Article 1U.K.Scope

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.]

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