Official Controls for Feed, Food and Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Official Controls for Feed, Food and Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Laid: 04 February 2019
Draft Affirmative

The Official Controls for Feed, Food and Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the instrument”) amends retained EU law and domestic legislation relating to official controls on food and feed to ensure its operability following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU). It is intended to protect public health, animal health and animal welfare whilst providing continuity for business operators and trade. Official controls legislation sets rules and operational standards for the verification of food and feed law by competent authorities in the United Kingdom such as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). This instrument amends references to EU institutions and systems in order that the legislation is operable in the United Kingdom following our departure from the EU. The instrument amends EU law in the form of directly applicable Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004, Regulation (EU) No 2017/625, Commission Decision 2006/677/EC and Commission Decision 2008/654/EC. It also amends two pieces of implementing domestic legislation which apply to England only, the Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No. 1574) and the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No. 3255).

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