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The European Commission (EC) propose to modernise and simplify legislation on the marketing and use of animal feed. The proposal is intended to replace four existing directives with one regulation that will apply directly in all Member States.
Stewart Herd
Animal Food Chain and Novel Foods Branch
Food Standards Agency Scotland
St. Magnus House
25 Guild Street
Aberdeen AB11 6NJ
Tel:
01224 285138
Fax:
01224 285168
E-mail:
stewart.herd@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Responses are requested by: 21 May 2008
Animal feed legislation is a harmonised area in the European Union (EU). The existing legislation covers:
The legislation is intended to safeguard both animal health and the health of consumers of animal products. Although it applies primarily to feed for farmed livestock it also covers feed for horses, farmed fish, pets, zoo and circus animals. The legislation must also meet the needs of purchasers and users of feed (such as livestock farmers).
On 5 March 2008 the European Commission published a proposal to modernise and simplify legislation on the marketing and use of animal feed. The proposal is available on the (External) Commission's website and is intended to replace four existing directives with one regulation which will apply directly in all Member States and bring together into one comprehensive document most of the provisions of the four existing directives it will replace. It will thereby eliminate inconsistencies between Member States in the transposition of these four Directives and so contribute to the better functioning of the single market. The regulation also aims to contribute to a reduction of administrative burdens on industry by removing unnecessary labelling requirements.
The key aspects of the proposed regulation are:
The proposed regulation does not contain provisions on feed containing or produced from genetically modified organisms, controls on the use of feed additives, or measures to control contaminants, which are and will remain the subject of separate EC measures.
Fuller details of the proposal's key aspects, the Food Standards Agency's preliminary view of the proposed Regulation and the likely policy options for its implementation are set out in the draft Impact Assessment at the link below.
Specific Questions for Stakeholders
The purpose of this consultation is to obtain stakeholder views on the key aspects of the proposed regulation on the marketing and use of animal feed, as set out in paragraph six, to help inform the UK's negotiating lines on the measure.
In particular, we would be grateful for any responses you may have to the following issues:
It would be very helpful if stakeholders could provide financial details of the potential benefits and costs to them of the proposed regulation. Although the Agency's preliminary view is that the regulation will largely be replacing four existing directives and introducing few new provisions, and therefore that there will be few additional costs to the feed industry and enforcement authorities, the proposal may have impacts on which we are currently unsighted and on which we would therefore welcome information. Any financial information provided will help to both inform the UK negotiating line and refine the Regulatory Impact Assessment as the negotiations proceed.
This consultation has been prepared in accordance with the (External) Better Regulation Executive's Code of Practice on Consultation , which states that a consultation must follow better regulation best practice, including carrying out an Impact Assessment (Regulatory Impact Assessment in Scotland). The assessment is included in the consultation documents.
We are interested in what you thought of this consultation and would therefore welcome your general feedback on both the consultation package and overall consultation process. If you would like to assist us to improve the quality of future consultations, please feel free to share your thoughts with us by using the Consultation Feedback Questionnaire.
Consultation Feedback Questionnaire (Word)
Consultation Feedback Questionnaire (pdf)
In accordance with the FSA principle of openness our Information Centre at Aviation House will hold a copy of the completed consultation. Responses will be open to public access upon request. The FSA will also publish a summary of responses, which may include personal data, such as your full name and contact address details. If you do not want this information to be released, please complete and return the Publication of Personal Data Form. Return of this form does not mean that we will treat your response to the consultation as confidential, just your personal data.
Publication of Personal Data Form (Word)
Publication of Personal Data Form (pdf)
In accordance with the provisions of freedom of information legislation, all information contained in your response may be subject to publication or disclosure. If you consider that some of the information provided in your response should not be disclosed, you should indicate the information concerned, request that it is not disclosed and explain what harm you consider would result from disclosure.
Any automatic confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system will not be considered as such a request unless you specifically include a request, with an explanation, in the main text of your response.
Within three months of a consultation ending we aim to publish a summary of responses received and provide a link to it from this page.
If, after three months, the summary is still not showing, please contact the person who was responsible for the original consultation. Alternatively, you can contact Chris Harvey, the FSA Consultation Co-ordinator, on 020 7276 8630.
Email:
chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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