(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, further amend the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1663, as already amended) which extend to the whole of Great Britain.
These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2003/126/EC (O.J. No. L 339, 24.12.03, p.78) on the analytical method for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feedingstuffs.
These Regulations amend the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 by providing that where a microscopic examination is carried out for specified purposes, the procedure set out in Commission Directive 2003/126/EC shall be used (regulation 2(2)).
A Regulatory Impact Assessment which includes a compliance cost assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on business costs has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NJ.