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Act on feedstuffs (No. 477 of 2014).

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This Act sets regulations on animal feed, including its manufacture, production, processing, breeding and cultivation, use, storage, sale, purchase, distribution and marketing. The Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries prohibits or restrict the cultivation of crops intended for animal feeding in areas that have been exposed to contaminants, including radioactive fallout. Sale and use of feed grown in such areas is hence prohibited. The Minister may also set rules on import, export and transport of feed-stuff in adherence to EU regulations. The Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries establishes rules related to required written communication form which shall now be electronically and the use of certain IT systems (digital formats, digital signature etc.). Regulations derogating from the signature requirements shall be prescribed in a way that appeals for personal signature cannot be waived for certain documents (articles 1a-c).
This Act sets regulations on animal feed, including its manufacture, production, processing, breeding and cultivation, use, storage, sale, purchase, distribution and marketing. The Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries prohibits or restrict the cultivation of crops intended for animal feeding in areas that have been exposed to contaminants, including radioactive fallout. Sale and use of feed grown in such areas is hence prohibited. The Minister may also set rules on import, export and tra
The Act does not apply to Greenland nor to the Faroe Islands.
Title:
Act on feedstuffs (No. 477 of 2014).
Country:
Denmark
Type of document:
Legislation
Data source:
FAO, FAOLEX
ECOLEX regions:
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL:
ECOLEX
Files:
den133886.htm
Repealed:
No
Amended by
Implements
Council Directive 2001/102/EC amending Directive 1999/29/EC on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition.
Council Directive 93/74/EEC on feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes.
Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs.
Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs.
Council Directive 82/471/EEC concerning certain products used in animal nutrition.
Council Directive 87/153/EEC fixing guidelines for the assessment of additives in animal nutrition.
Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organization of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition.
Council Directive 95/69/EC laying down the conditions and arrangements for approving and registering certain establishments and intermediaries operating in the animal feed sector and amending Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 79/373/EEC and 82/471/EEC.
Council Directive 96/25/EC on the circulation of feed materials, amending Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 82/471/EEC and 93/74/EEC and repealing Directive 77/101/EEC.
Commission Directive 98/51/EC laying down certain measures for implementing Council Directive 95/69/EC laying down the conditions and arrangements for approving and registering certain establishments and intermediaries operating in the animal feed sector.
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