PART 2Marketing and use of feed
Interpretation of this Part and Schedule 13
In this Part and in Schedule 1 any reference to a numbered Article or Annex is a reference to the Article or Annex so numbered in Regulation 767/2009.
Enforcement of requirements of Regulation 767/20094
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Subject to the transitional provisions contained in Article 32, any person who—
a
contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of Regulation 767/2009 specified in Schedule 1; or
b
places on the market or uses any feed that fails to comply with Article 6(1) or 8,
commits an offence.
2
Where, pursuant to Article 17(2)(c) (specific mandatory labelling requirements for compound feed), the name of a specific feed material may be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed material belongs, only the categories listed in the Annex to Directive 82/475 may be indicated.
Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 767/20095
1
Each feed authority in its area is the competent authority for the purposes of—
a
Article 5(3) (responsibilities and obligations of feed businesses), 13(1)(a) (claims) and 17(3) (provision of information in the event of urgency) and Annex VII, Chapter 1, paragraph 8 (verification of labelling information accuracy); and
b
Article 13(1)(b) (claims) as the competent authority that may request scientific substantiation of a claim and to whose attention purchasers have the right to bring doubts regarding the truthfulness of a claim.
2
The F2Food Standards Scotland is the competent authority for the purposes of—
a
Article 26(1)(b) (EU catalogue and codes); and
b
Article 13(1)(b) (claims) as the competent authority that may submit to the Commission doubts concerning the scientific substantiation of a claim.
3
The F3Food Standards Scotland and each feed authority in its area is the competent authority for the purposes of Article 5(2) (verification of labelling information accuracy).