| Agricultural and environmental contaminants and metals |
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Assimilated Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 – setting MLs for certain contaminants in food stuffs
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 105/2010
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 856/2005 |
This Regulation sets MLs for certain contaminants in food stuffs, covering mycotoxins (aflatoxins, OTA, Fusarium toxins, patulin and citrinin, ergot sclerotia, ergot alkaloids); metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin and arsenic); 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) and its fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters; dioxins and PCBs; PAHs; melamine; erucic acid, hydrocyanic acid, tropane alkaloids, PAs; nitrates; perchlorate.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere.
Regulation (EU) 105/2010 amends Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as regards OTA. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.”
Regulation (EC) 856/2005 amends Regulation (EC) 466/2001 (repealed by Regulation (EC) 1881/2006) as regards Fusarium toxins. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.”
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 – MLs for certain contaminants in food (Repealing Regulation (EC) 1881/2006) – relevant to NI only |
This Regulation is relevant to NI only as it came into force after EU Exit and the transition period. It lays down the MLs for certain contaminants in food, covering mycotoxins (aflatoxins, OTA, patulin, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, fumonisins, citrinin, ergot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids); metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin and arsenic); plant toxins (erucic acid, tropane alkaloids, hydrocyanic acid, PAs, opium alkaloids and Δ9-THC); processing contaminants (PAHs, benzo(a)pyrene, sum of 4 PAHs; 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD)and glycidyl fatty acid esters); halogenated POPs (dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs, non-dioxin-like PCBs; the perfluoroalkyl substances: PFOS, PFOA, PFNA and PFHxS); and other contaminants (melamine, nitrates). |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 – use of fertilising products. |
This Regulations lays down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) 1069/2009 and (EC) 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) 2003/2003. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1039 – copper authorisation |
This Regulation concerns the authorisation of Copper(II) diacetate monohydrate, Copper(II) carbonate dihydroxy monohydrate, Copper(II) chloride dihydrate, Copper(II) oxide, Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate, Copper(II) chelate of amino acids hydrate, Copper(II) chelate of protein hydrolysates, Copper(II) chelate of glycine hydrate (solid) and Copper(II) chelate of glycine hydrate (liquid) as feed additives for all animal species and amends Regulations (EC) 1334/2003, (EC) 479/2006 and (EU) 349/2010 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 269/2012, (EU) 1230/2014 and (EU) 2016/2261. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Allergens |
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| Assimilated Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 (for England and Wales) and Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 (for Northern Ireland) – food information to consumers (FIC). |
This Regulation largely provides legislative framework around the provision of food allergen information and is often referred to as Food Information to Consumers or FIC. The FIC imposes a duty on food businesses to ensure that all mandatory food allergen information (relating to 14 substances listed in the FIC that are known to cause allergies) is accurate, available, and easily accessible to the consumer. The 14 allergens listed in Annex II of the FIC are recognised as the most common ingredients or processing aids that cause food allergies and intolerances. If a food contains or uses an ingredient or processing aid in the manufacture or preparation of the food derived from one of the substances or products listed in Annex II, and it is still present in the finished product, information regarding the presence or use of the allergen must be provided to the consumer. All FBOs must declare the presence, whether for use as an ingredient or a processing aid, of egg in food.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Biocides |
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| The Biocidal Products Regulations 2001/880 – GB only |
These Regulations have effect with a view, first, to enabling applications to be made for agreement that an active substance can be used in a biocidal product and, secondly, to authorising the placing on the market and use of biocidal products to which these Regulations apply. Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 528/2012 - concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products |
This Regulation harmonises the rules concerning the sale and use of biocidal products. In order to be allowed to be sold, all biocidal products require a permit. The active substances that they contain must be approved or included into Annex I of the regulation.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Microbiological hazards |
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The Zoonoses Order 1989
The Zoonoses (Amendment) (England) Order 2021
The Zoonoses (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2021/192
The Zoonoses Amendment (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021/83 |
This Order, which revokes and re-enacts, with amendments, the provisions of the Zoonoses Order 1975, designates (as did the 1975 Order) organisms of the genus Salmonella and the genus Brucella for the purposes of section 29 of the Act. Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/429 – transmissible animal diseases
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/692
Assimilated Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 |
This Regulation is on transmissible animal diseases. According to legislation.gov.uk “the introductory text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 August 2024. There are changes that may brought into force at a future data. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations”.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EU) 2020/692 supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards rules for entry, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and POAO. It also repeals Regulation (EU) 2016/759. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerns the lists of third countries or regions thereof from which consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption are authorised for entry into GB from a food safety perspective in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625. Regulation (EU) 2016/759 has been repealed by Regulation (EU) 2020/692.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere.
Regulation 2020/2235 lays down the rules of application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 as regards model animal health/ official certificates for entry into the Union or GB. It repeals Regulation (EC) 599/2004, (EU) 636/2401 and (EU) 2019/628. According to legislation.gov.uk the Regulation “is up to date with all changes known to be in force before 27 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date”.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 2160/2003 – detection and control of salmonella and other zoonotic agents
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2010/200
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 517/2011
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC)1177/2006
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 1237/2007 |
The purpose of this Regulation is to ensure the proper and effective measures to detect and control salmonella and other zoonotic agents at all relevant stages of production, processing and distribution. For this Regulation “there are outstanding changes not yet made” according to legislation.gov.uk.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EU) 2010/200 implements Regulation (EC) 2160/2003 and “there are outstanding changes not yet made” according to legislation.gov.uk.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EU) 517/2011 implements Regulation (EC) 2160/2003 and amends Regulations (EC) 2160/2003 and 2010/200.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EC) 1177/2006 implements Regulation (EC) 2160/2003 as regards requirements for the use of specific control methods in the framework of the national programmes for the control of salmonella in poultry.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EC) 1237/2007 amends Regulation (EC) 2160/2003 and Decision 2006/696/EC (Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2020/692) as regards the placing on the market of eggs from Salmonella infected flocks of laying hens. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| The Poultry (Seizure of Hatching Eggs) Order 1990- Salmonella – GB only |
This Order empowers an inspector of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to seize and dispose of any hatching eggs (the eggs of domestic fowls, turkeys, geese or ducks intended for incubation) in order to prevent the spread of salmonella (article 3). |
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (England) Order 2007/3574
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Breeders, Layers and Broiler Flocks) (Scotland) Order 2009/229
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Order (Wales) 2008/524
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Scheme Order (NI) 2008/263 |
This Order revokes and remakes the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (England) Order 2007. The principal change is that it extends the sampling provision in the earlier Order to laying flocks of birds of the species Gallus gallus. It enforces Regulation (EC)1003/2005 (Repealed by Regulation (EC) 200/2010), Regulation (EC) 1168/2006 (Repealed by Regulation (EC) 517/2011) and Regulation (EC) 1177/2006. For this Regulation “there are outstanding changes not yet made” according to legislation.gov.uk.
The Order also revokes and remakes the Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Scotland) Order 2008. This Order also revokes and remakes the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (Wales) Order 2007. Finally, this Order revokes and remakes the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 – microbiological criteria for foodstuffs. |
This Regulation lays down the microbiological criteria for certain micro-organisms and the rules which must be followed by FBOs when implementing the general and specific hygiene measures referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) 852/2004. This should also apply in particular to the health standards for foodstuffs laid down in Regulation (EC) 853/2004.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Council Directive 2003/99/EC - zoonoses |
The purpose of this Directive is to ensure that zoonoses, zoonotic agents and related antimicrobial resistance are properly monitored. According to legislation.gov.uk “EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation…no amendments have been made to this version.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Pesticides |
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| Codex Pesticides Residues in Food online database |
This database contains Codex MRLs for Pesticides and Extraneous MRLs adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission up to and including its 46th Session (November 2023). Codex MRLs (CXLs) are internationally agreed food standards covering pesticide residues in or on food and feed. |
| The GB MRL statutory Register - PPPs |
Following the UK’s exit from the EU, GB MRLs are set by inclusion in a new statutory Register, implemented and updated by means of a database. This statutory Register includes MRLs and legal provisions set under EU Regulations before the end of the transition period that have been carried forward into domestic law. EU MRLs will apply in NI at the end of the transition period. |
| Assimilated Regulation (EC) 396/2005 – MRLs of pesticides food and feed of plant and animal origin |
This Regulation is on MRLs of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Directive 91/414/EEC. There are changes to the text of this Regulation on which haven’t been incorporated into GB law.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 – placing of PPPs on the market
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 540/2011
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/409
The Plant Protection Product (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 – relevant to GB only |
This Regulation concerns the placing of PPPs on the market.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EU) 540/2011 implements Regulation 1107/2009. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are outstanding changes not made to the Regulation. Those changes will be listed when the content opened. Any changes that have already been made to the legislation appear in the content and are referenced with annotations”.
Regulation (EU) 2017/409 approves the basic substance hydrogen peroxide in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 and amends the Annex to Regulation (EU) 540/2011. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are currently no known outstanding effects for this Regulation”
The Plant Protection Product Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of pesticides, and in particular amending legislation relating to PPPs. Part 2 amends Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 concerning the placing of PPPs. Part 3 transfers functions from Directive 2009/128/EC establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides. Part 4 makes consequential amendments, contains transitional provisions and savings, and revokes retained direct EU legislation.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Veterinary medicines and feed additives |
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The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015/787
The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2019/569
The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016/54 |
These Regulations apply in relation to England, Scotland and Wales and revoke the statutory instruments listed in the Schedule, consolidating their provisions. The Regulations implement:
a) Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists and
b) Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and provide for the execution and enforcement of Regulation (EC) 470/2009 - laying down procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in POAO and Regulation (EU) 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in POAO.
This is similar for Northern Ireland, and they replace provisions formerly contained in the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and MRLs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and Amending Regulations.
MRLs in GB aim to protect public health, substances used in veterinary medicines, on the basis of scientific assessment of the risk to consumers of those substances, are classified into three groups (allowed substances, prohibited substances, out of scope substances) and provided in the VMD document on MRLs in GB.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013/2033 |
These Regulations revoke and remake with amendments the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011. The Regulations make provision for the authorisation, manufacture, classification, distribution and administration of veterinary medicinal products.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products |
This Regulation repeals Council Directive 2001/82/EC. It provides the regulatory framework for the placing on the market, manufacturing, import, export, supply, distribution, pharmacovigilance, control and the use of veterinary medicinal products. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 37/2010 - pharmacologically active substances and their classification |
This Regulation is on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin. The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 470/2009 - procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin |
This Regulations lays down rules on MRLs for pharmacologically active substances used in veterinary medicine, such as antibiotics, in food of animal origin – including meat, fish, milk, eggs and honey – in order to ensure food safety. In this regard, it sets out the procedures for establishing MRLs and the reference point for action* in cases where an MRL has not been calculated. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are outstanding changes not yet made to this Regulation”. The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
Assimilated Regulation (EC) 124/2009 – setting MLs for the presence of coccidiostats or histomonostats in food resulting from the unavoidable carry-over from non-target feed
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 610/2012 |
This Regulation sets MLs for the presence of coccidiostats or histomonostats in food resulting from the unavoidable carry-over of these substances in non-target feed.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EC) 124/2009 amends Regulation (EC) 124/2009. According to legislation.gov.uk “EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation. Since IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.) no amendments have been applied to this version.” The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1644 – supplements 2017/625 regarding pharmacologically active substances - relevant to NI only |
This Regulation is relevant to NI only as it came into force after EU Exit and the transition period. This Regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/625 with specific requirements for the performance of official controls on the use of pharmacologically active substances authorised as veterinary medicinal products or as feed additives and of prohibited or unauthorised pharmacologically active substances and residues. |
| Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1646 - on specific content of multi-annual national control plans and specific arrangements for their preparation - relevant to NI |
This Regulation is relevant to NI only as it came into force after EU Exit and the transition period. This Regulation is on uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls as regards the use of pharmacologically active substances authorised as veterinary medicinal products or as feed additives and of prohibited or unauthorised pharmacologically active substances and residues thereof, on specific content of multi-annual national control plans and specific arrangements for their preparation. |
| Radionuclides |
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| The Food and Feed (Maximum permitted levels (MPLs) of Radioactive Contamination) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 |
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of REUL to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. It is related to MPLs for radioactive contamination.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Assimilated Council Regulation (Euratom) 2016/52 - maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency |
This Regulation sets out the maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency. The regulation repeals Regulations (Euratom) 3954/87, (Euratom) 944/89 and (Euratom) 770/90. |
| Food and feed additives |
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The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015
The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016
The Animal Feed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 |
These Regulations, which apply in relation to England only, provide for the continuing enforcement or implementation of EU Regulations and Directives on feed safety, genetically modified feed, feed additives, the marketing and use of feed, undesirable substances (contaminants) in feed and feed for particular nutritional purposes; provide for ambulatory references to the EU instruments specified; prescribe offences and penalties for failure to comply with the Regulations; revoke or make consequential amendments to certain Regulations; and provide for periodic review of the operation and effect of these Regulations. The Welsh and Scottish equivalent regulations are also noted here.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Council Directive 2002/32/EC – undesirable substances in animal feed – |
This Directive sets MLs for undesirable substance in animal feed including aflatoxins.
According to legislation.gov.uk “EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation…no amendments have been made to this version.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 – feed additives (including drinking water)
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 429/2008 |
Regulation (EC) 429/2008 provides detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are outstanding changes not yet made to this Regulation”.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation 183/2005 EC– feed hygiene |
This Regulations lays down requirements for feed hygiene, including for drinking water.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 1060/2013 – authorisation of bentonite as a feed additive (mycotoxins) |
This Regulation has set the maximum content of Bentonite in feed which is used for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins for all animal species. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.” The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 – food additives
Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 1129/2011 |
This Regulation lays down rules on food additives used in foods
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI.
Regulation (EC) 1129/2011 amends Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 by establishing a list of food additives. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are outstanding changes not yet made to this Regulation”)
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 231/2012 – food additives |
This Regulation lays down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC)1333/2008. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are outstanding changes not yet made to this Regulation”. The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Commodity specific/general |
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Assimilated Regulation (EC) 589/2008 – detailed rules governing marketing of eggs
The Eggs (England) Regulations 2021
The Eggs (Wales) Regulations 2022/209
The Eggs (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021/460 |
This Regulation lays down detailed rules governing the marketing of eggs. These provisions cover quality characteristics to be met by eggs, as well as packaging requirements, storage conditions, hygiene practices (egg washing systems), grading, marking, time limits, traceability. Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere.
The Eggs Regulations amend Regulation (EC) 589/2008. |
| Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2465 - regarding the marketing standards for eggs – relevant to NI only |
This Regulation is relevant to NI only as it came into force after EU Exit and the transition period. This Regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 1308/2013 as regards marketing standards for eggs, and repeals Commission Regulation (EC) 589/2008. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 798/2008 – veterinary certification requirements for imports into GB and transit for poultry and eggs, including those of wild-game birds. |
This Regulation lays down veterinary certification requirements for imports into and transit (including storage during transit) through GB of the following commodities:
- poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks and specified pathogen-free eggs;
- meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, including ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products.
It includes a list of third countries and makes provision for the specification for the purposes of this Regulation by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), of territories, zones and compartments] from which the commodities may be imported into GB.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
The Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 |
These Regulations revoke and replace the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008. As in the 2008 Regulations, they make provision for the enforcement and execution of directly applicable marketing standards relating to eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks and, to eggs in shell for consumption. They also make new provision for the enforcement of directly applicable controls for Salmonella serotypes with public health significance in relation to the marketing and use of eggs in shell for human consumption.
These Regulations revoke and remake, with modifications, the Eggs (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1995 in so far as they apply to Wales. Similarly for Scotland
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/688 – animal health requirements for movements of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs |
This Regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards animal health requirements for movements of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs. According to legislation.gov.uk “this version of this Regulation was derived from EUR-Lex on IP completion day (31 December 2020 11:00 p.m.). It has not been amended by the UK since then.” The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Commission Regulation (EC) 617/2008 – detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 as regard marketing standards for eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks |
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks. According to legislation.gov.uk “there are outstanding changes not yet made to this Regulation”.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
The Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003
The Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (Wales) Regulations 2004
The Registration of Establishments Keeping Laying Hens (Scotland) Regulations 2003 |
These Regulations implement for England, Wales and Scotland Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Directive 1999/74/EC. The Regulations apply to sites keeping 350 or more laying hens.
Equivalent EU Regulations are noted elsewhere. |
| Assimilated Council Directive 2002/4/EC – registration of establishments keeping laying hens. |
This Directive covers registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC. According to legislation.gov.uk “EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation. Since IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.) no amendments have been applied to this version.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| Assimilated Council Directive 1999/74/EC – minimum standards for the protection of laying hens |
This Directive lays down the minimum standards for the protection of laying hens. According to legislation.gov.uk “EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation. Since IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.) no amendments have been applied to this version.”
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI. |
| The Egg Products Regulations 1993 |
These Regulations revoke the Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations 1963 and the Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) (Scotland) Regulations 1963 and implement in part Directive 89/437/EEC (repealed by 2004/41) as amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (repealed by Regulation 2017/625) and Directive 91/684/EEC (repealed by 2004/41) (collectively referred to as “the Directive”) on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of egg products. |
| Assimilated Council Directive 2004/41 – placing on the market of certain POAO |
This Directive repeals certain directives (including 89/437 and 89/662) concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain POAO intended for human consumption and amends directive 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and decision 95/408/EC. According to legislation.gov.uk “EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation. Since IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.) no amendments have been applied to this version.”.
The EU equivalent is still in force which is relevant to NI |
| Assimilated Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 |
This regulation sets the rules in relation to animal health certificates for entry into and movement within the UK of certain animals and POAO. It repeals Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC.
The EU version still applies to NI |