The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 348

Agriculture

The Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

21st October 2009

Coming into operation

23rd November 2009

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970(2), as read with regulation 14 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(3).

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(4) 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.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 23rd November 2009.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendment of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

2.  After Chapter D of Schedule 5 (prescribed limits for undesirable substances) to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(6), as Chapter E add the entries set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 21st October 2009.

Sean Donaghy

A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE Entries to comprise Chapter E of Schedule 5 to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Column 1: Undesirable substances	Column 2: Products intended for animal feed	Column 3: Maximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12%
	CHAPTER E
(1) The maximum level of the substance in the premixture is the concentration which shall not result in a level of the substance higher than 50% of the maximum levels established in the feed when the instructions for use of the premixture are followed.
Lasalocid sodium	Feed materials	1.25
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— dogs, calves, rabbits, equine species, dairy animals, laying birds, turkeys (> 12 weeks old) and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	1.25
	— chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks old) and turkeys (< 12 weeks old) for the period before slaughter in which the use of lasalocid sodium is prohibited	1.25
	— other animal species	3.75
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of lasalocid sodium is not authorised	(1)
Narasin	Feed materials	0.7
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— turkeys, rabbits, equine species, laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	0.7
	— chickens for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of narasin is prohibited	0.7
	— other animal species	2.1
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of narasin is not authorised	(1)
Salinomycin sodium	Feed materials	0.7
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— equine species, turkeys, laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 12 weeks old)	0.7
	— chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying (< 12 weeks old) and rabbits for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of salinomycin sodium is prohibited	0.7
	— other animal species	2.1
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of salinomycin sodium is not authorised	(1)
Monensin sodium	Feed materials	1.25
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— equine species, dogs, small ruminants (sheep and goats), ducks, dairy cattle and other bovines, laying birds, chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old) and turkeys (>16 weeks old)	1.25
	— chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks old) and turkeys (< 16 weeks old) for the period before slaughter in which the use of monensin sodium is prohibited	1.25
	— other animal species	3.75
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of monensin sodium is not authorised	(1)
Semduramicin sodium	Feed materials	0.25
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	0.25
	— chickens for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of semduramicin sodium is prohibited	0.25
	— other animal species	0.75
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of semduramicin sodium is not authorised	(1)
Maduramicin ammonium alpha	Feed materials	0.05
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— equine species, rabbits, turkeys (> 16 weeks old), laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	0.05
	— chickens for fattening and turkeys ( < 16 weeks old) for the period before slaughter in which the use of maduramicin ammonium alpha is prohibited	0.05
	— other animal species	0.15
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of maduramicin ammonium alpha is not authorised	(1)
Robenidine hydrochloride	Feed materials	0.7
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	0.7
	— chickens for fattening, rabbits for fattening and breeding and turkeys for the period before slaughter in which the use of robenidine hydrochloride is prohibited	0.7
	— other animal species	2.1
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of robenidine hydrochloride is not authorised	(1)
Decoquinate	Feed materials	0.4
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	0.4
	— chickens for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of decoquinate is prohibited	0.4
	— other animal species	1.2
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of decoquinate is not authorised	(1)
Halofuginone hydrobromide	Feed materials	0.03
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old) and turkeys (> 12 weeks old)	0.03
	— chickens for fattening and turkeys (< 12 weeks old) for the period before slaughter in which the use of halofuginone hydrobromide is prohibited	0.03
	— other animal species other than chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks old)	0.09
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of halofuginone hydrobromide is not authorised	(1)
Nicarbazin	Feed materials	0.5
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— equine species, laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old)	0.5
	— chickens for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of nicarbazin (in combination with narasin) is prohibited	0.5
	— other animal species	1.5
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of nicarbazin (in combination with narasin) is not authorised	(1)
Diclazuril	Feed materials	0.01
	Compound feeding stuffs for:
	— laying birds, chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks old) and turkeys for fattening (> 12 weeks old)	0.01
	— rabbits for fattening and breeding for the period before slaughter in which the use of diclazuril is prohibited	0.01
	— other animal species other than chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks old), chickens for fattening and turkeys for fattening (< 12 weeks old)	0.03
	Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of diclazuril is not authorised	(1)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations make further amendments to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No.545 as already amended by S.R. 2006 No. 18, S.R. 2006 No. 427, S.R. 2006 No. 471, S.R. 2007 No. 450, S.R. 2008 No.260 and S.R. 2009 No. 27) (“the Feeding Stuffs Regulations”).

2.  These Regulations provide for the implementation of Commission Directive 2009/8/EC amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels of unavoidable carry-over of coccidiostats or histomonostats in non-target feed (OJ No. L40, 11.2.2009, p.19).

3.  The Regulations amend Schedule 5 to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations by the addition of a Chapter E setting specified limits in relation to the carry-over into non-target feeding stuffs of certain zootechnical feed additives, (regulation 2 and the Schedule).

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3

(2)

1970 c.40; sections 66(1) and 84 are modified in their application to Northern Ireland by section 86 of the Act and were amended by S.R. 2004 No. 506; section 74A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68)

(3)

S.R. 2000 No. 78

(4)

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)

(5)

1954 c.33 (N.I.)

(6)

S.R. 2005 No.545 as amended by S.R. 2006 No.18, S.R. 2006 No.427, S.R. 2006 No.471, S.R. 2007 No.450, S.R. 2008 No. 260 and S.R. 2009 No.27