Enforcement of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003
3.—(1) For the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 (of the European Parliament and the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition(1)) the competent authority is the Secretary of State.
(2) When he grants an authorisation under Article 3(2) of that Regulation, the authorisation must be in writing.
(3) It is an offence to be in possession of a specified feed additive, or a premixture or feedingstuffs containing a specified feed additive, unless the specified feed additive has been authorised under Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 or is for export to a third country.
(4) Any person who contravenes any of the following provisions of that Regulation is guilty of an offence—
(a)Article 3(1) or Article 3(3) (the authorisation, conditions of use and labelling of specified feed additives);
(b)Article 12(1) or (2) (conditions relating to specified feed additives);
(c)Article 16(1) (labelling);
(d)Article 16(3) (additional labelling requirement);
(e)Article 16(4) (premixtures containing specified feed additives);
(f)Article 16(5) (packaging).
OJ No. L268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.