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The Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010 No. 2652 (W. 220) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
2010 No. 2652 (W.220)
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), 74A(1), (2) and (4) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970(1); and by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community(3), measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health(4) and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals(5), as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for references to the Annexes to the EU instruments mentioned in regulation 2(3) to be construed as references to those Annexes as they may be amended from time to time.
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(6) or, in the case of provisions relating to feed for non food-producing animals, of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970.
1. The title of these Regulations is the Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010, they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 23 November 2010.
“Directive 82/475” (“Cyfarwyddeb 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(7);
“Directive 2002/32” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2002/32”) means Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed(8);
“Regulation 1831/2003” (“Rheoliad 1831/2003”) means Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition(9);
“Directive 2008/38” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2008/38”) means Commission Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes(10);
“Regulation 767/2009” (“Rheoliad 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(11);
“Regulation 242/2010” (“Rheoliad 242/2010”) means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 242/2010 creating the Catalogue of feed materials(12); and
(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 I to that Regulation(13).
PART 2Marketing and use of feed
3. In this Part and in Schedule 1 any reference to a numbered Article or Annex is a reference to the Article or Annex so numbered in Regulation 767/2009.
Enforcement of requirements of Regulation 767/2009
4.—(1) Subject to the transitional provisions contained in Article 32, any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of Regulation 767/2009 specified in Schedule 1 is guilty of an offence.
5.—(1) Each feed authority in its area is the competent authority for the purposes of—
(b)Article 13(1)(b) as the competent authority that may request scientific substantiation of a claim and to whose attention purchasers have the right to bring doubts regarding the truthfulness of a claim.
(2) The Food Standards Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of—
(3) The Food Standards Agency and each feed authority in its area is the competent authority for the purposes of Article 5(2).
PART 3Feed additives
6. In this Part any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 1831/2003.
Enforcement of requirements of Regulation 1831/2003
7.—(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision specified in paragraph (2) is guilty of an offence.
(a)Article 3, paragraphs (1) to (4), (placing on the market, processing and use of feed additives), as read with Article 10 (status of existing products);
(b)Article 12 (post-authorisation monitoring); and
PART 4Undesirable substances in feed
(b)“undesirable substance” (“sylwedd annymunol”) means any substance or product, not being a pathogenic agent, which is present in or on a feed and—
(b)uses any such feed,
is guilty of an offence if it contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of that Annex in excess of the relevant maximum content specified in column 3.
(2) Any person who places on the market or uses any complementary feed is guilty of an offence if—
(3) Any person who for the purpose of dilution mixes any feed with a feed that is specified in column 2 of Annex I and which contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of that Annex in excess of the maximum content specified for it in column 3 is guilty of an offence.
(4) Any person who places on the market or uses any feed which is not sound and genuine and of merchantable quality is guilty of an offence.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4) a feed listed in column 2 of Annex I is not sound, genuine and of merchantable quality if it contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of that Annex in excess of the maximum content specified in relation to it in column 3.
(7) The feeds are—
(8) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement made under paragraph (6) is guilty of an offence.
PART 5Feeds for particular nutritional purposes
10. In this Part, “the Annex” (“yr Atodiad”) means Part B of Annex I to Directive 2008/38, as read with paragraphs 1 and 7 of Part A of that Annex.
11.—(1) Any person who places on the market a feed intended for a particular nutritional purpose is guilty of an offence if the relevant requirements of paragraphs (2) to (9) are not met.
(2) In relation to any particular nutritional purpose specified in column 1 of the Annex—
(3) Where a group of additives is specified in column 2 or 4 of the Annex, the additive(s) used must be authorised as corresponding to the specified essential characteristic.
PART 6Administration and enforcement
12.—(1) Any person found guilty of an offence under regulation 4(1), 7(1) or 9(1), (2), (3) or (4) or 11(1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to a fine, or both.
(2) Any person found guilty of an offence under regulation 9(8) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
13. It is the duty of each feed authority within its area to execute and enforce the provisions of these Regulations.
(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—
(b)for subsection (2) substitute the following—
(3) In section 68 (duty of seller to give statutory statement)—
(a)after subsection (5) insert the following subsection—
(b)after subsection (6) add the following subsection—
(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 applies 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) 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 applies as if—
(7) Sections 73 and 73A 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) does not apply to regulations concerning feed.
PART 8Amendments to Regulations
15.—(1) The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2005(14) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
16.—(1) The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009(15) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In paragraph (4)(a) of regulation 2 (interpretation) omit the words “or 7”.
(3) In the Welsh text of paragraph (2) of regulation 32 (notices pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation 882/2004) for the words “Erthygl 19(1)(a) a (b)” substitute the words “Erthygl 19(1)(a) neu (b)”.
(4) In paragraph 1(a) of regulation 41 (offences and penalties) insert the word “import” between the words “specified” and “provisions”.
(5) In paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 (definition of relevant feed law), for the expression “the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006” substitute “the Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010”.
17. The Regulations or parts of them listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.
SCHEDULE 1Specified Provisions of Regulation 767/2009
Article 4, as read with Annex I and with the Annex to Regulation 242/2010 General safety and other requirements to be met when feed is placed on the market or used
Article 5(2) Obligation on person responsible for labelling to make information available to competent authority
Article 6(1), as read with Annex III Prohibition or restriction on the marketing or use of certain materials for animal nutritional purposes
Article 8 Controls on the levels of additives in feeds
Article 11, as read with Annexes II and IV and with the Annex to Regulation 242/2010 Rules and principles governing the labelling and presentation of feed
Article 12 Designation of the person responsible for labelling and the obligations and responsibilities of that person
Article 13(1) General conditions on making a claim about the characteristics or functions of a feed on the labelling or presentation of it
Article 13(2) and (3) Special conditions applying to claims concerning optimisation of the nutrition and support or protection of the physiological conditions
Article 14(1) and (2) Requirements for the presentation of the mandatory labelling particulars
Article 15, as read with Annex VI and VII and Article 21 General mandatory labelling requirements for feed materials and compound feeds
Article 16, as read with Annex II and V and Article 21 and with the Annex to Regulation 242/2010 Specific labelling requirements for feed materials
Article 17(1) and (2) as read with Annex II, VI and VII and Article 21 Specific labelling requirements for compound feeds
Article 18 Additional labelling requirements for feed for particular nutritional purposes (dietetic feeds)
Article 19 Additional labelling requirements for pet food
Article 20(1) as read with Annex VIII Additional requirements for labelling of non-compliant feed, such as that containing contaminated materials
Article 24(5) Requirement that if the name of a feed material listed in the Community 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 Community Catalogue 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
1. The Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006(16)
2. The Feeding Stuffs and the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006(17)
3. The Feeding Stuffs (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006(18)
4. Regulation 2 of and the Schedules to the Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2006(19)
5. The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2007(20)
6. The Feeding Stuffs (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008(21)
7. The Feeding Stuffs (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009(22)
8. The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2009(23)
9. Regulations 11, 14, 15 and 25 of, and Schedules 2, 3 and 4 to, the Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2010(24)
1. These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales—
(a)revoke the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006 as amended and re-enact certain of their provisions;
(b)provide for the execution and enforcement of a 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.
2. In Part 2, these Regulations provide for the execution of 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 (OJ No. L229, 1.9.2009, p.1), (regulations 3-5 and Schedule 1). References in regulation 4(2) to the Annex to Directive 82/475 and in Schedule 1 to the Annex to Regulation 242/2010 or the Annexes to Regulation 767/2009 are references to those Annexes as they may be amended from time to time (regulation 2(3)).
3. In Part 3, the Regulations provide for the continuing execution of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition (OJ No. L268, 18.10.2003, p.29), (regulations 6 and 7).
4. In Part 4, the Regulations implement Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed (OJ No. L140, 30.5.2002, p.10), (regulations 8 and 9). Directive 2002/32 has already been amended a number of times, and any reference to an Annex to this Directive is a reference to that Annex as it may be further amended from time to time (regulation 2(3)).
5. In Part 5, the Regulations implement Commission Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes (OJ No. L62, 6.3.2008, p.9), (regulations 10 and 11). Any reference to an Annex to this Directive is a reference to that Annex as it may be amended from time to time (regulation 2(3)).
6. Part 6 of these Regulations makes provision for a breach of specified requirements to constitute an offence, sets out the maximum penalty applicable on conviction for such an offence and fixes local feed authorities with the duty to enforce these Regulations and the EU Regulations mentioned above (regulations 12 and 13).
7. In Part 7, the Regulations make amendments or modifications to the Agriculture Act 1970 where the relevant sections of the Act would otherwise duplicate, gloss or be incompatible with provisions of Regulation 767/2009 (regulation 14).
8. In Part 8, the Regulations make consequential and other amendments to the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2005 and the Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2009 (regulations 15 and 16).
9. A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations and is available from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Cardiff, CF10 1EW.
1970 c. 40. Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”. The definition of “the Ministers” was amended by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272), Schedule 5, paragraph 1. Functions of “the Ministers”, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c. 32). Section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (1972 c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6. Sections 66(1) and 84 were amended by S.I. 2004/3254. Section 66(1) was also amended by S.I. 2010/2287 (W.199).
1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c. 51) and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c. 7).
S.I. 2005/2766. Functions of the National Assembly for Wales under this designation and the designation under S.I. 2005/1971 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.
OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by 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 with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14).
S.I. 2009/3376 (W.298) as amended by S.I. 2010/2287 (W.199).
S.I. 2006/617 (W.69).
S.I. 2006/2928 (W.263).
S.I. 2006/3256 (W.296).
S.I. 2007/3171 (W.277).
S.I. 2008/1806 (W.174).
S.I. 2009/2881 (W.254).
S.I. 2010/2287 (W.199).