The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made: 1st March 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 2nd March 2007

Coming into force: 26th March 2007

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Charges

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Withdrawal of official controls

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Information

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

• “Directive 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[^f00010];

• “Regulation 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[^f00011];

• “Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs[^f00012], as read with Regulation 2073/2005;

• “Regulation 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[^f00013], as amended by Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2076/2005, Regulation 1662/2006 and Regulation 1791/2006 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Regulation 854/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption[^f00014], as amended by Regulation 882/2004, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2076/2005, Regulation 1663/2006 and Regulation 1791/2006 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “Regulation 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[^f00015], as amended by Regulation 776/2006 and Regulation 1791/2006 and as read with Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

• “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[^f00016];

• “Regulation 2073/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs[^f00017];

• “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[^f00018], as amended by Regulation 1664/2006;

• “Regulation 2075/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat[^f00019], as amended by Regulation 1665/2006;

• “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[^f00020], as amended by Regulation 1666/2006;

• “Regulation 776/2006” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 776/2006 amending Annex VII to Regulation 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Community reference laboratories[^f00021];

• “Regulation 1662/2006” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1662/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin[^f00022];

• “Regulation 1663/2006” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1663/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption[^f00023];

• “Regulation 1664/2006” means Commission Regulation 1664/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures[^f00024];

• “Regulation 1665/2006” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1665/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat[^f00025];

• “Regulation 1666/2006” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1666/2006 amending 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[^f00026]; and

• “Regulation 1791/2006” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, co operation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania[^f00027].

SCHEDULE 2 — CALCULATION OF THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS CHARGE

The official controls charge

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The standard charge

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Time costs

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Definitions

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Signed

LEWIS MACDONALD — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 1st March 2007

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was modified by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”), section 125 and Schedule 8, paragraph 15. The function conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. In so far as not so transferred and in so far as relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, that function was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849).

[^f00002]: O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1, as 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 (O.J. No. L 245, 29.9.03, p.4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (O.J. No. L 100, 8.4.06, p.3).

[^f00003]: Established under section 1 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).

[^f00004]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked with effect from 1st January 2006 by S.S.I. 2005/505.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked with effect from 1st January 2006 by S.S.I. 2005/505.

[^f00006]: 1992 c. 4.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1995/2148, revoked with effect from 1st January 2006 by S.S.I. 2005/505.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/731, amended by S.I. 1999/400 and 1820, S.S.I. 2000/62, 2001/73 and 145, 2002/238, 2004/13 and 2006/536.

[^f00009]: S.S.I. 2006/580.

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L 157, 30.4.04, p.33. The revised text of Directive 2004/41/EC is set out in a Corrigendum (O.J. No. L 195, 2.6.04, p.12).

[^f00011]: O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1.

[^f00012]: O.J. No. L 139, 30.4.04, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 is set out in a Corrigendum (O.J. No. L 226, 25.6.04, p.3).

[^f00013]: O.J. No. L 139, 30.4.04, p.55. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 is set out in a Corrigendum (O.J. No. L 226, 25.6.04, p.22).

[^f00014]: O.J. No. L 139, 30.4.04, p.206. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 is set out in a Corrigendum (O.J. No. L 226, 25.6.04, p.83).

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L 165, 30.4.04, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 is set out in a Corrigendum (O.J. No. L 191, 28.5.04, p.1).

[^f00016]: O.J. No. L 271, 15.10.05, p.17.

[^f00017]: O.J. No. L 338, 22.12.05, p.1. The text of Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 is subject to Corrigenda (O.J. No. L 278, 10.10.06, p.32 and O.J. No. L 283, 14.10.06, p.62).

[^f00018]: O.J. No. L 338, 22.12.05, p.27.

[^f00019]: O.J. No. L 338, 22.12.05, p.60.

[^f00020]: O.J. No. L 338, 22.12.05, p.83.

[^f00021]: O.J. No. L 136, 24.5.06, p.3.

[^f00022]: O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.06, p.1.

[^f00023]: O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.06, p.11.

[^f00024]: O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.06, p.13.

[^f00025]: O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.06, p.46.

[^f00026]: O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.06, p.47.

[^f00027]: O.J. No. L 363, 20.12.06, p.1.

• “Directive 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 ;

• “Regulation 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 ;