Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 3472
agriculture, England
food, England
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) Regulations 2006
Made
28th December 2006
Laid before Parliament
8th January 2007
Coming into force
16th February 2007
The Secretary of State is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, medicinal products and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.
He has carried out a consultation in accordance with 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4).
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
SI 1972/1811 in relation to the common agricultural policy and medicinal products, and SI 1999/2027 in relation to veterinary and phytosanitary measures for the protection of public health.
)OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p. 3.