The Food Hygiene and Official Feed and Food Controls (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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

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

(a) for the definition beginning “Directive 2004/41”, substitute—

““Directive 2004/41”, “Regulation 999/2001”, “Regulation 178/2002”, “Regulation 852/2004”, “Regulation 853/2004”, “Regulation 882/2004”, “Regulation 1688/2005”, “Regulation 2073/2005”, “Regulation 2074/2005”, “Regulation 1020/2008”, “Regulation 669/2009”; “Regulation 211/2013; and “Regulation 702/2013” have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;”; 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, Regulation 211/2013 and Regulation 704/2014 amending Regulation 211/2013 on certification requirements for import into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts;”(2).

(3) For regulation 2(5) substitute—

“(5) In these Regulations, any reference to an EU instrument defined in Schedule 1 is a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.”

(4) In Schedule 1 (definitions of EU legislation)—

(a) after the definition of “Regulation 669/2009” omit “and” and insert—

““Regulation 211/2013” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts; and”(3).

(1)

S.R. 2006 No.427. Relevant amending instrument S.R. 2013 No.291

(2)

OJ L 186, 26.6.2014, p.49

(3)

OJ L 68, 12.3.2013, p.26, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No. 704/2014