European Communities (Undesirable Substances in Feedingstuffs) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 317 of 2003).

These Regulations give effect to the provisions of Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 (as amended) which lays down control measures to be applied on undesirable substances in feedingstuffs. They regulate manufactire, use, etc. of a product intended for animal feed, that is, an additive, feedingstuff, premixture and all other products intended for use or used in animal feed. A person shall not import, export, put into circulation, manufacture, incorporate in a feedingstuff, feed to an animal or have in his or her possession or under his or her control a product unless requirements set out in reguylation 4 are fulfilled. For maximum levels refernce is made to the Annex of the Directive. A person who imports, exports, puts into circulation, manufactures or incorporates a product in a feedingstuff, shall maintain a record of each transaction relating to a product or a feedingstuff. Appionted officers may issue Product Control Notices under regulation 9.