EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the transposition in England of the requirements of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5th December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (OJ L 13, 17.1.2014, p. 1).
In particular, the Regulations provide that a person commits an offence if they intentionally add any radioactive substance to animal feed during production of the feed.
The Regulations also provide that a person commits an offence if they import to, or export from, the United Kingdom and animal feed to which, during production, a radioactive substance has been intentionally added.
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, Foodborne Disease Control, Allergy and Intolerance Branch of the Food Standards Agency, Clive House, 70 Petty France, London SW1H 9EX and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website.