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of2April1979
onthe►M15 circulation ◄ofcompoundfeedingstuffs
(79/373/EEC)
(OJ L 86, 6.4.1979, p. 30)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Directive 80/509/EEC of 2 May 1980 L 126 9 21.5.1980
►M2Commission Directive 80/695/EEC of 27 June 1980 L 188 23 22.7.1980
►M3Commission Directive 82/957/EEC of 22 December 1982 L 386 42 31.12.1982
►M4Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31.12.1985
►M5Council Directive 86/354/EEC of 21 July 1986 L 212 27 2.8.1986
►M6Commission Directive 87/235/EEC of 31 March 1987 L 102 34 14.4.1987
►M7Council Directive 90/44/EEC of 22 January 1990 L 27 35 31.1.1990
►M8Council Directive 90/654/EEC of 4 December 1990 L 353 48 17.12.1990
►M9Council Directive 93/74/EEC of 13 September 1993 L 237 23 22.9.1993
►M10Council Directive 95/69/EC of 22 December 1995 L 332 15 30.12.1995
►M11Council Directive 96/24/EC of 29 April 1996 L 125 33 23.5.1996
►M12Commission Directive 97/47/EC of 28 July 1997 L 211 45 5.8.1997
►M13Commission Directive 98/87/EC of 13 November 1998 L 318 43 27.11.1998
►M14Commission Directive 1999/61/EC of 18 June 1999 L 162 67 26.6.1999
►M15Directive 2000/16/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 10
April 2000L 105 36 3.5.2000
►M16Directive 2002/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
28 January 2002L 63 23 6.3.2002
►M17Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14 April 2003 L 122 36 16.5.2003
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
►A2Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of2April1979
onthe►M15 circulation ◄ofcompoundfeedingstuffs
(79/373/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles43 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),
Whereas livestock production occupies a very important position in the
agriculture of the European Economic Community; whereas satisfac-
tory results depend to a large extent on the use of suitable, good-quality feedingstuffs;
Whereas rules governing feedingstuffs are important to an increase in
agricultural productivity, in view of the important role played bycompound feedingstuffs in this respect;
Whereas, when rules are being laid down for the
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taken to ensure that such feedingstuffs have a favourable effect on live-stock production; whereas feedingstuffs must therefore always bewholesome, unadulterated and of merchantable quality; whereas theymust neither represent a danger to animal or human health nor bemarketed in a manner liable to mislead;
Whereas it is necessary to provide the user with accurate and mean-
ingful information on the compound feedingstuffs at his disposal;whereas, therefore, at least the levels of analytical constituents havinga direct effect on the quality of the feedingstuffs should be declared;
Whereas, pending the adoption of further provisions, it is necessary,
given the existing practices in certain Member States, to providetemporarily for national administrations to require a fuller declaration
of the composition of feedingstuffs, with regard to both analytical
constituents and ►
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may be required only asprovided for in thisDirective;
Whereas, moreover, all producers of feedingstuffs should be able to
show on their labelling certain information useful to the purchaser;whereasMember Statesals o retain the right to authorize producersto
provide further information;
Whereas, pending the adoption of Community provisions, Member
Statesmay, if their regulationscontain thes e limitationswhen thisDirective isadopted, continue to require that compound feedings tuffsmarketed on their territoriesbe manufactured from certain►
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als◄;
Whereas , for aslong asCommunity methodshave not been es tab-
lished, Member States will not be able to require or allow energy
valuesto be indicated unles sthisisrequired or permitted in their terri-torieswhen thisDirective isadopted;
Whereas, in order to give adequate protection to purchasers, compound
feedingstuffs should normally be marketed in sealed packages orcontainers; whereas it appears necessary, however, to allow for excep-1979L0373 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 34, 14. 4. 1971, p. 8.
(2) OJ No C 10, 5. 2. 1972, p. 35.
(3) OJ No C 4, 20. 1. 1972, p. 3.
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tions to this rule in certain special circumstances to be defined by the
Community;
Whereas Member States must ensure that compound feedingstuffs
satisfying the provisions of this Directive are not subject within theCommunity to any ►
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with their marking or packaging;
Whereas Member States must make suitable control arrangements to
ensure compliance during ►M15circulation ◄with the provisions
laid down for compound feedingstuffs;
Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the measures
envisaged and, in particular, to amend and supplement them where
necessary, provision should be made for a procedure establishing close
cooperation between Member States and the Commission within theStanding Committee for Feedingstuffs set up by Decision 70/372/EEC (
1);
WhereasthisDirective containsa number of national derogations ;
whereas it is therefore necessary to include provision for certain of
them to be reviewed within a specified period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. This Directive shall apply to compound feedingstuffs marketed
within the Community.
2. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to the provisions on:
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(b) additives used in feedingstuffs;
(c) undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition;
(d) the fixing of maximum permitted levels for pesticide residues on or
in productsintended for human or animal cons umption;
(e) the organization of marketsin agricultural products .
(f) certain productsus ed in animal nutrition.
(g) the approximation of the lawsof the Member Statesrelating to the
making up, by mass or by volume, of certain prepackaged products.
(h) feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Feedingstuffs: products of vegetable or animal origin in their
natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived from theindustrial processing thereof, and organic or inorganic substances,
used singly or in mixtures, whether or not containing additives, for
oral animal feeding.
(b) compound feedingstuffs: mixtures of feed materials, whether or
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(c) daily ration: the average total quantity of feedingstuffs, calculated
on a moisture content of 12 %, required daily by an animal of agiven species, age category and yield, to satisfy all its needs;
(d) complete feedingstuffs: mixtures of feedingstuffs which, by reason
of their composition, are sufficient for a daily ration;
(e) complementary feedingstuffs: mixtures of feedingstuffs which
have a high content of certain substances but which, by reason oftheir composition, are sufficient for a daily ration only if used incombination with other feedingstuffs;
(f) mineral feedingstuffs: complementary feedingstuffs composed
mainly of minerals and containing at least 40 % crude ash;
(g) molassed feedingstuffs: complementary feeding stuffs prepared
from molasses and containing at least 14 % total sugar expressedas sucrose;
(h) animals: animals belonging to species normally kept and nourished
or consumed by man;
(i) pet animals: animals belonging to species normally nourished and
kept, but not consumed, by man, except animals bred for fur.
(j) Milk replacer feeds: compound feedingstuffs administered in dry
form or after dilution in a given quantity of liquid for feedingyoung animals as a supplement to, or substitute for, post-colostral
milk or for feeding calvesintended for s laughter.
(k) feed materials: various products of vegetable or animal origin, in
their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived fromthe industrial processing thereof, and organic or inorganicsubstances, whether or not containing additives, which areintended for use in oral animal feeding, either directly as such orafter processing, in the preparation of compound feedingstuffs or
ascarriersof premixtures ;
(l) the minimum storage life of a compound feedingstuff: that the date
until which, under proper storage conditions, that feedingstuff
retains its specific properties.
(m) ‘putting into circulation’ or ‘circulation’: the holding of compound
feedingstuffs for the purposes of sale, including offering for sale,or any other form of transfer, whether free or not, to third parties,and the sale and other forms of transfer themselves.
Article 3
Member States shall prescribe that compound feedingstuffs may be
marketed only if they are wholesome, unadulterated and of merchan-
table quality. They shall also prescribe that compound feedingstuffs
may not represent a danger to animal or human health and may notbe presented or marketed in a manner liable to mislead.
Article 4
1. Member States shall prescribe that compound feedingstuffs may
be marketed only in sealed packages or containers. They shall alsoprescribe that the packages or containers be sealed in such a way that,
when the package isopened, the s eal isdamaged and cannot be re-
used.
2. Exceptionsto the principle of paragraph 1 to be authorized at
Community level shall be listed in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 13, provided that the identity and quality of thecompound feedingstuffs concerned are ensured.1979L0373 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 006.001 — 4
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Article 5
1. Member States shall prescribe that compound feedingstuffs may
not be marketed unless the particulars listed below, which shall beclearly visible, legible and indelible and for which the manufacturer,
packer, importer, seller or distributor established within the Community
shall be held responsible, are shown, in a space provided for thatpurpose, on the packaging, on the container or on a label attachedthereto:
(a) the description ‘complete feedingstuff’, ‘complementary feeding-
stuff’, ‘mineral feedingstuff’, ‘molassed feedingstuff’, ‘completemilk replacer feed’ or ‘complementary milk replacer feed’, as
appropriate;
(b) the species or category of animal for which the compound feeding-
stuff is intended;
(c) directions for the proper use of the feedingstuff indicating the
purpose for which the feedingstuff is intended;
(d) for all compound feedingstuffs except those intended for pets other
than dogsand cats : the ►
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accordance with Article 5c;
(e) where appropriate, the declarationsof the analytical cons tituentsin
the cases provided for in Part A of the Annex;
(f) asrelevant to the cas e, the declarationsprovided for in Part B of
the Annex in columns1, 2 and 3;
(g) the name or business name and the address or registered place of
business of the person responsible for the particulars referred to inthisparagraph;
(h) the net quantity expressed in units of mass in the case of solid
products, and in units of mass or volume in the case of liquid
products;
(i) the minimum storage life, to be indicated in accordance with
Article 5d (1);
(j) the batch reference number;
(k) from 1 April 2001, the approval number allocated to the establish-
ment in accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive 95/69/EC
of 22 December 1995 laying down the conditionsand arrangements
for approving and registering certain establishments and intermedi-ariesoperating in the animal feed s ector (
1) or, asthe cas e may be,
the registration number allocated to the establishment in accor-dance with Article 10 of that Directive;
(l) in the case of compound feedingstuffs other than those intended for
pets, the indication ‘the exact percentages by weight of feed mate-rials used in this feedingstuff may be obtained from: …’ (name ortrade name, address or registered office, telephone number and e-mail address of the person responsible for the particulars referred
to in thisparagraph). Thisinformation s hall be provided at the
customer's request.
2. Member States shall prescribe that compound feedingstuffs, when
marketed in tankersor s imilar vehiclesor in accordance with Article 4(2), shall be accompanied by a document containing the particularsreferred to in paragraph 1 of thisArticle. For s mall quantitiesof
feedingstuffs intended for the final user, these particulars may be
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3. Member States shall prescribe that, in conjunction with the parti-
cularslis ted in paragraph 1, only the following additional particularsmay be put in the space referred to in paragraph 1:
(a) the identification mark or trade mark of the person responsible for
the labelling particulars;
(b) the name or business name and the address or registered place of
business of the manufacturer, if this is not the person responsiblefor the labelling particulars;
(d) the country of production or manufacture;
(e) the price of the product;
(f) the description or trade name of the product;
(h) where appropriate, particularsrelating to the provis ionsof Article
14 (a);
(i) an indication of the physical condition of the feedingstuff or the
specific processing it has undergone;
(j) where appropriate, the declarationsof the analytical cons tituentsin
the cases provided for in Part A of the Annex;
(k) the declarationsprovided for in Part B of the Annex in columns1,
2 and 4;
(1) the date of manufacture to be indicated in accordance with Article
5d (2).
4. Member Statesmay, for feedings tuffsproduced and marketed in
their territories:
(a) permit the particularss pecified in paragraph 1 (b) to (f) and (h) to
be shown only in an accompanying document;
(b) prescribe an official code number enabling the manufacturer to be
identified where the latter is not responsible for the labelling parti-culars.
5. Member States shall prescribe that:
(a) in the case of compound feedingstuffs constituted from no more
than three ►
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paragraph 1 (b) and (c) shall not be required where the►
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(b) in the case of whole grain mixes, the declarations referred to in
paragraph 1 (e) and (f) shall not be required; they may, however,be provided;
(c) the descriptions ‘complete feedingstuff’ or ‘complementary
feedingstuff’ in respect of feedingstuffs intended for pets other
than dogsor catsmay be replaced by the des cription ‘compound
feedingstuff’. In this case, the declarations required or allowedunder this Article shall be those laid down for complete feeding-stuffs;
(d) the minimum storage life, the net quantity, the batch reference
number and the approval or registration number may be marked
outside the space reserved for the labelling particulars referred to
in paragraph 1; in this case, these details shall be accompanied byan indication of where the information appears.
6. For compound feedingstuffs for pets, the descriptions:
(a) in English ‘compound feedingstuff’, ‘complementary feedingstuff’,
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‘compound pet food’, ‘complementary pet food’ ‘and complete pet
food’ respectively;
(b) in Spanish ‘pienso’ may be replaced by the description ‘alimento’;
(c) in Dutch ‘mengvoeder’, ‘aanvullend diervoeder’ and ‘volledig dier-
voeder’ may be replaced by the descriptions ‘samengesteld voeder’,
‘aanvullend samengesteld voeder’ and ‘volledig samengesteld
voeder’ respectively.
Article 5c
1. All feed materials used in the compound feedingstuff shall be
listed by their specific names.
2. The listing of feed materials for feedingstuffs shall be subject to
the following rules:
(a) compound feedingstuffs intended for animals other than pets:
(i) listing of feed materials for feedingstuffs with an indication, in
descending order, of the percentages by weight present in the
compound feedingstuff;
(ii) asregardsthe above percentages , a tolerance of ± 15 % of the
declared value shall be permitted;
(b) compound feedingstuffs intended for pets: listing of feed materials
for feedingstuffs either indicating the amount contained or namingthem in descending order by weight.
3. In the case of compound feedingstuffs intended for pets, the indi-
cation of the specific name of the feed material for feedingstuffs may
be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed material forfeedingstuffs belongs, with reference to the categories grouping severalfeed materials established in accordance with Article 10(a).
Use of one of these two forms of declaration shall exclude use of the
other save where one of the feed materials for feedingstuffs usedbelongsto none of the categorieswhich have been defined; in that
case, the feed material for feedingstuffs, designated by its specific
name, shall be mentioned in descending order by weight in relation tothe categories.
4. The labelling of compound feedingstuffs for pets may also draw
attention by a specific declaration to the presence or low content of oneor more feed materials for feedingstuffs, which are essential for charac-
terising a feedingstuff. In such a case, the minimum or maximum
content, expressed in terms of percentage by weight of the feed mate-rial(s) incorporated, shall be clearly indicated either opposite thedeclaration drawing special attention to the feed material(s) or in thelist of feed materials by mentioning the feed material(s) and the
percentage(s) by weight concerned opposite the corresponding category
of feed materials.
Article 5d
1. The minimum storage life shall be given by the following indica-
tions:
— ‘use before …’ followed by the date (day, month and year) in the
case of microbiologically highly perishable feedingstuffs;
— ‘best before…’ followed by the date (month and year) in the case
of other feedingstuffs.
Where other Community provisions concerning compound feeding-
stuffs require indication of a minimum storage life or an expiry dateof guarantee, the indication referred to in the first subparagraph shallbe made, giving only the earliest date.1979L0373 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 006.001 — 7
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2. The date of manufacture shall be expressed as follows:
‘manufactured … (days, months, or year(s)) before the minimum
storage life expiry date indicated’.
Where Article 5 (5) (d) applies, the abovementioned entry shall be
followed by an indication of where that storage life is indicated.
Article 5e
The person responsible for the labelling particulars of a compound
feedingstuff may provide information in addition to that required underthisDirective.
However, such information:
— may not be designed to indicate the presence or content of analy-
tical constituents other than those the declaration of which is
provided for in Article 5 of thisDirective or Article 5 (2) of
Council Directive 93/74/EEC of 13 September 1993 on feeding-stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes (
1);
— must not mislead the user, in particular by attributing to the
feedingstuff effects or properties that it does not possess or bysuggesting that it possesses special characteristics when in fact allsimilar feedingstuffs possess such characteristics,
— must not claim that the feedingstuff will prevent, treat or cure a
disease,
— must relate to objective or quantifiable factors which can be
substantiated,
— must be clearly separated from all the particulars specified in
Article 5.
Article 6
Member States shall prescribe that the general provisions contained in
Part A of the Annex shall apply to the ►
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compound feedingstuffs.
Article 9
Member States shall ensure that compound feedingstuffs are not
subject, for reasons concerning the provisions included in this Direc-tive, to►
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for by thisDirective.
Article 10
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 and in the
light of advancesin s cientific and technical knowledge:
(a) categoriesgrouping s everal ►M11feed materials ◄shall be
established not later than 22 January 1991;
(d) methodsof calculating the energy value of compound feedings tuffs
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Article 10a
1. Member States shall prescribe that the ►M11feed materials ◄
included on the list ►M11of the main feed materialslis ted in Part B
of the Annex to Council Directive 96/25/EC of 29 April 1996 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 (
1)◄may be declared as such only under the names specified
therein and on condition that they correspond to the descriptions andcomply with any possible minimum compositional requirements
contained therein.
2. Member States shall ensure that the provisions of headings (I),
(II), (III) and (IV) of Part A ‘General’ of the Annex to Directive 96/25/EC are respected.
3. Member States shall prescribe that the feed materials appearing
on the list provided for in Article 11(b) of Directive 96/25/EC maynot be used as feed materials in the preparation of compound feeding-stuffs, in accordance with the provisions laid down in that Directive.
Article 11
For the purposes of ►
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indicationsprinted on the accompanying document, on the packaging,
on the container or on the label attached thereto shall be written in atleast one or several languages which the country of destination shalldetermine from among the national or official languagesof theCommunity.
Article 12
Member States shall make all necessary arrangements for official
inspection during manufacture or ►
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sampling, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of thisDirective.
They shall stipulate that the manufacturers of compound feedingstuffs
are obliged to make available to the authorities responsible for carrying
out official inspections, on request, any document concerning thecomposition of feedingstuffs intended to be put into circulation whichenablesthe accuracy of the information given by the labelling to beverified.
Article 13
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58 of Regulation(EC) No 178/2002 (
2).
2. Where reference ismade to thisArticle, Articles5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (3) shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
3. The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.1979L0373 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 006.001 — 9
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Article 14
This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States:
(a) to recommend typesof conpound feedings tuffswhich meet certain
analytical characteristics;
(b) to refrain from applying the provisions of this Directive to
compound feedingstuffs in respect of which it is proved at leastby some appropriate marking that they are intended for export tothird countries;
(c) to refrain from applying the provisions of this Directive to
compound feedingstuffs where a special label marking gives proofthat they are intended for animalskept for s cientific or experi-mental purposes.
Article 15
Not later than three yearsfollowing notification of thisDirective the
Commission shall, on the basis of experience acquired, forward to theCouncil proposals for amendments to the Directive such as to achieve
free movement of compound feedingstuffs and to eliminate certain
disparities concerning the use of ►
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ling in particular. The Council shall act on these proposals not laterthan five yearsfollowing notification of thisDirective.
Article 15a
At the latest on 6 November 2006, the Commission shall submit a
report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the basis of the
information received from Member States, on the implementation of
the measures introduced by Article 5(1)(j) and (l), and (5)(d) andArticle 5c and the second subparagraph of Article 12, particularly asregardsthe indication of quantities , in the form of percentage byweight, of feed materials on the labelling of compound feedingstuffs,including the permitted tolerance, accompanied by any proposals
designed to improve these measures.
Article 16
Member States shall bring into force on 1 January 1981 the laws, regu-
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirective and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
However, the Federal Republic of Germany may until 21 January 1992
derogate from the labelling provisions in Article 5 for compound
feedingstuffs produced in the territory of the former German Demo-
cratic Republic.
Article 17
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ANNEX
PARTA
Generalprovisions
1. The levelsindicated or to be declared relate to the weight of the
compound feedingstuff as such, unless otherwise stated.
2. The feedingstuff's moisture content must be stated if it exceeds:
— 7 % in the case of milk replacer feeds and other compound feeding-
stuffs with a milk-product content exceeding 40 %,
— 5 % in the case of mineral feedingstuffs containing no organic
substances,
— 10 % in the case of mineral feedingstuffs containing organic
substances,
— 14 % in the case of other compound feedingstuffs.
In the case of compound feedingstuffs with a moisture content not
exceeding the limitss tated in the paragraphsabove, that content may
also be declared.
3. The level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid shall not exceed 3,3 % of
the dry matter in the case of compound feedingstuffs composed mainly of
rice by-products and 2,2 % of the dry matter in other cases.
However, the 2,2 % level may be exceeded in the case of:
— compound feedingstuffs containing authorized mineral binding agents,
— mineral compound feedingstuffs,— compound feedingstuffs containing more than 50 % of sugar beet
chipsor s ugar beet pulp,
— compound feedingstuffs intended for farmed fish with a fish meal
content of over 15 %,
provided that the level isdeclared asa percentage of the feedings tuff as
such.
In the case of compound feedingstuffs with a level of ash insoluble in
hydrochloric acid not exceeding the limitss tated in the paragraphsabove,
that level may also be declared.
4. The iron level in milk replacer feedsfor calvesof a live weight les sthan
or equal to 70 kilograms must be at least 30 milligrams per kilogram of
the complete feedingstuff at a moisture content of 12 %.
5. Where, on official inspection pursuant to Article 12, the composition of a
compound feedingstuff other than for pets is found to depart from the
declared composition, the following minimum tolerances shall be
permitted, subject to Article 3:
5.1. Where the content recorded isles sthan the declared content:
5.1.1. Crude protein:
— 2 unitsfor declared contentsof 20 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 20 %
but not less than 10 %,
— 1 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 10 %.
5.1.2. Total sugar:
— 2 unitsfor declared contentsof 20 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 20 %
but not less than 10 %,
— 1 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 10 %.
5.1.3. Starch and total sugar plus starch:
— 2,5 unitsfor declared contentsof 25 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 25 %
but not less than 10 %,
— 1 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 10 %.
5.1.4. Crude oilsand fats :
— 1,5 unitsfor declared contentsof 15 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 15 %
but not less than 8 %,
— 0,8 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 8 %.
5.1.5. Sodium, potassium and magnesium:
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— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 15 %
but not less than 7,5 %,
— 0,75 unit for declared contents of less than 7,5 % but not less than
5% ,
— 15 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 5 %
but not less than 0,7 %,
— 0,1 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 0,7 %.
5.1.6. Total phosphorus and calcium:
— 1,2 unitsfor declared contentsof 16 % or more,
— 7,5 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 16 %
but not less than 12 %,
— 0,9 unit for declared contents of less than 12 % but not less than 6 %,
— 15 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 6 %
but not less than 1 %,
— 0,15 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 1 %.
5.1.7. Methionine, lysine and threonine:
— 15 % of the declared content.
5.1.8. Cystine and tryptophan:
— 20 % of the declared content.
5.2. Where the content recorded ismore than the declared content:
5.2.1. Moisture:
— 1 unit for declared contentsof 10 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 10 %
but not less than 5 %,
— 0,5 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 5 %.
5.2.2. Crude ash:
— 1 unit for declared contentsof 10 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 10 %
but not less than 5 %,
— 0,5 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 5 %.
5.2.3. Crude fibre:
— 1,8 unitsfor declared contentsof 12 % or more,
— 15 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 12 %
but not less than 6 %,
— 0,9 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 6 %.
5.2.4. Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid:
— 1 unit for declared contentsof 10 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 10 %
but not less than 4 %,
— 0,4 unit for declared contentsof les sthan 4 %.
5.3. Where the variation noted is in the opposite direction to those referred to
respectively in 5.1 and 5.2:
5.3.1 — crude protein, crude oils and fats, total sugar, starch: tolerance twice
that permitted for these substances in 5.1,
— total phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, crude ash,
crude fibre: tolerance three times that permitted for those substances
in 5.1 and 5.2.
6. Where, on official inspection pursuant to Article 12, the composition of a
compound feedingstuff for pets is found to depart from the declared
composition, the following minimum tolerances shall be permitted,
subject to Article 3:
6.1. Where the content recorded isles sthan the declared content:
6.1.1. Crude protein:
— 3,2 unitsfor declared contentsof 20 % or more,
— 16 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 20 %
but not less than 12,5 %,
— 2 unitsfor declared contentsof les sthan 12,5 %.
6.1.2. Crude oilsand fats :
— 2,5 unitsof the declared content.
6.2. Where the content recorded ismore than the declared content:
6.2.1. Moisture:
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— 7,5 % of the declared content for declared contentsof les sthan 40 %
but not less than 20 %,
— 1,5 unitsfor declared contentsof les sthan 20 %.
6.2.2. Crude ash:
— 1,5 unitsof the declared content.
6.2.3. Crude fibre:
— 1 unit of the declared content.
6.3. Where the variation noted is in the opposite direction to those referred to
respectively in 6.1 and 6.2:
6.3.1. Crude protein:
— tolerance twice that permitted for that substance in 6.1.1.
6.3.2. Crude oilsand fats :
— identical tolerance to that permitted for that substance in 6.1.2.
6.3.3. Crude ash, crude fibre:
— tolerance three times that permitted for those substances in 6.2.2 and
6.2.3.
7. Labelling of compound feedingstuffs containing protein derived from
mammalian tissue.
7.1. The labelling of compound feedingstuffs containing protein derived from
mammalian tissue and intended for animals other than pets must contain
the following statement: ‘This compound feedingstuff contains protein
derived from mammalian tissue the feeding of which to ruminants is
prohibited’.
Thisdoesnot apply to compound feedings tuffswhich contain no protein
derived from mammalian tissue other than the following;
— milk and milk products,
— gelatin,
— hydrolysed proteins with a molecular weight below 10 000 daltons
which have been:
(i) derived from hidesand s kinsobtained from animalswhich have
been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and have undergone an ante
mortem inspection by an official veterinarian in accordance with
Chapter VI of Annex I of Directive 64/433/EEC and passed fit,
as a result of such inspection, for slaughter for the purpose of
that Directive;
and
(ii) produced by a production process which involves appropriate
measures to minimise contamination of hides and skins, prepara-
tion of the hides and skins by brining, liming and intensive
washing followed by exposure of the material to a pH of > 11
for > 3 hoursat temperature > 80 ºC and followed by heat treat-
ment at > 140 ºC for 30 minutesat > 3,6 bar or a by an
equivalent production process approved by the Commission after
consultation of the appropriate Scientific Committee;
and
(iii) come from establishments which carry out an own checks
program (HACCP),
— dicalcium phosphate derived from defatted bones, and
— dried plasma and other blood products.
7.2. Where a Member State prohibitsthe us e of protein derived from mamma-
lian tissue as referred to in 7.1, first sentence, in feedingstuffs for certain
animalsother than ruminantsaspermitted by Article 1 (2) of Council
Directive 90/667/EEC (1), the statement required in 7.1 must mention in
addition the other species or categories of animals to which it has
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PARTB
Declarationofanalyticalconstituents
Feedingstuffs Analytical constituents and levelsSpeciesor category of animal
Compulsory declarations
according to Article 5 (1)
(f)Optional declarations
according to Article 5 (3)
(k)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Complete feedingstuffs — Crude protein
Animalsexcept pets
other than dogsand
cats/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Petsother than dogs
and cats/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Crude oilsand fats
— Crude fibre
— Crude ash
— Lysine Pigs Animals other than
pigs
— Methionine Poultry Animalsother than
poultry
— Cystine ................
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Threonine ................
— Tryptophan ................
— Energy value ................ Poultry (according to
EC method)
................ Pigsand ruminants
(according to national
official methods)
— Starch ................
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Total sugar (as sucrose) ................
— Total sugar plus starch ................
— Calcium ................
— Sodium ................
— Magnesium ................
— Potassium ................
— Phosphorus Fish except orna-
mental fishAnimalsother than
fish except orna-
mental fish
Complementary
feedingstuffs — Mineral— Crude protein ................
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Crude fibre ................
— Crude ash ................
— Crude oilsand fats ................
— L y si n e ................
— Methionine ................
— Cystine ................
— Threonine ................
— Tryptophan ................
— Calcium
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Phosphorus
— Sodium
— Magnesium Ruminants Animals other than
ruminants
— Potassium ................ A l l animals1979L0373 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 006.001 — 14
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Feedingstuffs Analytical constituents and levelsSpeciesor category of animal
Compulsory declarations
according to Article 5 (1)
(f)Optional declarations
according to Article 5 (3)
(k)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Complementary
feedingstuffs —
Molassed— Crude protein
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Crude fibre
— Total sugar (as sucrose)
— Crude ash
— Crude oilsand fats ................
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Calcium ................
— Phosphorus ................
— Sodium ................
— Potassium ................
— Magnesium ≥0,5 % RuminantsAnimals other than
ruminants
<0 , 5% ................ A l l animals
Complementary
feedingstuffs — Other— Crude protein Animalsexcept pets
other than dogsor
catsPetsother than dogs
and cats
— Crude oilsand fats
— Crude fibre
— Crude ash
— Calcium ≥5 % Animalsother than
petsPets
<5% ................ A l l animals
— Phosphorus ≥2 % Animalsother than
petsPets
<2% ................ A l l animals
— Magnesium ≥0,5 % RuminantsAnimals other than
ruminants
<0 , 5% ................/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Sodium ................
— Potassium ................
— Energy value ................ Poultry (declaration
according to EEC
method)
................ Pigsand ruminants
(declaration according
to national official
methods)
— Lysine Pigs Animals other than
pigs
— Methionine Poultry Animalsother than
poultry
— Cystine ................
All animals/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150— Threonine ................
— Tryptophan ................
— Starch ................
— Total sugar (as sucrose) ................
— Total sugar plus starch ................1979L0373 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 006.001 — 15