Control of Animal Remedies and their Residues Regulations, 1998. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Inspection Food quality control/food safety Residues MRL-maximum residue limit Hormones/steroids Animal health Drugs Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement in the State the provisions of Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April, 1996 concerning the prohibition in stockfarming of certain substances having hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta agonists and Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April, 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products. The Regulations also provide for the registration of persons engaged in trade in farm animals and for measures to be taken by processors to assure consumers that animals and meat are free of illegal residues. The Regulations also amend the Animal Remedies Regulations, 1996 by, inter alia, extending the period of validity of an animal remedies merchant's licence to three years and by replacing the companion animal seller's licence with a once off registration. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Hormones/steroids, Animal production, Residues, Monitoring, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animal Remedies Act, 1993. Legislation | Ireland | 1993 (2000) Keyword: Animal health, Drugs, Authorization/permit, International trade, Internal trade, Institution, Inspection, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Aquaculture, Drugs, Fish disease, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hormones/steroids Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Control of Animal Remedies and their Residues (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 827 of 2004). Legislation | Ireland | 2004 Keyword: Residues, Hormones/steroids Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by European Communities (Control of Animal Remedies and their Residues) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No 143 of 2007). Legislation | Ireland | 2007 Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Animal health, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Residues, MRL-maximum residue limit, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX