,
( c ) where appropriate, the requirements of Article 11 of the Directive of 1976 are complied with in relation to it,