Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 c.755

Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 No. 755

Summary:

These Regulations amend provisions of the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1729) that give effect to Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ No. L125, 23.5.1996, p. 3).
Regulation 2 amends the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 as follows:
Paragraphs (2)(a)(i), (3)-(5), (7)-(8) and (13)-(17) transpose Directive 2003/74/EC (OJ No. L262, 14.10.2003, p. 17) by amending regulations 2-5, 8-9, 24-28 and inserting a new regulation, 28A.
Paragraphs (2)(a)(ii)-(iv) and (b), (6)(c), (12)(a) and (18)(b) update references to Community and domestic legislation by amending regulations 2, 6, 23 and 32.
Paragraphs (6)(a) and (b), (12)(b), (18)(a) and (c) and (19) remove provisions duplicated in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2745) by amending regulations 6, 23 and 32 and revoking regulation 33.
Paragraph (9) clarifies upon whom an authorised officer may serve a notice specifying the result of a sample analysed by amending regulation 15.
Paragraph (10) transposes Commission Decision 2002/657 implementing Council Directive 96/23/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results (OJ No. L221, 17.8.2002, p. 8) by amending regulation 20.
Paragraph (12)(c) applies the statutory maximum as the penalty for summary offences by amending regulation 23.
Paragraph (20) corrects drafting errors in regulation 34.

Made Under:

Food Safety Act 1990 (C. 16) - sections 6(4), 16(1)(a), (b) and (f), 16(3), 17(1) and (2), 26(1), (2)(a) and (3), 30(9), 31(1) and 48(1) and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1; after consultation with those likely to be affected by those regulations in accordance with Article 9 of 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
Government of Wales Act 1998 (C. 38) - Schedule 3 paragraph 5, retain a concurrent power

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