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S.I. No. 910/2005 - European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2005
Table of Provisions (22)
Statutory Text (22 Articles)
1. Fertilisers, Feedingstuffs and Mineral Mixtures Regulations 1957 (
S.I. No. 264 of 1957
).
2. European Communities (Egg Products) Regulations 1991 (
S.I. No. 293 of 1991
).
3. European Communities (Egg Products) Regulations 1992 (
S.I. No. 419 of 1992
).
4. European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin Regulations 1995 (
S.I. No.126 of 1995
).
5. European Communities (Rabbit Meat and Farmed Game Meat) Regulations 1995 (
S.I. No.278 of 1995
).
6. European Communities (Wild Game) Regulations 1995 (
S.I. No. 298 of 1995
).
7. European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations 1996 (
S.I. No. 3 of 1996
).
8. European Communities (Hygienic production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat treated milk and milk-based products) Regulations 1996 (
S.I. No. 9 of 1996
).
9. European Communities (Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) Regulations 1996 (
S.I. No.243 of 1996
).
10. European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (
S.I. No. 175 of 1997
).
11. European Communities (Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) Regulations 1997 (
S.I. No. 175 of 1997
).
12. European Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations 1997 (
S.I. No. 434 of 1997
).
13. European Communities (Approval and Registration of Establishments and Intermediaries in the Animal Feed Sector) Regulations 1999 (
S.I. No. 88 of 1999
).
14. European Communities (Approval and Registration of Establishments and Intermediaries in the Animal Feed Sector) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (
S.I. No. 335 of 1999
).
15. European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (
S.I. No. 93 of 2000
).
16. European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (
S.I. No. 25 of 2001
).
17. European Communities (Gelatine) Regulations 2002 (
S.I. No. 4 of 2002
).
18. European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (
S.I. No. 391 of 2002
).
19. European Communities (Animal Nutrition Inspections) Regulations 2003 (
S.I. No. 238 of 2003
).
20. European Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations 2004 (
S.I. No. 874 of 2004
).
21. European Communities (Animal Nutrition Inspections) (Amendment Regulations 2005 (
S.I. No. 243 of 2005
).
Schedule 2
Regulation 19(2)
Act repealed
Parts II and III of the
Abattoirs Act 1988
(No. 8 of 1988).
GIVEN
under my Official Seal,
22 December 2005
Mary Coughlan
Minister for Agriculture and Food
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
These Regulations give legal effect to Directive 2004/41/EC and Regulations (EC No. 852/2004, 853/2004, 854/2004, 882/2004 and 183/2005 concerning food and feed hygiene legislation (the Hygiene Package), insofar as they relate to the Department of Agriculture and Food. The Hygiene Package revises and consolidates legislation in relation to food and feed hygiene in relation to the production, control and marketing of food and feed. It requires, inter alia, that primary producers of food and feed products be registered with the Department of Agriculture and Food and that certain activities are subject to formal approval.
1
O.J. No. L 195 of 2.6.2004, p.12.
2
O.J. No. L 226 of 25.6.2004, p.3.
3
O.J. No. L 226 of 25.6.2004, p. 22.
4
O.J. No. L 226 of 25.6.2004, p. 83.
5
O.J. No. L 191 of 28.5.2004, p.1.
6
O.J. No. L 35 of 8.2.2005, p.1.
2
O.J. No. L 31 of 1.2.2002, p. 1.
Arrangement of Regulations
1.
Citation and commencement
2.
Interpretation
3.
Registration of food business and feed business
4.
Approval of food business and feed business
5.
Certificate of approval
6.
Maintenance of Register etc.
7.
Records
8.
Appointment of authorised officer
9.
Powers of an authorised officer
10.
Search warrant
11.
Compliance notice
12.
Fixed penalty notice
13.
Evidence on certificate etc.
14.
Fees
15.
Forgery
16.
Service
17.
Obstruction etc.
18.
Offences
19.
Revocations and savers
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
S.I. No. 910 of 2005
European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2005
I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 3
of the
European Communities Act 1972
(No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004
1
and giving further effect to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
2
, Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
3
, Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
4
, Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
5
, Regulation (EC) No. 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005
6
, hereby make the following Regulations-
Citation and commencement