S.L. 437.110 Art. 3Interpretation. Cap. 437. Cap. 449. S.L. 117.31. S.L. 441.07. S.L. 427.89.

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:

" Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

"Commission" means the Food Safety Commission established by the Food Safety Act;

"Council Regulation (EC) No 852/2004" means Council Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs;

"Council Regulation (EC) No 853/2004" means Council Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;

"Department" means the Department responsible for Veterinary Services;

"Director" means the Director responsible for Veterinary Services or any authorised officer duly appointed by him;

"EEA Agreement" means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on l7th March 1993 and as subsequently amended;

"EFTA Member States" means states which are members of the European Free trade Association;

"farm" means an establishment where one or more farmed animals are kept to produce milk which shall also include related premises;

"Farmers’ Market" means a market established in terms of regulation 3 of the Farmers’ Markets Regulations;

"Malta" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in article 124 of the Constitution of Malta;

"open-air market" means any one of the markets listed in the Third Schedule to the Trading Licences Regulations or any market established in terms of the Farmers’ Market Regulations;

"qaleb" means a small traditional cheese basket where the traditional dairy product is placed;

"qanniċ" means traditional fabric used for air-drying the traditional dairy product;

"raw cream" means the cream obtained from the fat skimmed off raw milk;

"Regulation (EU) 2017/625" means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 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, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/ 2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/ 119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/ EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/ 78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation);

"related premises" means premises belonging to the owner of the animals of a farm or premises which are being leased from another person for the purposes of these rules, which is not necessarily within the perimeter of the farm, but which is used for the processing of dairy and traditional dairy products from milk;

"sale from the farm" means sale directly to the final consumer at the same farm or from related premises;

"traditional dairy product" means a product made out of milk originating from sheep, goats or cows as follows:

(a) listed in the National Register of Traditional agro-food products of Malta in accordance w i t h the Establishment of the National Register of

Traditional Agro-Food Products of Malta Regulations; or

(b) registered in terms of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs; or

(c) lawfully marketed in a Member State of the EU or in Turkey, or which is originating and lawfully marketed in an EFTA Member State that is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases used in these rules which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act and, or Council Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and, or Council Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and, or Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and, or Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 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.