The Food Irradiation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2010 No. 322

Food

The Food Irradiation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Made

15th September 2010

Coming into operation

20th October 2010

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1) and (3), 16(1), 17(1)(c), 18(1)(b), 25 and 47(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2).

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of 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(3) there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Food Irradiation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and come into operation on 20th October 2010.

Amendment of the Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

2.  The Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(4) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

3.  In Schedule 2 (licences) for paragraph 9(1)(b) of Part 3 (requirements and prohibitions to be observed by a licensee) substitute —

“(b) its batch number;”.

4.  For Schedule 3 (list of approved facilities in member States) substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1.

5.  For Schedule 4 (list of facilities in a country outside the European Community) substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2.

Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 15th September 2010.

Linda Devlin

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

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 3 TO THE FOOD IRRADIATION REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2009

Regulations 3(1) and 5(1)(b)(i)

“SCHEDULE 3 LIST OF APPROVED FACILITIES IN MEMBER STATES

Official reference number	Name and address
2110/91/0004	Sterigenics SA Zoning Industriel B-6220 Fleurus Belgium
01/23.05.2008	BULGAMMA SOPHARMA Ltd Iliensko Shosse Str.16 Sofia Bulgaria
IR-02-CZ	BIOSTER a.s. Tejny 621 664- 71 Veverska Bityska Czech Republic
SN 01	Gamma-Service Produktbestrahlung GmbH Juri—Gagarin Strasse 15 D-01454 Radeberg Germany
BY FS 01/2001	Isotron Deutschland GmbH Kesselbodenstrasse 7 D-85391 Allershausen Germany
NRW-GM 01 and NRW-GM 02	BSG Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG Fritz-Kotz-Str.16 D-51674 Wiehl Germany
D-BW-X-01	Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG John-Deere-Strasse 3 D-76646 Bruchsal Germany
500001/CU	Ionmed Esterilización, SA Santiago Rusiñol 12. Madrid Antigua Cntra Madrid-Valencia KM 83.7. Tarancón Cuenca Spain
5.00002/B	ARAGOGAMMA S.A. Salvador Mundi 11, bajo. 08017 Barcelona Carretera Granoolers a Cardedeu km 3,5. 08520 Les Franqueses dêsVallés Barcelona Spain
13055 F	Isotron France SAS Rue Jean Queillau Marché des Arnavaux F-13014 Marseille Cedex 14 France
01 142 F	Ionisos SA Zone Industrielle les Chartinières F-01120 Dagneux France
72 264 F	Ionisos SA Zone Industrielle de l’Aubrée F-72300 Sablé-sur-Sarthe France
85 182 F	Ionisos SA ZI Montifaud F-85700 Pouzauges France
10 093 F	Ionisos SA Zone Industrielle F-10500 Chaumesnil France
EU-AIF-04-2002	AGROSTER Besugárzó Részvénytársaság Budapest X Jászberényi út 5 H-1106 Hungary
RAD 1/04 IT	GAMMARAD ITALIA SPA Via Marzabotto, 4 Minerbio (BO) Italy
GZB/VVB-991393 Ede	Isotron Nederland BV Morsestraat 3 6716AH Ede Netherlands
GZB/VVB-991393 Etten-Leur	Isotron Nederland BV Soevereinsestraat 2 4879NN Etten-Leur Netherlands
GIS-HZ-4434-W.-3/MR/03	Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology 16 Dorodna Str. 03-195 Warsaw Poland
GIS-HZ-4434-W.-2/MR/03	Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry Technical University of Lodz 15 Wróblewskiego Str. 39-590 Lodz Poland
RG016/2008	Multipurpose Irradiation Facility IRASM Technological Irradiations Department Horia Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Atomistilor Street No. 407 PO Box MG-6 Magurele. Ilfov County Romania
EW/04	Isotron Limited Moray Road Elgin Industrial Estate Swindon Wilts SN2 8XS United Kingdom.”

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 4 TO THE FOOD IRRADIATION REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2009

Regulation 5(1)(b)(ii)

“SCHEDULE 4 LIST OF FACILITIES IN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION

Official reference number	Name and address
EU-AIF 01-2002	HEPRO Cape (Pty) Ltd 6 Ferrule Avenue Montague Gardens Milnerton 7441 Western Cape Republic of South Africa
EU-AIF 02-2002	Gammaster South Africa (Pty) Ltd PO Box 3219 5 Waterpas Street Isando Extension 3 Kempton Park 1620 Johannesburg Republic of South Africa
EU-AIF 03-2002	Gamwave (Pty) Ltd PO Box 26406 Isipingo Beach Durban 4115 Kwazulu-Natal Republic of South Africa
EU-AIF 05-2004	Gamma-Pak As Yünsa Yolu N: 4 0SB Cerkezköy/TEKIRDAG TR-59500 Turkey
EU-AIF 06-2004	Studer Agg Werk Hard Hogenweidstrasse 2 Däniken CH-4658 Switzerland
EU-AIF 07-2006	Thai Irradiation Centre Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organisation) 37 Moo 3, TECHNOPOLIS Klong 5, Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 Thailand
EU-AIF 08-2006	Isotron (Thailand) Ltd Bangpakong Industrial Park (Amata Nakorn) 700/465 Moo 7, Tambon Donhuaroh, Amphur Muang, Chonburi 20000 Thailand
EU-AIF 09-2010	Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology Department of Atomic Energy BRIT/BARC Vashi Complex Sector 20, Vashi Navi Mumbai – 400 705 (Maharashtra) India
EU-AIF 10-2010	Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology ISOMED Bhabha Atomic Research Centre South Site Gate, Refinery Road Next to TATA Power Station, Trombay Mumbai – 400 085 (Maharashtra) India
EU-AIF 11-2010	Microtrol Sterilisation Services Pvt. Ltd Plot No. 14 Bommasandra- Jigani Link Road Industrial Area KIADB, Off Hosur Road Hennagarra Post Bengalooru – 562 106 (Karnataka) India.”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009 No. 258).

These Regulations give effect to the provisions of—

(a) Commission Decision 2010/172/EU amending Decision 2002/840/EC as regards the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods (OJ No. L75, 23.3.2010, p.33); and

(b) undated Commission list of approved facilities for the treatment of foods and food ingredients with ionising radiation in the member States(5), replacing Commission list of such facilities of 3 September 2004.

These Regulations amend the Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 by—

(a) substituting for paragraph 9(1)(b) of Part 3 (requirements and prohibitions to be observed by a licensee) of Schedule 2 (licences) a revised sub-paragraph (1)(b) (regulation 3);

(b) substituting for Schedule 3 (list of approved facilities in member States) a revised Schedule 3 containing a modified list of approved facilities in member States (regulation 4); and

(c) substituting for Schedule 4 (list of facilities in a country outside the European Community) a revised Schedule 4 adding three new facilities to the list of the approved facilities in countries outside the European Union (regulation 5).

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

(2)

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505

(3)

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/EC 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)

(4)

S.R. 2009 No. 258

(5)

Published on the Commission website via http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/irradiation/comm_legisl_en.htm. A hard copy may be obtained from the European Commission, Directorate General for Health and Consumers, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium