The Feedingstuffs (Zootechnical Products) Regulations 1998

PART VI E+W+S CONTROL OF ZOOTECHNICAL PREMIXTURES

Manufacture of zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

41.  No person shall manufacture a zootechnical premixture with a view to putting it into circulation except on a U.K. approved or permitted Chapter I.2 establishment.

Duties on persons manufacturing zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

42.  A person manufacturing a zootechnical premixture on a U.K. approved Chapter I.2 establishment, with a view to putting it into circulation, shall fulfil the essential conditions contained in Chapter I.2(b) of the Annex to the Establishments Directive.

Packaging of zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

43.  No person shall market a zootechnical premixture unless the premixture is packaged in accordance with the requirements of Article 10 of the Additives Directive.

Labelling of zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

44.—(1) No person shall market a zootechnical premixture unless the labelling of the premixture complies with the provisions of Article 15.1.A and 15.1.B(a) (as read with Article 15.3) of the Additives Directive as amended by Directive 96/51/EC.

(2) No person shall market a zootechnical premixture if the premixture is labelled with information other than that—

(a) required by virtue of Articles 15.1.A and 15.1.B(a) (as read with Article 15.3) of the Additives Directive, as amended by Directive 96/51/EC, or

(b) authorised by virtue of Article 15.2 of the Additives Directives, as amended by Directive 96/51/EC,

unless that information is clearly separated from the required and authorised information in accordance with Article 15.4 of the Additives Directive as amended by Directive 96/51/EC.

Wrapping, packaging and storage of zootechnical premixtures by intermediaries E+W+S

45.  No intermediary shall wrap, package or store a zootechnical premixture unless he is a U.K. approved or permitted Chapter I.2 intermediary.

Duties on intermediaries wrapping, packaging or storing zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

46.  A U.K. approved Chapter I.2 intermediary wrapping, packaging or storing a zootechnical premixture shall fulfil the applicable essential conditions referred to in point 7 of Chapter I.2(b) of the Annex to the Establishments Directive.

Putting zootechnical premixtures into circulation E+W+S

47.—(1) No person shall put a zootechnical premixture into circulation unless it has been manufactured—

(a) on a U.K. or E.C. approved or permitted Chapter I.2 establishment, or

(b) on an establishment located in a third country:

(i) if it is listed in relation to zootechnical premixtures under arrangements to implement the second indent of the second paragraph of Article 15(a) of the Establishments Directive,

or

(ii) pending the making of those arrangements, if it is reasonable to conclude that it would have been so listed if those arrangements had been made.

(2) No intermediary shall put a zootechnical premixture into circulation unless he is a U.K. or E.C. approved or permitted Chapter I.2 intermediary.

Duties on intermediaries putting zootechnical premixtures into circulation E+W+S

48.  A U.K. approved Chapter I.2 intermediary putting a zootechnical premixture into circulation shall fulfil the applicable essential conditions referred to in point 7 of Chapter I.2(b) of the Annex to the Establishments Directive.

Supply of zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

49.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall supply a zootechnical premixture otherwise than to—

(a) a U.K. or E.C. approved or permitted Chapter I.2 intermediary;

(b) a person manufacturing, or intending to manufacture, a compound feedingstuff on a U.K. or E.C. approved or permitted Chapter I.3(M) establishment;

(c) a person producing, or intending to produce, a compound feedingstuff on a U.K. or E.C. approved or permitted Chapter I.3(P) establishment; or

(d) a person who intends to export it to a third country.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prohibit a person from supplying a zootechnical premixture to a person (in this paragraph called “the recipient") who intends—

(a) to use the premixture, or

(b) to incorporate the premixture in a feedingstuff and then use that feedingstuff

for an Article 6.4 purpose if the use of the premixture or the feedingstuff, as the case may be, will constitute—

(i) a medicinal test on animals for which the recipient has been issued with an animal test certificate, or

(ii) a regulated procedure for which the recipient holds a personal licence and which is specified in a project licence which authorises the procedure.

Use of zootechnical premixtures for the purpose of animal feeding E+W+S

50.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall use a zootechnical premixture for the purpose of animal feeding unless the premixture is incorporated in a compound feedingstuff and was incorporated in the feedingstuff in accordance with regulation 51.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prohibit a person from feeding an animal—

(a) a zootechnical premixture that has not been incorporated in a compound feedingstuff, or

(b) a feedingstuff containing a zootechnical premixture that was not incorporated in the feedingstuff in accordance with regulation 51

for an Article 6.4 purpose if the use of the premixture or the feedingstuff, as the case may be, constitutes—

(i) a medicinal test on animals for which he has been issued with an animal test certificate, or

(ii) a regulated procedure for which he holds a personal licence, and which is specified in a project licence which authorises the procedure.

Incorporation of zootechnical premixtures E+W+S

51.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall incorporate a zootechnical premixture into a compound feedingstuff unless—

(a) the incorporation of the premixture is in accordance with any applicable provisions of Annex B to the Additives Directive, as amended by Directive 96/51/EC, covering the incorporation, and

(b) the establishment on which the premixture is incorporated in the compound feedingstuff is—

(i) a U.K. approved or permitted Chapter I.3(M) establishment or a U.K. approved or permitted Chapter I.3(P) establishment and the premixture is incorporated in the compound feedingstuff in a proportion of at least 0.2 per cent by weight, or

(ii) a specially approved manufacturing establishment and the premixture is incorporated in the compound feedingstuff in a proportion of at least 0.05 per cent by weight.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prohibit a person from incorporating a zootechnical premixture in a feedingstuff otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) where it is intended that the resulting feedingstuff will be fed to an animal for an Article 6.4 purpose and the use of the feedingstuff will constitute—

(a) a medicinal test on animals for which he has been issued with an animal test certificate, or

(b) a regulated procedure for which he holds a personal licence and which is specified in a project licence that authorises the procedure.