Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1553

The Gelatine (Intra-Community Trade) (England) Regulations 2001

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"the Agency" means the Food Standards Agency[3];

"collection centre", "tannery" and "raw material" shall be construed in accordance with Commission Decision 1999/724/EC amending Annex II to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC or, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC[4]; and

"food authority" has the same meaning as in the Food Safety Act 1990[5].

Amendment of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996
     3. The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996[6] shall be amended in relation to England by adding, in Schedule 3, at the end of paragraph 12, the following entry - 

"Commission Decision 1999/724/EC (OJ No. L290, 12.11.99, p. 32)".

Authorisation of collection centres and tanneries
     4.  - (1) A food authority shall, on application under this regulation, authorise a collection centre or tannery if the food authority is satisfied that - 

(a) the collection centre or tannery has storage rooms with hard floors and smooth walls which are easy to clean and disinfect;

(b) where appropriate, the collection centre or tannery is provided with refrigeration facilities;

(c) the storage rooms of the collection centre or tannery are kept in a satisfactory state of cleanliness and repair, so that they do not constitute a source of contamination for the raw materials;

(d) if any raw material which does not conform to any requirement imposed by virtue of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 which is applicable to it is or will be stored or processed in the premises, it is or, as appropriate, will be segregated throughout the period of receipt, storage, processing and dispatch from raw material which does so conform;

(e) the food authority has all the information it needs to notify the Agency of the authorisation under regulation 8(2)(a) of these Regulations.

    (2) When granting any authorisation under this regulation, the food authority shall allocate a distinctive number to the premises.

Suspension and withdrawal of authorisations
     5.  - (1) A food authority may suspend or withdraw an authorisation under regulation 4 of these Regulations if the food authority is satisfied that the premises in relation to which the authorisation was granted do not satisfy the requirements specified in regulation 4 of these Regulations.

    (2) A food authority shall not suspend or withdraw an authorisation under this regulation unless - 

(a) it has served a notice complying with paragraph (3) of this regulation on the proprietor of the business carried on at the premises; and

(b) it is satisfied, after the time for compliance with the notice has expired, that the premises do not comply with the requirements specified in the notice.

Right of appeal
     6.  - (1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision of a food authority to refuse authorisation or to suspend or withdraw authorisation may appeal to a magistrates' court.

    (2) Section 37(3), (5) and (6) of the Food Safety Act 1990 shall have effect in relation to appeals under this regulation as they have effect in relation to an appeal under that section.

    (3) The withdrawal or suspension of an authorisation shall not take effect until the time for appealing against it has expired and, if an appeal is lodged, until the appeal is finally disposed of.

Cancellation of authorisation
     7. A food authority shall cancel an authorisation under regulation 4 of these Regulations - 

(a) on the request of the proprietor of the business in relation to which the premises are authorised; or

(b) if the food authority is satisfied that the business carried on at the premises in respect of which the authorisation was granted is no longer being carried on there.

Registration
     8.  - (1) The Agency shall maintain a register of premises authorised under regulation 4 of these Regulations.

    (2) Every food authority shall notify the Agency, by such means as is reasonably required by the Agency, of - 

(a) every authorisation issued by the food authority under regulation 4 of these Regulations;

(b) every withdrawal, suspension or cancellation by the food authority of such an authorisation;

(c) every notice issued by the food authority under regulation 5(2) of these Regulations;

(d) any change of the proprietor of the business carried on at authorised premises;

(e) any error or omission which comes to the attention of the food authority in the information in the register relating to any premises authorised by the food authority.

[2] 1972 c. 68.back

[3] Established by section 1 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).back

[4] OJ No. L290, 12.11.99, p. 32.back

[5] 1990 c. 16. Section 5 describes the authorities that are food authorities for the purposes of the Act.back

[6] S.I. 1996/3124; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back