The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013

Enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005U.K.

5.—(1) For the purposes of [F1Regulation (EC) No 183/2005] the competent authority is the Secretary of State.

(2) No person may fail to comply with any of the following provisions of that Regulation—

(a)Article 5(2), (5) or (6) (specific obligations);

(b)Article 6(1) as read with (2) and (3) (HACCP system);

(c)Article 7(1) (documents concerning the HACCP system);

(d)Article 9(2) (official controls, notification and registration);

(e)Article 10(1) (approval of feed business establishments);

(f)Article 11 (prohibition on operating without approval or registration);

(g)Article 17(2) (exemption from on-site visits);

(h)Article 18(3) (declaration of compliance);

(i)Article 23(1) (conditions relating to imports from third countries);

(j)Article 25 (feedingstuffs produced for export to third countries).

(3) A manufacturer must ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the active ingredient is evenly incorporated throughout the feedingstuffs.

(4) In the case of the refusal, suspension or revocation of an approval under the Regulation the appeals procedure relating to a manufacturing authorisation in regulation 30 applies.