The Veterinary Medicines and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 2 Amendment of subordinate legislation to update references to EU instruments

The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013

2.—(1) The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2)—

(a) in the definition of “Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008”, at the end insert “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 712/2012(2)”;

(b) in the appropriate place insert—

““Regulation (EC) No 178/2002” means 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);”;

(c) in the appropriate place insert—

““Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003” means Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition(4);”;

(d) in the appropriate place insert—

““Regulation (EC) No 882/2004” means Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules(5);”;

(e) in the appropriate place insert—

““Regulation (EC) No 183/2005” means Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down requirements for feed hygiene(6);”;

(f) in the definition of “Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council”, at the end insert “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 2017/2279(7)”.

(3) In regulation 45(3)—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;”;

(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003;”;

(c) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004; and”;

(d) for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) Regulation (EC) No 183/2005.”.

(4) In Schedule 5—

(a) in paragraph 2(1), for the words from “Regulation (EC)” to “food safety)” substitute “Regulation (EC) No 178/2002”;

(b) in paragraph 3(1), for the words from “Regulation (EC)” to “animal nutrition)” substitute “Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003”;

(c) in paragraph 4, for the words from “Regulation (EC)” to “welfare rules)” substitute “Regulation (EC) No 882/2004”;

(d) in paragraph 5(1), for the words from “Regulation (EC)” to “feed hygiene)” substitute “Regulation (EC) No 183/2005”;

(e) in paragraph 22(1), for the words from “Regulation (EC)” to the end substitute “Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs.”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/2033, amended by S.I. 2014/599, 2018/761.

(2)

OJ No L 209, 4.8.2012, p.4.

(3)

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 2017/228 (OJ No L 35, 10.2.2017, p.10).

(4)

OJ No L 268, 18.10.2003, p.29, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 2015/2294 (OJ No L 324, 10.12.2015, p.3).

(5)

OJ No L 165, 30.4.2004, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 2018/455 (OJ No L 77, 20.3.2018, p.4).

(6)

OJ No L 35, 8.2.2005, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 2015/1905 (OJ No L 278, 23.10.2015, p.5).

(7)

OJ No L 328, 12.12.2017, p.3.