Animal Feed Act (No. 1263 of 2020).

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Basic legislation Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Inspection Traceability/product tracing Genetically modified organism (GMO) Packaging/labelling Internal trade International trade Drugs Processing/handling Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Entry into force notes

This Act entered into force on 1 January 2021.

Abstract

The objectives of this Act are to: (1) ensure the quality, safety and traceability of feeds and provision of appropriate information on feeds in order to safeguard the health of animals and good quality of foods of animal origin; and (2) promote a good environment to operate for operators within the scope of application of the Act. . The Act contains 67 sections divided into the following chapters: 1) General provisions; 2) Requirements concerning feeds; 3) Requirements that apply to business operations; 4) Competent authorities and their tasks; 5) Laboratories; 6) Control; 7) Administrative enforcement measures and sanctions; 8) Miscellaneous provisions; 9) Entry into force and transitional provisions.

Full text

English/Swedish

Website

www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91.

Legislation | European Union | 2007

Keyword: Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Fraud, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Plant production, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2018)

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade, Basic legislation, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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

Legislation | European Union | 2002 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Early warning system, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Packaging/labelling, Fraud, Access-to-information, Consumer protection, Processing/handling, Business/industry/corporations, Internal trade, International trade, Liability/compensation, Public health, Residues, Risk assessment/management, Standards, Transport/storage, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Protection of environment, Agricultural commodities, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 2005

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Inspection, Consumer protection, Pesticides, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Food quality control/food safety, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2004 (2021)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, HACCP, Traceability/product tracing, Treated food, Transport/storage, Internal trade, International trade, Business/industry/corporations, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Authorization/permit, Packaging/labelling, Registration, Access-to-information, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1946/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Biosafety, Pollution control, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Transboundary effects, Precautionary principle, Data collection/reporting, Food quality control/food safety, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Traceability/product tracing, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down requirements for feed hygiene.

Legislation | European Union | 2005

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Registration, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation).

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Organic waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 68/2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

Legislation | European Union | 2017 (2021)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Agricultural commodities, Residues, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Animal health, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2020

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Animal Feed Act (No. 86 of 2008).

Legislation | Finland | 2008

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Institution, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Traceability/product tracing, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on zoonoses (No. 316 of 2021).

Legislation | Finland | 2021

Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Pests/diseases, Cattle, Poultry, Swine, Slaughtering, Processing/handling, Vaccination, Inspection, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX