The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2007

Made: 7 November 2007

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 8 November 2007

Coming into Force: 30 November 2007

There has been consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 or as appropriate of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council[^f00002] 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.

Title, commencement and application

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• (1) The title of these Regulations is the Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2007 and they come into force on 30 November 2007.

• (2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendments to the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006

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• (1) The Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations[^f00003] are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

• (2) In paragraph 11(2)(c)(iv) of Part 1 of Schedule 3 (contents of the statutory statement or other declaration etc), for the word “soluble” substitute “insoluble”.

• (3) The table entries and footnotes comprising Chapter D of Schedule 5 (prescribed limits for undesirable substances) are replaced by the entries and footnotes set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

• (4) The table entries set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are added at the end of the table in Schedule 6 (control of certain protein sources).

• (5) In column 4 of Chapter A of Schedule 7 (permitted feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes and provisions relating to their use), opposite the entry in column 1 relating to reduction in cystine stones formation, for the word “acidifying” substitute “alkalising”.

SCHEDULE 1 — Entries to comprise Chapter D of Schedule 5 to the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006

SCHEDULE 2 — Entries to be added to Schedule 6 to the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006

Signed

G. Thomas — Under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 7 November 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make further amendments to the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/116 (W.14) as already amended by SI 2006/617 (W.69), SI 2006/2928 (W.263) and SI 2006/3256 (W.296) (“the Feeding Stuffs Regulations”).

These Regulations provide for the implementation of Commission Directive 2006/77/EC amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organochlorine compounds in animal feed (OJ No. L271, 30.9.2006, p.53).

The Regulations amend Chapter D of Schedule 5 to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations, principally by —

• (a) setting new limits in relation to aldrin and dieldrin:

• (b) setting new limits in relation to endosulphan in crude vegetable oil; and

• (c) replacing the term “fats” by the term “fats and oils”, (regulation 2(3) and Schedule 1).

The Regulations also correct an omission in Schedule 6 and typographical errors in Schedules 3 and 7 to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (regulation 2(2), (4) and (5)).

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business has been prepared. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Wood Street, Cardiff, CF10 1EW.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1970 c. 40. Section 66(1) contains the definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Ministers and the Secretary of State so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I.1999/672 and were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of 162 of and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6.

[^f00002]: O.J No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (O.J. No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3).

[^f00003]: S.I.2006/116 (W.14), as amended by S.I.2006/617 (W.69), S.I.2006/2928 (W.263) and S.I.2006/3256 (W.296).