Control of Feedingstuffs Rules, 2005

L.N. 146 of 2005

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Introductory Methods for Sampling and Analysis for the Official

Control of Feedingstuffs Rules, 2005

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 25 of the Veterinary

Services Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has

made the following rules>–

(1) The title of these rules is the Introductory Methods for

Sampling and Analysis for the Official Control of Feedingstuffs Rules,

2005. (2) The scope of these rules is to implement the rules found

under European Union Council Directive 70#373#EEC.

(1) For the purposes of these rules -

“Veterinary Services” means the competent authority within

Malta as established under article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act.

The Veterinary Services shall take all measures necessary to

ensure that official controls of feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking

compliance with requirements arising under provisions laid down by

law, regulation or administrative action concerning the quality and

composition of feedingstuffs, are carried out using the European

Community methods of sampling and analysis to be established in the

Directives referred to in rule 4.

The methods referred to in rule 3 shall be established by

Directive and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3

of European Union Council Directive 70#373#EEC, account being taken

of current scientific and technical knowledge and of proven methods.

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