The Feeding Stuffs (Application to Zootechnical Additives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations, which apply in relation to Scotland only, make provision in relation to those zootechnical feed additives that fall within the categories of digestibility enhancers, gut flora stabilisers or substances which are intended to favourably affect the environment (“non medicinal zootechnical additives”). S

2.  These Regulations also make provision in relation to premixtures containing solely non-medicinal zootechnical additives and in relation to the non-medicinal zootechnical additive component of premixtures containing such additives and other feed materials and/or quasi-medicinal additives. (Quasi-medicinal additives are regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/[2745]).) S

3.  They provide for the enforcement and execution of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed (O.J. No. L 268, 18.10.2003, p.1) in so far as it applies to non-medicinal zootechnical additives by applying the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/433) to those additives (regulation 3). S

4.  They provide for the enforcement and execution of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition (O.J. No. L 268, 18.10.2003, p.29) (“Regulation 1831/2003”) in relation to non-medicinal zootechnical additives and for the implementation of the other Community Law requirements relating to the labelling of compound feeding stuffs containing additives as implemented by the Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/[ 605 ]) by applying those Regulations to those additives (regulation 4). S

5.  They provide for the enforcement and execution of Regulation (EC) No. 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down requirements for feed hygiene (O.J. No. L 25, 8.2.2005, p.1), Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1) (“Regulation 178/2002”) and make provision as to administration generally in so far as those measures apply to non-medicinal zootechnical additives. They do so by the application of the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/[608  ]) to those additives (regulation 5). S

6.  They provide for the enforcement and execution of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (O.J. No. L 191, 28.5.2004, p.1) in so far as it applies to non-medicinal zootechnical additives. They also impose prohibitions on the introduction of such additives into Scotland in so far as non-compliant with Article 11 of Regulation 178/2002. They do so by the application of the Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/[616  ]) to those additives (regulation 7). S

7.  They lay down procedures relating to secondary analysis of samples taken in connection with the enforcement of the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 by the laboratory of the Government Chemist (regulation 6). S

8.  They revoke the Regulations listed in the Schedule in so far as they have application to non medicinal zootechnical additives (regulation 8 and Schedule). S

9.  A regulatory impact assessment has been produced for the package of measures that implements for Scotland the changes to the authorisation and use of feed additives contained in Regulation 1831/2003. These Regulations form part of that package along with the Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2005. A copy of that assessment has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency (Scotland), 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6NJ. S