The Processed Animal Protein (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Feeding processed animal protein to farmed animals

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall feed any processed animal protein to a farmed animal.

(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to–

(a) the feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants of fishmeal–

(i) produced in Scotland in premises approved and used as mentioned in regulation 5, which are used for the production of the fishmeal in accordance with that approval, and transported and intermediately stored in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 1;

(ii) produced in another part of the United Kingdom in premises approved by the competent authority of that part in accordance with Annex I to the Commission Decision which are used for the production of the fishmeal in accordance with that approval and transported and intermediately stored in accordance with the conditions specified in that Annex;

(iii) produced in another member State in premises approved by the competent authority of that member State in accordance with Annex I to the Commission Decision which are used for the production of the fishmeal in accordance with that approval and transported and intermediately stored in accordance with the conditions specified in that Annex; or

(iv) produced in a third country which, before being sold or supplied in Scotland, has been analysed in accordance with Commission Directive 98/88/EC(1) and is transported directly from the border inspection post in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 and not intermediately stored otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of paragraph 3 of that Schedule;

(b) the feeding to farmed animals of gelatin derived from non-ruminant animals for coating additives within the meaning of Council Directive 70/524/EEC as amended(2) concerning additives in feedingstuffs;

(c) the feeding to farmed animals of dicalcium phosphate–

(i) produced in Scotland in premises approved and used as mentioned in regulation 6;

(ii) produced in another part of the United Kingdom in premises approved by the competent authority of that part in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval; or

(iii) produced in another member State in premises approved by the competent authority of that member State in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval;

(d) the feeding to farmed animals of hydrolysed proteins–

(i) produced in Scotland in premises approved and used as mentioned in regulation 7;

(ii) produced in another part of the United Kingdom in premises approved by the competent authority of that part in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval; or

(iii) produced in another member State in premises approved by the competent authority of that member State in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval; or

(e) the feeding to farmed animals of milk and milk products.

(1)

O.J. No. L 318, 27.11.88, p.45.

(2)

O.J. No. L 270, 14.12.70, p.1, as amended by Council Directive 82/471/EEC (O.J. No. L 231 21.07.82 p.8), Council Directive 84/587/EEC (O.J. No. L 319 08.12.84 p.13), Council Directive 95/69/EC (O.J. No. L 332 31.12.95 p.15), Council Directive 96/25/EC (O.J. No. L 125 23.05.96 p.35), Council Directive 96/51/EC (O.J. No. L 235 17.09.96 p.39), Commission Directive 96/66/EC (O.J. No. L 272 25.10.96 p.32), Commission Directive 97/6/EC (O.J. No. L 035 05.02.97 p.11), Commission Directive 97/72/EC (O.J. No. L 351 23.12.97 p.55), Commission Directive 98/19/EC (O.J. No. L 096 28.03.98 p.39), Council Directive 98/92/EC (O.J. No. L 346 22.1.98 p.49), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2786/98 (O.J. No. L 347 23.12.98 p.25), Commission Regulation (EC No. 2788/98 (O.J. No. L 347 23.12.98 p.31), Council Regulation (EC) No. 2821/98 (O.J. No. L 351 29.12.98 p.4), Council Directive 99/20/EC (O.J. No. L 80 25.03. 99 p.20), and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 45/99 (O.J. No. L 006 12.01.99 p.3).