Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies to England and Wales, revokes, and re-enacts with certain changes, the Food (Animal Products from Belgium) (Emergency Control) (England and Wales) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3421) (“the revoked Order”) and implements in England and Wales, in relation to food, Commission Decision 2000/150/EC amending Decision 1999/788/EC on protective measures with regard to contamination by dioxins of certain products of porcine and poultry origin intended for human or animal consumption (OJ No. L50, 23.2.2000, p.25).
This Order defines “relevant animal product” (article 1(2)), prohibits (with exceptions (article 2)) the carrying out of commercial operations relating to them (article 3), specifies the enforcement authorities (article 4) and applies with modifications provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (article 5).
This Order, by referring to Decision 1999/788/EC as amended, makes the following changes of substance—
it narrows the coverage of the revoked Order in that, from the list of products subject to the controls contained in that Order and to be used for food, the following are removed, namely eggs, egg products, certain products containing eggs or egg products, rendered fats and processed animal proteins; and
it reflects changes (consequential on the changes referred to in (a) above) to the certification requirements for the importation from Belgium of products remaining subject to controls and for the return to Belgium of those products.