Animal Feed Act (No. 396 of 1998).

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Inspection Animal health Animal feed/feedstuffs Institution Pests/diseases

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 15 June, 1998.

Abstract

The Act consists of 43 sections divided into 7 Chapters: General provisions (I); Industrial Feed preparations (II); Operation of activities related to feed (III); Competent authorities (IV); Supervision (V); Measures of enforcement (VI); Miscellaneous provisions (VII). The scope of the Act is to enhance the production and use of good quality feed preparations (sect. 1). This Act shall apply to production, placing upon the market, use, importation and exportation of manufactured feed for animals. Section 4 of Chapter 4 formulates general requirements for feed. and section 7 makes specifically provision with respect to genetically manipulated feed substances. Persons involved in production or trade of manufactured animal feed shall register with the supervising authorities. The overall supervising authority shall be the competent Ministry and actual control shall be carried out by the Plant Production Control Centre (sects. 23 and 24). Feed includes also animal drugs (sect. 3). A Register containing data supplied together with applications shall be established by the supervising authority (sect. 28).

Full text

Swedish

Website

www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Repealed by

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