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The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) and the Animal Feed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

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1.  These Regulations provide for the execution and enforcement of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 225/2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of establishments placing on the market, for feed use, products derived from vegetable oils and blended fats and as regards the specific requirements for production, storage, transport and dioxin testing of oils, fats and products derived thereof (OJ No. L L77, 16.3.2012, p.1) (“Regulation 225/2012”).

2.  These Regulations amend the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3280) by —

(a)re-stating the definition of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 so that, by virtue of section 20A of the Interpretation Act 1978, it includes the amendments made by Regulation 225/2012 (regulation 2(2));

(b)providing that any reference in S.I. 2005/3280 to an Annex to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as it may be amended from time to time (regulation 2(3));

(c)designating the competent authorities for the purposes of enforcing certain provisions of Regulation 225/2012 (regulation 2(4)); and

(d)providing for the fee to be paid for approval of specified establishments (regulation 2(5)and Schedule 1).

3.  These Regulations also amend the Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2503) by —

(a)removing references to an EU instrument which has been repealed (regulation 3(2)); and

(b)clarifying the drafting of enforcement provisions relating to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed (OJ No. L229, 1.9.2009, p.1) (regulation 3(3) and (4) and Schedule 2).

4.  A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Animal Feed Branch of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website.

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