The Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 2005

Forms of statutory statement

9.—(1) Except in the circumstances relating to small quantities of feeding stuffs mentioned in Article 5(2) of the Compound Feedingstuffs Directive and subject to paragraph (2), the statutory statement—

(a) in the case of any prescribed material delivered in a package or other container, shall—

(i) take the form of a label attached to that package or container; or

(ii) be clearly marked directly on the package or container, and

(b) in the case of such material delivered in bulk, shall take the form of a document relating to and accompanying each consignment.

(2) In the case of any feed material sold in a quantity not exceeding 10 kg, and supplied directly to the final user, the statutory statement may be provided in the form of a notice in writing.

(3) The particulars, information and instructions required or permitted to be contained in the statutory statement shall—

(a) be clearly separate from any other information;

(b) subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), be in English; and

(c) be legible and indelible.

(4) For the purposes of section 69 (marking of material prepared for sale), prescribed material which is contained in a package or other container shall be labelled or marked in the manner prescribed in relation to such material in paragraph (1)(a) or, where applicable, (2), and such material in bulk shall be marked by the display in as close proximity to the material as may be practicable of a document relating thereto.

(5) In the case of any compound feeding stuff or feed material which is intended for export to a Member State, the statutory statement shall be in one or more official Community languages, as determined by that Member State.

(6) In the case of any feeding stuff, except a feeding stuff containing an additive in category (d) or (e) of Article 6(1) of the Additives Regulation other than those in the functional groups listed in paragraph 4(a), (b) or (c) of Annex 1 to that Regulation, which is intended for export to an EEA State that is not a Member State, the statutory statement shall be in one or more of the official languages of the country of destination.