COMMISSION REGUL ATION (EU) 2015/1905 
of 22 Oct ober 2015 
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the dioxin testin g of oils, fats and products derived thereof 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regar d to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 Januar y 2005 
laying down requirements for feed hygiene (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 lays down general rules on feed hygiene, as well as conditions and arrang ements 
to ensure that processing conditions to minimise and control poten tial hazards are respecte d. It also provides that 
feed business establishments are to be registered with or appro ved by the compet ent author ity. In addition, feed 
business operat ors lower down the feed chain are required to source feed only from registere d or appro ved 
establishments. 
(2)  Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 sets out requirements for feed businesses other than at the level of 
primar y production. In particular , it requires that the dioxin testing requirements set out in that Annex are to be 
reviewed by 16 March 2014. 
(3)  The definition of products derived from vege table oils set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 
should be amended in order to clarify that products derived from refined oil and feed additives author ised in 
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) are not 
covered by that definition. 
(4)  The definit ion of fat blending set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 should also be amended in 
order to clarify the diffe rence between fat blending and the solely storag e of consecutive batch es of fats and oils 
without mixing them. Further more, it should be clarified when blended fats are considered a compound feed and 
when they are feed mat erials. 
(5)  As it is prudent to detect products that are clearly contaminate d with dioxin at the point of entr y in the feed 
chain, it should be clarified that the requirements concer ning dioxin monit oring set out in Annex II to Regulation 
(EC) No 183/2005 apply to all feed business operat ors placing feed on the market, including importers. 
(6)  In order to ensure traceability of and proper information about the feed, compliance with the labelling 
requirements established in Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and 
in particular the denominations, specifications and numbers in Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 (4) 
should be highlighted. 23.10.2015 L 278/5 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 35, 8.2.2005, p. 1. 
(2)Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Sept ember 2003 on additives for use in animal 
nutr ition (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29). 
(3)Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of 
feed (OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1). 
(4)Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 of 16 Januar y 2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (OJ L 29, 30.1.2013, p. 1). (7)  It is necessar y that the requirement of a representative analysis per large quantity is performed on the basis of a 
representative sample. Theref ore it is appropr iate that incremental samples to form the aggregat e sam ple are 
take n at regular intervals, e.g. at least one incremental sample ever y 50 tonnes, which is in line with the 
provisions on sampling as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (1). 
(8)  The results of the dioxin testing established by Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, the repor ts (2) of the audits of the 
Commission's Food and Veterinar y Office and the fact that no non-com pliant sam ple of products derived from 
vege table oils, excep t fatty acid distillates from physical refining and deodistillate s, were notifi ed to the Rapid 
Aler t Syste m for Food and Feed (3) show that those products do not have a high risk for dioxin contamination. 
As a result, it is appropr iate to alleviate the requirements as regards the 100 % dioxin testing for these products 
set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005. 
(9)  In order to clarify the responsibility for the dioxin testing of imported products, a specifi c provision should be 
set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005. This should also assure that imported products have the 
same safety level of those produced in the Union. 
(10)  The system established by Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 in order to prove by means of a certificate 
that the mandat ory analysis of a specifi c batch has been under take n should be amended by several specifications 
concer ning the tasks for the differ ent feed business operators in order to clarify the responsibilities of the various 
actors in the feed chain. 
(11)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
Point 2(h) in paragraph (3)(b) of the Annex to this Regulation shall apply from 23 Apr il 2016. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 22 October 2015. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  23.10.2015 L 278/6 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 Januar y 2009 laying down the methods of samplin g and analysis for the official 
control of feed (OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1). 
(2)http://ec.europa.eu/f ood/fvo/audit_repor ts/index.cfm: Audit numbers 2013-6748, 2013-6749, 2013-6750, 2013-6751, 2013-6752, 
2013-6753, 2014-7036, 2014-7037 and 2014-7038 
(3)http://ec.europa.eu/f ood/safety/r asff/por tal/index_en.htm ANNEX 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 is amended as follows:  
(1) in the Section headed ‘DEFINITIONS ’, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following points (b) and (c) and the 
following point (d) is added: 
‘(b)  “products derived from oils and fats” means any product derived directly or indirectly from crude or reco vered 
oils and fats by oleoc hemical or biodiesel processing or distillation, chemical or physical refining, other than: 
—  the refined oil, 
—  products derived from refined oil, and 
—  feed additives; 
(c)  “fat blending” means manuf actur ing of compound feed or, in case of all compo nents belonging to the same 
entr y in PART C of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 (*) whic h are derived from the 
same plant or animal species, of feed mate rials by mixing crude oils, refined oils, animal fats, oils reco vered 
from food business operat ors falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 or products derived 
thereof to produce a blended oil or fat, with the excep tion of the: 
—  sole storag e of consecutive batch es, and 
—  excl usive mixing of refined oils; 
(d)  “refined oil or fat” means oil or fat that has undergone the process of refining as refer red to in No 53 of the 
glossar y of processes liste d in Part B of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 68/2013.  
(*)Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 of 16 Januar y 2013 on the Catalogue of feed mate rials (OJ L 29, 
30.1.2013, p. 1).’;  
(2) in Section headed ‘PRODUCTION ’ point 8 is replaced by the following and the following point 9 is added:  
‘8. The labelling of the products shall clearly indicate whether they are intended for feed or other purposes. If a 
certain batch of a product is declared not intended for feed use, this declaration shall not be subsequently altered 
by an operat or at a later stage of the chain.  
9. The labelling of feed mater ials according to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (**) should use, where available, the denominations as laid in Regulation (EU) 
No 68/2013.  
(**) Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing 
on the market and use of feed (OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1).’;  
(3) the Section headed ‘DIO XIN MONITORING ’ is amended as follows: 
(a)  the heading of that Section is replaced by the following: 
‘DIO XIN MONITORING FOR OILS, FATS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS’; 
(b)  point 2 is replaced by the following: 
‘2.  To supplement the feed business operat or's HACCP system, the analyses refer red to in point 1 shall be 
carried out with at least the following frequencies (if not further specifi ed, a batch of products to be analysed 
shall not excee d 1 000 tonnes): 
(a)  Feed business operat ors processing crude vege table fats and oils: 23.10.2015 L 278/7 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (i)  100 % of the batch es of the products derived from oils and fats of vegetable origin, excep t for the 
following: 
—  glycerine, 
—  lecithin, 
—  gums, 
—  products referred to in (ii); 
(ii)  acid oils from chemical refining, soap stoc ks, used filter aids, used bleaching earth and incoming 
batches of crude coconut oil shall be analysed and documented as part of the HACCP system . 
(b)  Feed business operat ors producing animal fat including animal fat processors: 
(i)  one representative analysis per 5 000 tonnes with a minimum of one representative analysis per year 
of animal fat and products derived thereof belonging to categor y 3 mater ial, as refer red to in 
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*) or 
from an establishment appro ved in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (**). 
(c)  Feed business operat ors producing fish oil: 
(i)  100 % of the batche s of fish oil if it is produced from: 
—  products derived from fish oil other than refined fish oil; 
—  fisher ies with no monitor ing histo ry, of unspecif ied origin or from the Baltic Sea; 
—  fish by-products from establishments manuf actur ing fish for human consum ption that are not 
EU appro ved; 
—  blue whiting or menhaden; 
(ii)  100 % of the outgoing batch es of products derived from fish oil other than refined fish oil; 
(iii)  one representative analysis per 2 000 tonnes as regards fish oil not refer red to in (i); 
(iv)  fish oil decontaminat ed by an officially appro ved treatment as referred to in Annex VIII of 
Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 and in Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/786 (***) shall be analysed 
and documented as part of the HACCP system . 
(d)  Oleoc hemical industr y placing feed on the market: 
(i)  100 % of incoming batches of animal fats not covered by point (b) or (h), fish oil not covered by 
point (c) or (h), oils and fats reco vered from food business operators falling within the scope of 
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and of blended fats and oils; 
(ii)  100 % of the batch es of products derived from oils and fats placed as feed on the mark et, exce pt for 
the following: 
—  glycerine, 
—  pure distilled fatty acids from splitting, 
—  products refer red to in (iii); 
(iii)  crude fatty acids from splitting, fatty acids ester ified with glycerol, mono and diglycerides of fatty 
acids, salts of fatty acids and incoming batche s of crude coconut oil shall be analysed and 
documente d as part of the HACCP system. 23.10.2015 L 278/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (e)  Biodiesel industr y placing feed on the market: 
(i)  100 % of incoming batches of animal fats not covered by point (b) or (h), fish oil not covered by 
point (c) or (h), oils and fats reco vered from food business operators falling within the scope of 
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and of blended fats and oils; 
(ii)  100 % of the batch es of products derived from oils and fats placed as feed on the mark et, exce pt for 
the following: 
—  glycerine, 
—  lecithin, 
—  gums, 
—  products refer red to in (iii); 
(iii)  acid oils from chemical refining, soap stocks and crude coconut oil shall be analysed and 
documente d as part of the HACCP system. 
(f)  Fat blending establishments: 
(i)  100 % of incoming batches of crude coconut oil, animal fats not covered by point (b) or (h), fish oil 
not covered by point (c) or (h), oils and fats reco vered from food business operat ors falling within 
the scope of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, blended fats and oils and products derived from oils and 
fats, excep t for the following: 
—  glycerine, 
—  lecithin, 
—  gums, 
—  products refer red to in (ii); 
(ii)  acid oils from chemical refining, crude fatty acids from splitting, pure distilled fatty acids from 
splitting and soap stoc ks shall be analysed and documented as part of the HACCP syste m; 
or 
(iii)  100 % of the batche s of blended fats and oils intended for feed. 
The feed business operat or shall declare to the compet ent author ity whic h alternative he chooses. 
(g)  Producers of compo und feed for food producing animals other than those covered by point (f): 
(i)  100 % of incoming batches of crude coconut oil, animal fats not covered by point (b) or (h), fish oil 
not covered by point (c) or (h), oils and fats reco vered from food business operat ors falling within 
the scope of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, blended fats and oils and products derived from oils and 
fats, excep t for the following: 
—  glycerine, 
—  lecithin, 
—  gums, 
—  products refer red to in (ii); 
(ii)  acid oils from chemical refining, crude fatty acids from splitting, pure distilled fatty acids from 
splitting; filter aids, bleach ing earth and soap stoc ks shall be analysed and documente d as part of the 
HACCP system; 
(iii)  1 % of the batches as rega rds manufactured compound feed containing products referred to in (i) 
and (ii). 23.10.2015 L 278/9 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (h)  Importers placing the following feed on the market: 
(i)  100 % of imported batches of crude coconut oil, animal fats, fish oils, oils and fats reco vered from 
food business operat ors, blended fats and oils, tocopherols extracted from vegetable oil and 
tocopher yl acetate made thereof and products derived from oils and fats, excep t for the following: 
—  glycerine, 
—  lecithin, 
—  gums, 
—  products referred to in (ii); 
(ii)  acid oils from chemical refining , crude fatty acids from splitting, pure distilled fatty acids from 
splitting and soap stoc ks shall be analysed and documente d as part of the HACCP system.  
(*)Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying 
down health rules as regar ds animal by-pro ducts and derived products not intended for human 
consum ption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-pro ducts Regulation) (OJ L 300, 
14.11.2009, p. 1). 
(**) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 Apr il 2004 laying 
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55). 
(***) Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/786 of 19 May 2015 defining acceptabil ity criteria for detoxification 
processes applied to products intended for animal feed as provided for in Directive 2002/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 125, 21.5.2015, p. 10).’; 
(c)  points 4, 5 and 6 are replaced by the following:  
‘4. Where a feed business operator has documentar y proof that a batch of a product or all compo nents of a 
batch of a product as referred to under point 2 enter ing his establishment has already been analysed at an 
earlier stage of production, processing or distr ibution, the feed business operat or shall be released from the 
oblig ation to analyse this batch.  
5. Any batch of products analysed in accordance with point 2 shall be accompanied by documentar y proof that 
these products, or all of its constituent compo nents, have been analysed or have been submitted for analysis 
to an accredite d laborat ory referred to in point 1, excep t for the batch es of products referred to in 
point 2(a)(ii), (b)(i), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(iii), (e)(iii), (f)(ii), (g)(ii) and (h)(ii). 
The proof of analysis shall unambiguously link the deliver y and the batch or batch es tested. This link shall be 
descr ibed in the documented traceability system in place at the premises of the supplier . In particular , when 
the deliver y is obtained from more than one batch or compo nent, the documentar y proof to be provided 
shall be a proof for each of the compo nents of the deliver y. In the case where the testing is perf ormed on 
the outgoing product, the proof that the product has been analysed shall be the analytical repor t. 
Any deliver y of products as refer red to under point 2(b) (i) or c (iii) shall be accompan ied by a proof that 
these products are in compliance with the requirements of point 2(b)(i) or (c)(iii). If required, the proof of 
analysis that include the batch or batches delivered must be consigned to the consignee when the operat or 
receives the analysis from the author ised laboratories.  
6. If all incoming batches of products refer red to in point 2(g)(i) enter ing a production process have been 
analysed in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation and if it can be assured that the production 
process, handling and storage does not increase the dioxin contamination, the feed business operator shall be 
released from the oblig ation to analyse the outgoing product and instea d analyse it according to the HACCP 
system .’  23.10.2015 L 278/10 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN