European Communities (Putting into Circulation of Feed Materials) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No 390 of 1999).

These Regulations, which cover the putting into circulation of feed materials consolidate existing legislation and implement specified Community legislation in Ireland. “Putting into circulation” means: (a) import, (b) export,(c) sell, (d) invite the making by a person of an offer to purchase, (e) distribute free of charge,(f) supply for any of those purposes These Regulations shall apply to all feed materials other than feed materials that are intended for export to a third country and that bear a mark indicating that they are intended for such export. A person shall not put into circulation a feed material other than a feed material that is sound, genuine and of merchantable quality, and does not present a danger to animal or human health. A person shall not affix a mark or label to a feed material that is likely to deceive other persons as to the nature or identity thereof and a person shall not put into circulation a feed material in such a manner as is likely to deceive other persons as to its nature or identity.