The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 3 DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

“relevant food law” means —

(a)

food law in so far as it applies in relation to food, except in so far as it involves —

(i)

the regulation of residues of veterinary medicines and other substances under the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997(1),

(ii)

the regulation of residues of pesticides under the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008(2),

(iii)

the application of the rules under which a traditional speciality guaranteed may be recognised for certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed(3),

(iv)

the application of the rules on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications of certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (4),

(v)

the regulation of organic products under the Organic Products Regulations 2009(5),

(vi)

the regulation of beef and veal labelling under the Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2008(6),

(vii)

the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin —

(aa)

under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996(7), with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 3 thereof by the Agency,

(bb)

under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006(8), with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 5 thereof by the Agency;

(viii)

the matters regulated under Schedule 2 to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008(9) in so far as that Schedule applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption, together with the matters covered under point 2 of Part I and point 2 of Part II of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation 999/2001 as read with Commission Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes(10) in so far as those points apply in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption; and

(ix)

the regulation of spirit drinks under the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008(11);

(b)

food law in so far as it applies in relation to materials and articles in contact with food; and

(c)

food law in so far as it involves the regulation of primary production and those associated operations listed in point 1 of Part AI of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004 under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006.

(1)

S.I. 1997/1729, amended by S.I. 2001/3590, S.I. 2004/147, and S.I. 2006/755.

(2)

S.I. 2008/2570.

(3)

OJ No. L93, 31.3.2006, p.1.

(4)

OJ No. L93, 31.3.2006, p.12 as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 417/2008 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ No. L125, 9.5.2008, p.27) .

(5)

S.I. 2009/842.

(6)

S.I. 2008/3252.

(7)

S.I. 1996/3124, amended by S.I. 1997/3023, S.I. 1998/994, S.I. 1999/683, S.I. 2000/225, S.I. 2000/656, S.I. 2000/790, S.I. 2000/2215, S.I. 2001/1553, S.I. 2001/1640, S.I. 2001/3399, S.I. 2002/889, S.I. 2003/3003 and S.I. 2003/3177.

(8)

S.I. 2006/2841, amended by S.I. 2007/1605, S.I 2008/3230 and S.I. 2009/875.

(9)

S.I. 2008/1881, amended by S.I. 2008/2269 and S.I. 2008/3295.

(10)

OJ No. L256, 29.9.2009, p.35.

(11)

S.I. 2008/3206.