PART 3OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON–ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Interpretation of this Part of these Regulations23

In this Part of these Regulations–

  • “authorised officer”, in relation to an enforcement authority, means any person appointed under regulations 24(2) or 25(2) as the case may be;

  • “enforcement authority” means–

    1. a

      in relation to the enforcement of this Part of these Regulations in relation to feed the feed authority; and

    2. b

      in relation to the enforcement of this Part of these Regulations in relation to food the food authority;

  • “feed” does not include–

    1. a

      any of the following feed additives–

      1. i

        coccidiostats;

      2. ii

        histomonostats; or

      3. iii

        any zootechnical additive falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of Regulation 1831/2003; or

    2. b

      any premixture within the meaning given in Article 2(2)(e) of Regulation 1831/2003 consisting solely of a combination of such additives;

  • “the Import Provisions” means this Part of these Regulations and Articles 15 to 24 of Regulation 882/2004;

  • “outside Scotland enforcement authority” means the body responsible for enforcing the legislation in force with respect to imported products in any part of the United Kingdom except Scotland;

  • “product” means feed or food whose import is regulated by Article 15 of Regulation 882/2004 (feed and food of non–animal origin not included in the scope of Directive 97/78/EC) and includes those composite food products listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/349/EC laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC10 which include only a limited percentage of products of animal origin and which are thereby excluded from the provisions of Directive 97/78/EC by Article 3(1) of that Decision; and

  • “the relevant territories” means the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation 882/2004.