The Food Safety, Food Hygiene and Official Controls (Sprouting Seeds and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Amendments to the Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

4.—(1) The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)

(a) for “Regulation 1162/2009” substitute “Regulation 702/2013”; and

(b) for the definition of “the Import Provisions” substitute—

““the Import Provisions” means Part 3 of these Regulations, Article 14 of Regulation 882/2004 in so far as it applies to official controls to verify compliance with aspects of feed or food law not covered by Directive 97/78/EC, Articles 15 to 24 of Regulation 882/2004, Regulation 669/2009 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts;”(2).

(3) In regulation 39 (offences and penalties), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Any person who imports into Northern Ireland or places on the market any sprouts or seeds intended for sprouting which do not comply with the certification requirements of Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (Definitions of EU Legislation)—

(a) Omit the definition of “Regulation 1162/2009”;

(b) in the definition of “Regulation 853/2004” for “Regulation 1162/2009” substitute “Regulation 1079/2013”;

(c) in the definition of “Regulation 882/2004” for “Regulation 1162/2009” substitute “Regulation 702/2013”;

(d) at the end, insert—

““Regulation 702/2013” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 702/2013 on transitional measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No.882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the accreditation of official laboratories carrying out official testing for trichinella.”.

(1)

S.R. 2009 No. 427, amended by S.R. 2013 No. 66

(2)

OJ No. L68, 12.3.2013, p.26