The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013

Amendments to the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009

37.—(1) The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “the Import Provisions” substitute the following definition —

““the Import Provisions” means Part 3 of these Regulations, Article 14 of Regulation 882/2004 in so far as it applies to official controls to verify compliance with aspects of feed or food law not covered by Directive 97/78/EC(2), Articles 15 to 24 of Regulation 882/2004, Regulation 669/2009 and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts(3);”.

(3) In regulation 41 (offences and penalties), after paragraph (1) insert the following as paragraph (1A) —

“(1A) Any person who imports into England or places on the market any sprouts or seeds intended for sprouting which do not comply with the certification requirements of Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(4) In paragraphs (5) and (6) of regulation 3, paragraph (d) of Schedule 2 and paragraph (c) of Schedule 3, for the expression “the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006” substitute “the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013”.

(1)

S.I. 2009/3255, amended by S.I. 2013/264.

(2)

Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ No. L24, 30.1.1998, p.9).

(3)

OJ No. L68, 12.3.2012, p.26.