The Animal Feed (Particular Nutritional Purposes and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1381 (W.)
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and commencement

The title of these Regulations is the Animal Feed (Particular Nutritional Purposes and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 and they come into force on 25 December 2020.

Section 2 The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016

(1) The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation and scope)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) omit the definition of “Directive 2008/38”;

(ii) in the appropriate place insert—

“Regulation 2020/354” ( “Rheoliad 2020/354” ) means Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC ;

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to an EU instrument defined in paragraph (1) is a reference to that EU instrument as it may be amended from time to time.

(3) For Part 7 (implementation of Directive 2008/38) substitute—

Enforcement of Regulation 2020/354

Interpretation of this Part

(16) In this Part any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 2020/354.

Offence of failing to comply with Article 1 of Regulation 2020/354

(17) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with Article 1 (conditions on marketing), as read with Article 2 (derogation for feed which complies with the provisions of Directive 2008/38/EC ) and Article 3 (transitional provision for feed labelled before 25 March 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 25 March 2020) commits an offence.

(4) In regulation 18 (penalties for offences under these regulations), in paragraph (1), for “17(1)” substitute “17”.

(5) In regulation 19 (duties to enforce), after “Regulation 767/2009” insert “, Regulation 2020/354”.

Section 3 The Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2016

(1) The Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation and scope), for paragraph (5) substitute—

(5) Any reference in these Regulations to an EU Regulation specified in Schedule 1 is a reference to that EU Regulation as it may be amended from time to time.

(3) In Schedule 1 (specified feed law), in the table, in the appropriate place add the following entry—

Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC