Foodstuffs Rules, 2025

L.N. 94 of 2025

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Methods of Sampling and Analysis for the Control of Levels of

Dioxins, Dioxin-like PCBs and Non-dioxin-like PCBs in Certain

Foodstuffs Rules, 2025

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 25 and 52 of

the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister responsible for veterinary

services has made the following rules:-

(1) The title of these rules is the Methods of Sampling

and Analysis for the Control of Levels of Dioxins, Dioxin-like PCBs

and Non-dioxin-like PCBs in Certain Foodstuffs Rules, 2025.

(2) The scope of these rules is to implement the requirements

of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 of 5 April 2017 laying

down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of

dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain

foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 589/2014.

(1)

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

"Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644" means

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 of 5 April 2017 laying

down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels

of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain

foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 589/2014, as in

force from time to time;

"Department" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it

in the Act;

"Director" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in

the Act.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases

used in these rules which are not defined herein shall have the same

meaning as assigned to them in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/

644 and in the Act

Provided that in case of conflict the definitions in

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 shall prevail.

The Department shall be the competent authority in Malta Competent

authority.

for the purposes of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644.

Without prejudice to any other power or responsibility in Part IX of the

accordance with the law, and to its application in any other manner in Act.

accordance with the law, Part IX of the Act shall also apply mutatis

mutandis to these rules.

(1) Without prejudice to rule 4, any person who breaches Offences and

the provisions of these rules or any obligation in accordance with these punishments.

rules, or breaches a provision of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/

644, or hinders any person responsible for their implementation, shall

on conviction, be liable to the punishments established in the Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-rule (1), the

Court may also order any person guilty of an offence, to pay for the

expenses incurred by the competent authority and the Director as a

result of the said offence, as well as the revocation of any permit or

certification issued under these rules and the confiscation, retention or

destruction or other means of disposal of the animals and, or other

things involved.

(1) Decisions of the Director in terms of these Right of appeal.

regulations shall be subject to a right of appeal before the

Administrative Review Tribunal established by article 5(1) of the Cap. 490.

Administrative Justice Act.

(2) An appeal in terms of this regulation shall be filed within

twenty (20) days from service of the Director’s decision

Provided that the Director’s decision shall become

immediately applicable and enforceable and shall remain applicable

throughout the term of appeal until final judgment by the

Administrative Review Tribunal and shall remain applicable unless it

is overturned by the Tribunal or withdrawn by the Director.

(3) There shall be a right of appeal from decisions of the

Administrative Review Tribunal to the Court of Appeal in accordance

with the provisions of Part IV of the Administrative Justice Act.

(1) The Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for Repeal and

the Official Control of Dioxins and the Determination of Dioxin-like saving.

PCBs in Foodstuffs Rules are hereby repealed without prejudice to

anything done or omitted to be done thereunder.

(2) Any act, decision or action taken before the coming into

force of these rules shall continue to be regulated by the provisions of

the rules referred to in sub-rule (1), as in force prior to the coming into

force of these rules.

In the Second Schedule to the Administrative Justice Act,

Consequential

amendment.

immediately after the last item of the subsidiary legislation there shall

be added the following new item

"Methods of Sampling and Analysis for the Control of

Levels of Dioxins, Dioxin-like PCBs and Non-dioxin-like PCBs

in Certain Foodstuffs Rules, S.L. 437.122, Superior/Inferior

Competence".

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