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Statutory Instrument
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S.I. No. 580 of 2002 .
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act,
1998 (Amendment of First and Second Schedules) Order, 2002.
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Dublin
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Published
by the Stationery Office
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S.I. No. 580 of 2002
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act,
1998 (Amendment of First and Second Schedules) Order, 2002.
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I, Tim O'Malley, Minister of State at the
Department of Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me
by Section 5 of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 ( No. 29 of
1998 ), after consultation with the Minister for Communications, Marine and
Natural Resources, the Minister For Agriculture and Food, and the Minister
for Enterprise Trade and Employment hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as
the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 (Amendment of First and
Second Schedules) Order, 2002.
2. Part I of the First Schedule
to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 (No.29 of 1998) , is
amended by
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The addition of “Irish Whiskey Act, 1980 ( No. 33 of 1980 )”;
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The addition of “Animal Remedies Act, 1993 ( No. 23 of 1993 )”
(other than Sections 4 and 5).
3. Part II of the First
Schedule to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 (No.29 of 1998) ,
is amended by
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The deletion of “Health (Arsenic and Lead in Food), 1972 ( S.I. No.
44 of 1972 )”;
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The deletion of “European Communities (Suspension of Imports of
Pistachios and Certain Products Derived from Pistachios Originating in or
Consigned from Iran) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 432 of 1997 )”;
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The deletion of “European Communities (General Provisions on the
Control of Additives, and in particular Colours and Sweeteners for use in
Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 344 of 1995 )”
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The substitution for “European Communities (Egg Products)
Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 293 of 1991 )” of “European Communities (Egg
Products) Regulations 1991 and 1992”;
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The substitution for “European Communities (Labelling, Presentation
and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 92 of 2000 )” of
“European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of
Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 483 of 2002 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Importation of Animals and
Animal Products from Third Countries) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 255 of
1994 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Trade in Animals and Animal
Products) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No.289 of 1994 ) (other than Regulation
5)”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Zoonoses)
Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No.2 of 1996 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Trade in Certain Animal
Products) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 102 of 1996 ) (Other than Regulation
4, 6, 8-9, 12-13, 15-19)”;
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The addition of “Control of Animal Remedies and their Residues
Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 507 of 1998 ) (other than Regulations 3-5,
10-14, 20-21, 24)”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Veterinary Checks on Products
Imported from Third Countries) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 292 of 2000 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations,
2000 ( S.I. No. 332 of 2000 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Labelling of Beef and Beef
Products) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No.435 of 2000 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Specified Risk Material)
Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 24 of 2001 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Gelatine) Regulations, 2002 (
S.I. No. 4 of 2002 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Control on Imports of Animal
Products from China) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2002 )”;
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The addition of “European Communities (Suspending the Placing on the
Market, the Importation and the Use in Manufacture of Jelly Confectionary
Containing the Food Additive E425 Konjac)
Regulations, S.I. No. 442 of 2002 ”;
4. Part III of the First
Schedule to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 (No. 29 of 1998)
, is amended by
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The deletion of “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 194/971 of 31 January 1997 setting maximum levels
for certain contaminants in foodstuffs”;
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The addition of “Council Regulation (EC) No. 1139/982 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory
indication of the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically
modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive
79/112/EEC, as amended”;
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The addition of “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 50/20003 of 10 January 2000 on the labelling of
foodstuffs and food ingredients containing additives and flavourings that
have been genetically modified or have been produced from genetically
modified organisms”;
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The addition of “Council Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the
European Parliament and of the Council4 of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention,
control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (other than Articles 5, 7, 11-15,
17-21, 24-25) as amended”;
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The addition of “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the
European Parliament and of the Council5 of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and
requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority
and laying down procedures in matters of food safety”.
5. The Second Schedule to the Food
Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 (No. 29 of 1998) , is amended by the
inclusion of “The Marine Institute”.
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GIVEN under my hand
This 13th day of December, 2002.
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Tim O'Malley, T.D.
Minister of State at the Department of
Health and Children
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Explanatory
Note
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(This is not part of the instrument and does
not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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The effect of this Order is to amend the
First and Second Schedules to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act.
Since the Schedules were last amended in June 2000 ( S.I. No. 184 of 2000 )
new food legislation has been passed and existing legislation has been
amended or revoked. In effect this Order updates the list of food
legislation contained in the First Schedule. It also updates the Second
Schedule to include the Marine Institute as an official agency.
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For ease of reading, a list of all food
legislation is included below:
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FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND ACT,
1998
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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PART I
ACTS
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Abattoirs Act,
1988 ( No. 8 of 1998 )
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Agricultural
Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts, 1930 to 1988
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Agricultural
Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954 ( No. 33 of 1954 )
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Agricultural
Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1978 ( No. 13 of 1978 )
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Animal Remedies
Act, 1993 ( No. 23 of 1993 ) (other than Sections 4-5)
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Butter and
Margarine Act, 1907 (7 Edw. 7.c.21)
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Food Standards
Act, 1974 ( No. 11 of 1974 )
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Health Act,
1947 ( No. 28 of 1947 )
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Irish Whiskey
Act, 1980 ( No. 33 of 1980 )
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Margarine Act,
1887 (50 & 51 Vict. C.29)
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Pigs and Bacon
Acts, 1935 to 1988
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Poisons Act,
1961 ( No. 12 of 1961 )
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Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, 1875
to 1936
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PART II
STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS
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European
Communities (Erucic Acid in Food) (Method of
Analysis) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 271 of 1982 )
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European
Communities (Food Additives) (Purity Criteria Verification) Regulations,
1983 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1983 )
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European
Communities (Vinyl Chloride in Food) (Method of Analysis) Regulations, 1984
( S.I. No. 92 of 1984 )
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European
Communities (Natural Mineral Waters) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1986
)
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European
Communities (Egg Products) Regulations, 1991 and 1992
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European
Communities (Materials and Articles Intended to Come Into Contact With
Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1991 )
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European
Communities (Flavourings for Use in Foodstuffs for Human Consumption)
Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 22 of 1992 )
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European
Communities (Marketing Standards for Eggs) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 254
of 1992 )
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European
Communities (Importation of Animals and Animal Products from Third
Countries) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No.255 of 1994 )
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European
Communities (Trade in Animals and Animal Products) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I.
No.289 of 1994 ) (other than Regulation 5)
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European
Communities (Rabbitmeat and Farmed Game Meat)
Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 278 of 1995 )
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European
Communities (Wild Game Meat) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1995 )
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European
Communities (Quick-frozen Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1992 and 1995
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European
Communities (Zoonoses) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I.
No. 2 of 1996 )
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European
Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1996
( S.I. No. 3 of 1996 )
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European
Communities (Hygienic Production and Placing on the Market of Raw Milk,
Heat-Treated Milk and Milk-based Products) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 9 of
1996 ) (other than Regulations 6 to 11)
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European
Communities (Trade in Certain Animal Products) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No.
102 of 1996 ) (Other than Regulation 4, 6, 8-9, 12-13, 15-19)
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European
Communities (Live Bivalve Molluscs) (Health Conditions for Production and
Placing on the Market) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 147 of 1996 )
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European
Communities (Fishery Products) (Health Conditions and Hygiene Rules for
Production and Placing on the Market) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 170 of
1996 )
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European
Communities (Minced meat and Meat Preparations) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No.
243 of 1996 )
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European
Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin) Regulations,
1995 and 1997
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European
Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 434 of 1997 )
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European Communities
(Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 85 of 1998 )
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European
Communities (Official Control of Foodstuffs) (Approved Laboratories) Order,
1998 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1998 )
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European
Communities (Foods Intended for Use in Energy-Restricted Diets for Weight
Reduction) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 242 of 1998 )
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European
Communities (Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I.
No. 243 of 1998 )
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Control of
Animal Remedies and their Residues Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 507 of 1998
) (other than Regulations 3-5, 10-14, 20-21, 24)
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European
Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and
Sweeteners) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 541 of 1998 )
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European
Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1989 to
1998
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European
Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit
and Vegetables) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1999 )
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European
Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations,
1999 ( S.I. No. 180 of 1999 )
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European
Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 181
of 1999 )
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European
Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations,
1999 ( S.I. No. 288 of 1999 )
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Radiological
Protection Act, 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order, 2000 ( S.I. No. 125 of 2000
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European
Communities (Extraction Solvents in Foodstuffs and Food Ingredients)
Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2000 )
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European
Communities (Processed Cereal-Based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and
Young Children) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2000 )
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European
Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 165 of 2000
)
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European
Communities (Veterinary Checks on Products Imported from Third Countries)
Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 292 of 2000 )
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European
Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 332 of
2000 )
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European
Communities (Labelling of Beef and Beef Products) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I.
No. 435 of 2000 )
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European
Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations,
2000 ( S.I. No. 437 of 2000 )
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European
Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 24 of
2001 )
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European
Communities (Gelatine) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 4 of 2002 )
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European
Communities (Control on Imports of Animal Products from China) Regulations
2002 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2002 )
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European
Communities (Suspending the Placing on the Market, the Importation and the
Use in Manufacture of Jelly Confectionary containing the Food Additive E425 Konjac) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 442 of 2002 )
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European
Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs)
Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 483 of 2002 )
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PART
III
REGULATIONS OF
AN INSTITUTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Commission
Regulation (EC) No 315/936 of
8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food
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Regulation (EC)
No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods
and novel food ingredients
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Council
Regulation (EC) 1139/988 of
26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication of the labelling of certain
foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other
than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC, as amended
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Commission
Regulation (EC) 50/20009 of
10 January 2000 on the labelling of foodstuffs and food ingredients
containing additives and flavourings that have been genetically modified or
have been produced from genetically modified organisms
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Council
Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council10
of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for
the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (other than Articles 5, 7, 11-15,
17-21, 24-25) as amended
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Commission Regulation (EC) 178/2002
of the European Parliament and of the Council11 of 28 January 2002 laying down the
general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European
Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
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Section 2.
OFFICIAL AGENCIES
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Each of the following shall be an official agency for the purposes
of this Act:
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the Director of Consumer Affairs,
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a health board,
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a local authority,
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the Marine Institute
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the Minister for Agriculture and Food,
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the Minister for Health and Children,
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the Minister for the Environment and Local
Government,
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the Minister for the Marine and Natural
Resources,
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the Radiological Protection Institute of
Ireland,
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the State Laboratory.
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Regulations made under the European
Communities Act, 1972 after the Establishment Day and Deemed to be Food
Legislation for the purposes of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act,
1998 .
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European Communities (Foodstuffs Treated
with Ionising Radiation) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 297 of 2000 )
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European Communities (Additives, Colours
and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 437 of 2000 )
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European Communities (Dietary Foods for
Special Medical Purposes) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 64 of 2001 )
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European Communities (Certain Contaminants
in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 400 of 2001 )
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European Communities (Sampling Methods and
the Methods of Analysis of the Official Control of the levels of Certain
Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 401 of 2001 )
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European Communities (Imposing Special
Conditions on the Import of Figs, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and Certain
Products Derived thereof Originating in or Consigned from Turkey)
Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 79 of 2002 )
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European Communities (Import from Third
Countries of Star Anise) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 80 of 2002 )
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European Communities (Import of Peanuts
and Certain Products Derived from Peanuts Originating in or Consigned from
China) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 81 of 2002 )
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European
Communities (Foodstuffs Intended for Particular Nutritional Uses)
Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 379 of 2002 )
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1O.J. No. L 031 of 01.02.1997, p
48
2O.J. No. L 159 of 03.06.1998, p
4 - 7
3O.J. No. L 006 of 11.01.2000, p
15 - 17
4O.J. No. L147 of 31.05.2001, p.
1 - 40
5O.J. No. L 031 of 01.02.2002, p.
1 - 24
6O.J. No. L037 of 13.02.1993, p.
1
7O.J. No. L043 of 14.02.1997, p.
1
8O.J. No. L 159 of 03.06.1998, p
4 - 7
9O.J. No. L 006 of 11.01.2000, p
15 - 17
10O.J. No. L147 of 31.05.2001, p.
1 - 40
11O.J. No. L 031 of 01.02.2002,
p. 1 - 24
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