European Communities (Feeding-Stuffs) (Additives) Regulations, 1974

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 302/1974

S.I. No. 302 of 1974.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (FEEDING-STUFFS) (ADDITIVES) REGULATIONS, 1974.

I, MARK CLINTON, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), hereby make the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Feeding-Stuffs) (Additives) Regulations, 1974.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 30th day of December, 1974. 2. In these Regulations—

"additive", "feeding-stuff" and "supplementary feeding-stuff" have the meanings assigned to them respectively by the Council Directive;

"the Council Directive" means Council Directive No. 70/524/ EEC of 23rd November, 1970,1 as amended by Council Directive No. 73/103/EEC of 28th April, 1973,2 by First Commission Directive No. 73/264/EEC and by Second Commission Directive No. 73/275/EEC both of 27th July, 1973,3 by Third Commission Directive No. 74/7/EEC of 13th December, 1973,4 by Fourth Commission Directive No. 74/38/EEC of 17th December, 1973,5 by Fifth Commission Directive No. 74/180/EEC, by Sixth Commission Directive No. 74/181/EEC and by Seventh Commission Directive No. 74/182/EEC all of 26th February, 1974,6 by Eighth Commission Directive No. 74/378/EEC of 1st July, 1974,7 and by Ninth Commission Directive No. 74/421/EEC of 23rd July, 1974 8.

1 OJ No. L270, 14-12-1970, p. 1.

2 OJ No. L124, 10-5-1973, p. 17.

3 OJ No. L253, 10-9-1973, p. 12 and OJ No. L254, 11-9-1973, p. 16 respectively.

4 OJ No. L14, 17-1-1974, p. 21.

5 OJ No. L30, 4-2-1974, p. 21.

6 OJ No. L94, 4-4-1974, p. 14, p. 16 and p. 18 respectively.

7 OJ No. L199, 22-7-1974, p. 13.

8 OJ No. L221, 12-8-1974, p. 29.

"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. 3. Every person concerned shall comply with the provisions of the Council Directive regarding—

( a ) the incorporation of additives in feeding-stuffs,

( b ) the use of additives for the purposes of animal feeding,

( c ) mixing,

( d ) the levels of additives in supplementary feeding-stuffs and premixtures,

( e ) the placing on the market and packaging of feeding-stuffs or supplementary feeding-stuffs, and

( f ) references to additives. 4. A person who contravenes a requirement of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £200 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term...