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ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON FOOD SAFETY [ S.L.449.56 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 449.56 ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS 16th September, 2008 LEGAL NOTICE 226 of 2008,as amended by Legal Notice 103 of

2. The title of these regulations is the Enforcement of various European Union Regulations on Food Safety Regulations. Title.
3. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "Act" mean the Food Safety Act. Definition. Cap.
5. These regulations apply to the following European Union regulations: European union Regulations to which these regulations apply. Amended by: L.N.103 of
6. 3.1 Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. Official controls. 3.2 a. b. 3.3 a. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety; Food hygiene. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs. Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food; b. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs; c. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2007 of 28 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/ 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards Fusarium toxins in maize and maize products; d. Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2008 of 18 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards the establishment of a maximum level for dioxins and PCBs in fish liver; e. Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/2008 of 2 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in Contaminants. 2 ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON FOOD SAFETY [ S.L.449.56 foodstuffs. Methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of certain contaminants in foodstuffs. Food flavouring. Novel food. 3.4 a. Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs; b. Commission Decision of 12 July 2006 No. 2006/504/ EC on special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins; c. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1882/2006 of 19 December 2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs; d. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1883/2006 of 19 December 2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs; e. Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 of 28 March 2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs. 3.5 a. Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 laying down a Community procedure for flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs; b. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000 laying down the measures necessary for the adoption of an evaluation programme in application of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council; c. Commission Regulation No 622/2002 of 11 April 2002 establishing deadlines for the submission of information for the evaluation of chemically defined flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs; d. Commission Regulation No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods; e. Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/2006 of 21 April 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards quality criteria for validated analytical methods for sampling, identification and characterisation of primary smoke products. 3.6 a. Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 25th November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON FOOD SAFETY [ S.L.449.56 3 Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001; b. 3.7 a. Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 of 31 March 2004 concerning the labelling of foods and food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols and/or phytostanol esters. Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed; b. Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC; c. Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 of 14 January 2004 establishing a system for the development and assignment of unique identifiers for genetically modified organisms; d. Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2004 of 6 April 2004 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application for the authorisation of new genetically modified food and feed, the notification of existing products and adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a favourable risk evaluation; e. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 of 22 December 2006 on detailed rules for the implementation of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Community reference laboratory for genetically modified organisms; f. Regulation (EC) No 298/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission. 3.8 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs. 3.
7. a. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC; b. Commission Regulation (EC) 1895/2005 of the 18 November 2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; Genetically modified organisms. Microbiological criteria. Contact materials. 4 ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON FOOD SAFETY [ S.L.449.56 Quick-frozen foods. Nutrition and health claims. c. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; d. Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 of 27 March 2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006; e. Commission Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 of 2 April 2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods; f. Commission Regulation (EC) No 597/2008 of 24 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods. 3.10 Commission Regulation (EC) No 37/2005 of 12 January 2005 on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption, 3.11 a. Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods; b. Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2008 of 18 April 2008 establishing implementing rules for applications for authorisation of health claims as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. 3.12 Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. Animal byproducts not intended for human consumption. 3.13 Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption. Labelling of beef and beef products. 3.14 a. Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97; b. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 of 25 August 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the labelling of beef and beef products. ENFORCEMENT OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON FOOD SAFETY [ S.L.449.56 3.15 a. Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2007 of 26 July 2007 on emergency measures suspending the use of E 128 Red 2G as food colour; b. Commission Regulation (EC) No 601/2008 of 25 June 2008 on protective measures applying to certain fishery products imported from Gabon and intended for human consumption. 3.16 a. Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry-meat; b. Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products. Emergency measures. Marketing standards. 4.