Paragraph 8 Dicalcium and tricalcium phosphates intended for non-ruminant farmed animals

England and Wales

(1)

Any person packaging or using—

(a)

dicalcium phosphate or tricalcium phosphate of animal origin; or

(b)

compound feed containing such phosphates,

for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section B of Chapter IV of Annex IV.

(2)

The documentation and label accompanying the phosphates must be in accordance with that Section.

(3)

Any person who transports or stores the phosphates (or compound feed containing the phosphates) in bulk for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section A of Chapter III of Annex IV—

(a)

in compliance with any procedure which has been authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section; and

(b)

(in the case of storage plants to which point 2 of that Section applies), in storage plants which have been authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(4)

Any occupier of premises who keeps farmed animals for which the phosphates are not intended must not use or store the phosphates or any compound feed containing them on the premises except in the case of compound feed—

(a)

where measures approved by the Welsh Ministers have been implemented in accordance with Section D of Chapter III of Annex IV; and

(b)

in compliance with the conditions of any authorisation which may be issued to the occupier for that purpose.

(5)

Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.