The Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (revoked)

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 3 S DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

“relevant food law” means–

(a) food law in so far as it applies in relation to food, except in so far as it involves–

(i) the regulation of residues of veterinary medicines and other substances under the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 M1 ,

(ii) the regulation of residues of pesticides under the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 M2 ,

(iii) the application of the rules under which a traditional speciality guaranteed may be recognised for certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed M3 ,

(iv) the application of the rules on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications of certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs M4 ,

(v) the regulation of organic products under the Organic Products (Import from Third Countries) Regulations 2003 M5 and the Organic Products Regulations 2004 M6 ,

(vi) the regulation of beef labelling under the Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 M7 ,

(vii) the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin–

(aa) under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 M8 , with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 3 thereof by the Agency,

(bb) under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 M9 , with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 5 thereof by the Agency; and

(viii) the matters regulated under Schedule 2 to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2006 M10 in so far as that Schedule applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption, together with the matters covered under point 2 of Part II of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies M11 in so far as that point applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption;

(b) food law in so far as it applies in relation to materials and articles in contact with food; and

(c) food law in so far as it involves the regulation of primary production and those associated operations, listed in paragraph 1 of Part AI of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004, under the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1997/1729, amended by S.I. 2001/3590, 2004/147, 2006/755 and S.S.I. 2005/616.

M2 S.S.I. 2005/599, amended by S.S.I. 2006/151, 2006/312, 2006/548, 2007/142, 2007/306 and 2007/481.

M3 O.J. No. L 93, 31.3.06, p.1.

M4 O.J. No. L 93, 31.3.06, p.12 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (O.J. No. L 363, 20.12.06, p.1.)

M5 S.I. 2003/2821.

M6 S.I. 2004/1604, amended by S.I. 2005/2003 and S.I. 2006/2075.

M7 S.S.I. 2001/252.

M8 S.I. 1996/3124, amended by S.I. 1997/3023, 1998/994 and by S.S.I. 2000/62, 2000/171, 2000/288, 2001/169, 2001/257, 2002/87, 2002/234, 2003/299, 2003/405, 2003/466, 2005/81, 2006/3.

M9 S.S.I. 2007/1, amended by S.S.I. 2007/304.

M10 S.S.I. 2006/530, amended by S.S.I. 2007/357.

M11 O.J. No. L 147, 31.5.01, p.1, as last amended as at the making of this instrument by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2007 amending Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (O.J. No. L 284, 30.10.07, p.8).