Feed materials
13.—(1) In the case of any feed material which–
(a)originated in a third country, and
(b)is, for the first time, put into circulation in Scotland and the European Community,
in the circumstances specified in the introductory paragraph of Article 6(2) of the Feed Materials Directive, provisional details of the particulars specified in paragraph 11(a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(ii) to (iv) may be provided, if the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) below are observed.
(2) The requirements of this sub-paragraph are observed if–
(a)the person responsible for giving those particulars gives notification, in advance, of the impending arrival of the feed material in Scotland, to an inspector appointed under section 67(3) by the authority which, by virtue of section 67(1), has the duty to enforce Part IV of the Act at the intended place of arrival;
(b)the provisional details are accompanied by the following declaration in bold type–
“provisional data to be confirmed by ... ... ... ... (name and address of the laboratory instructed to carry out the analyses) regarding ... ... ... ... (reference number of the sample to be analysed) before ... ... ... ... date”; and
(c)the person responsible as mentioned in subparagraph (a) provides the final particulars in question to the person to whom the feed material is supplied, and to the inspector referred to in subparagraph (a), within 10 days of its arrival in Scotland.
(3) Where the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) are observed, it shall be the duty of the inspector concerned to notify the European Commission that, in relation to the feed material concerned, the provisional particulars concerned have been provided, and to inform the Commission of the nature of those particulars.