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            COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION         

of 14 December 2005         

on the coordinated inspection programme in the field of animal nutrition for the year 2006 in accordance with Council Directive 95/53/EC

(2005/925/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 95/53/EC of 25 October 1995 fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 22(3) thereof,

Whereas,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS THAT MEMBER STATES:

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 265, 8.11.1995, p. 17. Directive as last amended by Directive 2001/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 55).

(2)OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/8/EC (OJ L 27, 29.1.2005, p. 44).

(3)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).

(4)OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 11. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2112/2003 (OJ L 317, 2.12.2003, p. 22).

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ANNEX I

Concentration of certain mycotoxins (aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, T-2 and HT-2-toxins) in feedingstuffs

Individual results of all tested samples; model for reports as referred to in paragraph 1(a)

The competent authority should also indicate:

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(1)  Select one of the following classes: feed material, feed additive, premixture, complementary feed, complete feed, compound feed.

(2)  Select one of the following types: (a) for feed materials, the name of the feed material as laid down in Part B of the Annex to Council Directive 96/25/EC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 35); (b) for other feedingstuffs, the target species.

(3)  The concentration of fumonisins B1 and B2 can be reported as the sum of both.

(4)  The concentration of the T-2 and HT-2 toxins can be reported as the sum of both.

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ANNEX II

Presence of certain medicinal substances not authorised as feed additives

Certain medicinal substances may be legally present as additives in pre-mixtures and compound feedingstuffs for certain animal species and categories, when fulfilling the requirements of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

The presence of unauthorised medicinal substances in feedingstuffs for certain animal species and categories constitutes an infringement.

The medicinal substances to be controlled should be chosen from the following:

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(1)  Reason leading to the presence of the unauthorised substance in the feedingstuff, as concluded after an investigation carried out by the competent authority.

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ANNEX III

Restrictions on the production and use of feed materials of animal origin

Without prejudice to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), Member States should during 2006 undertake a coordinated inspection programme to determine whether restrictions on the production and use of feed materials of animal origin have been complied with.

In particular, in order to ensure that the ban on feeding processed animal protein to certain animals, as laid down in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), are effectively applied, Member States should implement a specific control programme based on targeted controls. In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, that control programme should be based on a risk-based strategy where all stages of production and all types of premises where feed is produced, handled and administered are included. Member States should pay special attention to the definition of criteria that can be related to a risk. The weighting given to each criterion should be proportional to the risk. The inspection frequency and the number of samples analysed in the premises should be in correlation to the sum of weightings allocated to those premises.

The following indicative premises and criteria should be considered when drawing up a control programme:

As an alternative to these indicative premises and criteria, Member States may forward their own risk assessment to the Commission before 31 March 2006.

Sampling should be targeted on batches or events where cross-contamination with prohibited processed proteins is most likely (first batch after the transport of feedingstuffs containing animal protein prohibited in this batch, technical problems or changes in production lines, changes in storage bunkers or silos for bulk material).

Controls could also be extended to the analysis of dust in vehicles, manufacturing equipment and storage areas.

The minimum number of inspections per year in a Member State should be 10 per 100 000 tonnes of compound feed produced. The minimum number of official samples per year in a Member State should be 20 per 100 000 tonnes of compound feed produced. Pending the approval of alternative methods, microscopic identification and estimation as described in Commission Directive 2003/126/EC (3) should be used for analysing samples. The detection of animal proteins shall be interpreted in line with the provisions in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.

The results of the inspection programmes should be communicated to the Commission using the following formats.

Summary of checks concerning feeding restrictions for feed of animal origin (feeding of prohibited processed animal proteins)

A.   Documented inspections

B.   Sampling and testing of feed materials and compound feedingstuffs for processed animal proteins

C.   Summary of prohibited processed animal proteins found in samples of feedingstuffs intended for ruminants

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(1)OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.

(3)OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 78.

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ANNEX IV

Individual results of all samples (both compliant and non-compliant) concerning the content of copper and zinc in compound feedingstuffs for pigs

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(1)  As concluded after an investigation carried out by the competent authority.

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