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The Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2005 No. 233 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
29 April 2005
In force from
3 May 2005
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations implement Commission Decision 2005/317/EC on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism Bt 10 in maize products (O.J. No. L101, 21.4.2005, p. 14). The Regulations – prohibit the first placing on the market of certain maize products originating from the United States of America (defined as “controlled products” in regulation 2(1)) unless, as required by Article 2 of Commission Decision 2005/317/EC, it can be demonstrated that the products do not contain Bt 10 maize or feed produced from Bt 10 maize (regulation 3(1)); make it an offence to breach that prohibition (regulation 3(2)); apply with modifications certain provisions of the Agriculture Act 1970 (1970 c. 40) for the purposes of the Regulations (regulation 5); apply with modifications certain provisions of the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 296) for the purposes of the Regulations (regulation 6); provide for the inspection, seizure and detention of corn gluten feed or brewers grains illegally first placed on the market (regulation 7); and amend the Genetically Modified Animal Feed Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 386) to provide that where material which is condemned pursuant to those Regulations constitutes controlled products as defined in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations, the expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the destruction or disposal of those products shall be defrayed by the operator responsible for their first placing on the market of that material (regulation 8). The CN codes referred to in the definition of “controlled products” are the code numbers of the combined nomenclature established by Regulation 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the customs tariff (O.J. No. L256, 7.9.87, p. 1).

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