Article 1Scope

1.

This Regulation shall apply to a detoxification process through which an undesirable substance listed in Annex I of Directive 2002/32/EC is on purpose removed from non-compliant contaminated feed, hereinafter ‘physical detoxification process’, broken down or destroyed by a chemical substance into harmless compounds, hereinafter ‘chemical detoxification process’, or metabolised or destroyed or deactivated by a (micro)biological process into harmless compounds, hereinafter ‘(micro)biological detoxification process’.

2.

This Regulation shall not apply to a simple detoxification process through which the contamination by an undesirable substance is reduced or eliminated by a usual refining process, cleaning, sorting or mechanical removal of contaminants or certain parts of the contaminated feed.

F13.

The following definitions apply for the purpose of this Regulation—

(a)

“appropriate authority” means—

(i)

in relation to England; the Secretary of State;

(ii)

in relation to Wales; the Welsh Ministers;

(iii)

in relation to Scotland; the Scottish Ministers;

(b)

“Food Safety Authority” means—

(i)

as regards England and Wales, the Food Standards Agency;

(ii)

as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland.