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"B "M4 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/25/EC
of 29 April 1996
on the circulation and use of feed materials, amending Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC,
82/471/EEC and 93/74/EEC and repealing Directive 77/101/EEC 3
(OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 35)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Directive 98/67/EC of 7 September 1998 L 261 10 24.9.1998
"M2 Council Directive 1999/29/EC of 22 April 1999 L 115 32 4.5.1999
"M3 Commission Directive 1999/61/EC of 18 June 1999 L 162 67 26.6.1999
"M4 Directive 2000/16/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
of 10 April 2000L 105 36 3.5.20001996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 1
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/25/EC
of 29 April 1996
on the circulation and use of feed materials, amending Directives
70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 82/471/EEC and 93/74/EEC and repealing
Directive 77/101/EEC
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 43 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),
(1) Whereas, in the framework of the production, processing and
consumption of agricultural products feed materials play an
important role in agriculture;
(2) Whereas, in the light of growing interest in quality, efficiency and
the environment, the role of feed materials in agriculture will gain
in importance;
(3) Whereas, in these circumstances, the rules governing the
circulation of feed materials are particularly useful in ensuring
sufficient transparency throughout the feed chain while improving
the quality of agricultural production, notably livestock produc-
tion;
(4) Whereas Council Directive 77/101/EEC of 23 November 1976 on
the marketing of straight feedingstuffs (4), lays down rules for the
marketing of straight feedingstuffs; whereas Member States still
have different traditions as regards regulating the marketing of raw
materials; whereas for that reason Directive 77/101/EEC permits
Member States to provide for derogations in certain cases;
(5) Whereas the result of these derogations is that in some Member
States Directive 77/101/EEC governs the marketing of both
straight feedingstuffs and raw feed materials and in other Member
States only the marketing of straight feedingstuffs, which allows
straight feedingstuffs to be sold as raw feed materials not subject
to rules;
(6) Whereas, with a view to the smooth functioning of the internal
market, the discrepancies which can still be noted among the
Member States should be removed; whereas, in view of the extent
of the sector under consideration, Directive 77/101/EEC should be
replaced by new rules;
(7) Whereas straight feedingstuffs and raw feed materials are so
similar and close, that to ensure a consistent integration of the
scope of this Directive they should be placed in one category,
namely ‘feed materials’;
(8) Whereas the new definition ‘feed materials’ includes the intended
purpose of these products, namely the use in oral animal feeding,
as provided for in the existing definitions for ‘feedingstuffs’ and
‘compound feedingstuffs’; whereas it is thus guaranteed that the
term ‘feedingstuffs’ can now be used as a generic term for all feed
materials and compound feedingstuffs;
(9) Whereas this comprehensive definition for ‘feedingstuffs’ is
particularly important for Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23!B
(1) OJ No C 236, 24. 8. 1994, p. 7.
(2) OJ No C 305, 31. 10. 1994, p. 147.
(3) OJ No C 102, 24. 4. 1995, p. 10.
(4) OJ No L 32, 3. 2. 1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive
90/654/EEC (OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 48).!M4
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November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1) and
Council Directive 74/63/EEC of 17 December 1973 on undesir-
able substances and products in animal nutrition (2); whereas in
certain cases both terms ‘feedingstuffs’ and ‘feed materials’ will
be used in order to specify the provisions, since in Directive
74/63/EEC certain provisions only apply to feed materials,
whereas other provisions apply to all feedingstuffs including feed
materials;
(10) Whereas, in order to achieve the desired transparency throughout
the entire feed chain, this Directive covers the ‘circulation’ of feed
materials;
(11) Whereas satisfactory results in livestock production depend to a
large extent on the right use of suitable, good quality feed
materials; whereas feed materials must therefore always be sound,
genuine and of merchantable quality; whereas they must neither
represent a danger to animal or human health nor be marketed in a
manner liable to mislead;
(12) Whereas, since many products can have either a feed or a non-feed
purpose, the feed purpose must be indicated by compulsory ad
hoc labelling when the products in question are put into
circulation for that purpose;
(13) Whereas the circulation of feed materials in many cases occurs in
bulk consignments, whether or not split up into several units;
whereas such materials are generally accompanied by documents
such as invoices and waybills; whereas these papers may serve as
‘accompanying documents’ within the meaning of Article 5 of this
Directive; whereas this is permitted only if identification of (the
units of) the consignment and the existence of a common
reference and an accompanying document is properly guaranteed
at all stages of circulation, for example by the use of reference
numbers or signs;
(14) Whereas, since feed materials can differ in health and nutritional
quality, a clear distinction should be made between the different
feed materials by subjecting them, when they are put into
circulation, to a labelling requirement indicating their specific
names;
(15) Whereas the buyers or users of feed materials should throughout
the feed chain be given accurate and valid additional information,
such as the quantities of analytical constituents having a direct
effect on the quality of the feed material; whereas failure by the
seller to declare the quantities of analytical constituents should be
avoided in order to protect small buyers claiming this information
in vain and to avoid the unnecessary costs of a multiplication of
analyses immediately before the end of the feed chain; whereas
certain Member States experience difficulties in conducting
inspections at farm level; whereas under these circumstances it
is necessary to adopt provisions requiring the quantities of
analytical constituents to be declared at the beginning of the feed
chain;
(16) Whereas labelling particulars concerning the analytic composition
of feed materials are not required if, before the transaction, the
purchaser deems that he has no need of such information; whereas
this labelling exemption may apply in particular to products stored
until such time as they are the subject of a new transaction;
(17) Whereas the circulation of feed materials between farmers in the
great majority of cases consists of products of vegetable or animal
origin, in their natural state, fresh or preserved, whether or not
subjected to simple physical treatment such as chopping or
grinding and not treated with additives, except for preservatives;!B
(1) OJ No L 270, 14. 12. 1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission
Directive 95/55/EC (OJ No L 263, 4. 11. 1995, p. 18).
(2) OJ No L 38, 11. 2. 1974, p. 31. Directive as last amended by Directive
93/74/EEC (OJ No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 23).1996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 3
whereas for general reasons of knowledge of the characteristics of
such products and for practical reasons no declaration referred to
in this Directive should be required on an accompanying
document such as an invoice; whereas this should nevertheless
be required where the products in question are treated with
additives as such treatment may change the chemical composition
and nutritional value of the products;
(18) Whereas feed materials of animal or vegetable origin are sold in
small quantities by many retailers, frequently for feeding pet
animals; whereas for general reasons of knowledge of the
characteristics of such products and for practical reasons no
constituent declaration should be required for these products;
(19) Whereas, in certain third countries, there are not always the
necessary means of carrying out analyses which make it possible
to supply the information required by this Directive on the analytic
composition of feed materials; whereas Member States should
therefore be allowed, on certain conditions, to permit such
materials to be put into circulation in the Community accom-
panied by provisional composition data;
(20) Whereas, where reliable definitive data on analytical constituents
are not available, in particular of feed materials from third
countries put into circulation in the Community for the first time,
in order to avoid unnecessary clogging of ports and road/rail links
there should be the possibility of giving final confirmation of
provisionally declared data within 10 working days;
(21) Whereas several basic Community regulations provide for lists of
ingredients and straight feedingstuffs;
(22) Whereas, for practical reasons and to ensure the necessary legal
consistency and efficiency, a list of the main feed materials similar
to lists already established in comparable areas should be drawn
up;
(23) Whereas such a list cannot be exhaustive owing to the great
diversity of products and by-products which may be traded and
used, the constant development of food technology and the need
not to restrict choice for manufacturers and farmers; whereas it is
possible to allow the circulation of feed materials other than those
included in the abovementioned list provided that they are
designated by specific names preventing any confusion with
materials qualifying for a name laid down at Community level;
(24) Whereas feed materials containing levels of undesirable sub-
stances and products higher than those indicated for straight
feedingstuffs in Annex I to Directive 74/63/EEC should be
supplied only to compound feed manufacturers approved in
accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 95/69/EC of
22 December 1995 laying down the conditions and arrangements
for approving and registering certain establishments and inter-
mediaries operating in the animal feed sector (1); whereas this
should be stated on compulsory specific labelling indicating the
intended use of the product; whereas these undesirable substances
and products should be included on the list of Part B of Annex II
to Directive 74/63/EEC, with certain exceptions relating to
aflatoxin, cadmium and arsenic and feed materials containing
these substances, which are already listed in Annex II, Part A to
Directive 74/63/EEC;
(25) Whereas amendment of the list of the chief feed materials
constitutes a scientific measure;
(26) Whereas the list in Part B of the Annex to this Directive should be
used for the circulation of feed materials, irrespective of intended
use, and for the labelling of feed materials used in compound
feeds;!B
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(27) Whereas Commission Directive 92/87/EEC of 26 October 1992
establishing a non-exclusive list of the main ingredients normally
used and marketed for the preparation of compound feedingstuffs
intended for animals other than pets (1) draws up for labelling
purposes a list of ingredients of compound feedingstuffs; whereas
the said Directive should be repealed as from the application of
Parts A and B of this Directive;
(28) Whereas, in order to improve the unambiguity and comparability
at international level of systems for identifying and exchanging
data on feed materials, the Commission should be instructed to
adopt implementing arrangements, when appropriate, for the
introduction of a practical international coding system for feed
materials, based on glossaries of the various aspects of feed-
ingstuffs, such as origin, role, process, maturity/quality;
(29) Whereas, in order to facilitate the adoption of implementing
measures, the procedure introducing cooperation between the
Member States and the Commission within the Standing
Committee on Feedingstuffs should be followed;
(30) Whereas it is important to ensure that, in accordance with this
Directive, the accuracy of the declarations made can be officially
verified in a uniform way throughout the Community, at all stages
of circulation of the feed materials;
(31) Whereas the introduction of this Directive entails deletion of the
terms ‘straight feedingstuffs’, ‘raw materials (ingredients)’, ‘raw
materials’ and ‘ingredients’; whereas these terms should be
replaced in current Community legislation, in particular in
Council Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 82/471/EEC (2) and
93/74/EEC (3) by the terms ‘feed materials’, and where appropri-
ate the definition ‘feed materials’ should be replaced by the
definition given in this Directive; whereas this also has an impact
on the definition of compound feedingstuffs; whereas Commis-
sion Directives 80/511/EEC (4), 82/475/EEC (5)a n d
91/357/EEC (6) and Commission Decision 91/516/EEC (7) should
be amended for the same reason, by means of a Commission act;
(32) Whereas it is necessary to ensure that the provisions of the
Annexes are continually adjusted to take account of the latest
developments in scientific or technical knowledge; whereas such
amendments will have to be made swiftly using the procedure laid
down by this Directive in order to establish close cooperation
between Member States and the Commission within the Standing
Committee on Feedingstuffs;
(33) Whereas, on grounds of the effective protection of animal and
human health and to ensure the smooth functioning of the internal
market, action should be taken at Community level,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. This Directive shall apply to the circulation and use of feed materials
within the Community.
2. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to other Community
provisions in the field of animal nutrition.!B
(1) OJ No L 319, 4. 11. 1992, p. 19.
(2) OJ No L 213, 21. 7. 1982, p. 8.
(3) OJ No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 23.
(4) OJ No L 126, 21. 5. 1980, p. 14.
(5) OJ No L 213, 21. 7. 1982, p. 27.
(6) OJ No L 193, 17. 7. 1982, p. 34.
(7) OJ No L 281, 9. 10. 1991, p. 23.!M4
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Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘feed materials’: various products of vegetable or animal origin, in
their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived from the
industrial processing thereof, and organic or inorganic substances,
whether or not containing additives, which are intended for use in
oral animal feeding either directly as such, or after processing, in the
preparation of compound feedingstuffs or as carriers of premixtures;
(b) ‘putting into circulation’ (‘circulation’): the holding of feed
materials 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
Without prejudice to the obligations arising under other Community
provisions, Member States shall prescribe that feed materials may be put
into circulation in the Community only if they are of sound, genuine and
merchantable quality. They shall prescribe that, when put into circulation
or used, feed materials must not represent any danger to animal or human
health or to the environment and must not be put into circulation in a
manner that is liable to mislead.
Article 4
Member States shall prescribe that the general provisions laid down in
Part A of the Annex shall apply to the putting into circulation of feed
materials.
Article 5
1. Member States shall prescribe that feed materials may not be put into
circulation unless the particulars listed below, which must be properly
visible, legible and indelible and for which the producer, packer,
importer, seller or distributor, established within the Community, shall be
held responsible, are shown on an accompanying document or where
appropriate on the packaging, on the container or on a label attached
thereto:
(a) the words ‘feed material’;
(b) the name of the feed material and where appropriate the other
particulars referred to in Article 7;
(c) for feed materials listed in Part B of the Annex, the particulars
provided for in the fourth column of Part B of the Annex;
(d) for feed materials which are not listed in Part B of the Annex, the
particulars provided for in the second column of the table in Part C
of the Annex;
(e) where appropriate, the particulars provided for in Part A of the
Annex;
(f) 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;
(g) the name or business name and the address or registered place of
business of the producing establishment, the approval number, the
reference number of the batch or any other particulars which ensure!B
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that the feed material can be traced, where the establishment must be
approved in accordance with:
— Directive 90/667/EEC (1),
— Community measures included on a list to be drawn up in
accordance with the procedure set out in Article 13;
(h) the name or business name and the address or registered place of
business of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in
this paragraph, if different from the producer referred to in point (g).
2. Other information may be given on packaging, containers, labels and
accompanying documents provided that such information relates to
objective or quantifiable parameters which can be substantiated and that
it cannot mislead the purchaser. This information must be separate from
the information referred to in paragraph 1.
3. For quantities of feed materials less than or equal to 10 kg, intended
for the final user, the particulars provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 may
be given to the purchaser by means of an appropriate notice at the point
of sale.
4. If a batch is divided during circulation, the particulars referred to in
paragraph 1, together with a reference to the initial batch, must be
repeated on the packaging, container or accompanying document of each
division of the batch.
5. Where the composition of a feed material in circulation is changed,
the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 must be changed accordingly
under the responsibility of the person providing the new particulars.
Article 6
1. By way of derogation from Article 5, the particulars referred to in
Article 5 (1) (c) and (d) and points 2 and 3 of heading V of Part A of the
Annex shall not be required where:
(a) before each transaction the purchaser has stated in writing that he
does not require this information;
(b) without prejudice to Directive 90/667/EEC (2), feed materials of
animal or vegetable origin, fresh or preserved, whether or not subject
to a simple physical treatment, in quantities less than or equal to
10 kg, intended for pet animals and supplied directly to the final user
by a seller established in the same Member State, are put into
circulation.
2. Where, in the case of feed materials from a third country put into
circulation in the Community for the first time, it has not been possible
to provide the guarantees regarding composition required in Article 5 (1)
(c) and (d) and points 2 and 3 of heading V of Part A of the Annex owing
to the absence of means of assuring the analytic measurements necessary
in the country concerned, Member States may allow provisional
composition data to be supplied by the person responsible referred to
in Article 5 (1) (g) provided that:
(a) the competent authorities responsible for checks are informed in
advance of the arrival of the feed material;
(b) the definitive particulars of composition are provided to the
purchaser and the competent authorities within 10 working days of
the date of its arrival in the Community;
(c) the particulars of composition on the documents are accompanied by
the following indications in bold type: ‘provisional data to be
confirmed by … (name and address of the laboratory instructed to
carry out the analyses) regarding… (reference number of the sample
to be analysed) before … (date)’;!M4
(1) OJ L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of
Accession.
(2) OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51.!B1996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 7
(d) Member States inform the Commission of the circumstances in
which they applied the derogation referred to in this paragraph.
3. By way of derogation from Article 5:
(a) the particulars referred to in Article 5 (1) shall not be required,
without prejudice to Directive 90/667/EEC, in the case of products
of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state, fresh or
preserved, whether or not subjected to a simple physical treatment
and not treated with additives, except for preservatives, which are
provided by a farmer-producer to a breeder-user, both of whom are
established in the same Member State;
(b) the particulars referred to in Article 5 (1) (c), (d), (e) and (f) and Part
A of the Annex shall not be required where by-products of vegetable
or animal origin derived from agro-industrial processing, with a
moisture content greater than 50 %, are put into circulation.
4. By way of derogation from Article 5 (1) (a):
— in German the designation ‘Futtermittel-Ausgangserzeugnis’ may be
replaced by ‘Einzelfuttermittel’,
— in Italian the designation ‘materie prime per alimenti degli animali’
may be replaced by ‘mangime semplice’,
— in Greek the designation ‘ πρώτη ύλη /dzetaω/omikronτρ/omikronφών» may be
replaced by ‘ απλή /dzetaω/omikronτρ/omikronφή».
Article 7
1. Member States shall lay down that the feed materials listed in Part B
of the Annex may circulate only under the names specified therein and
on conditions that they correspond to the descriptions given therein.
2. Member States shall allow the circulation of feed materials other
than those on the list referred to in paragraph 1, provided that such
materials circulate under names and/or with terms other than those listed
in the Annex which cannot mislead the purchaser as to the real identity of
the product offered to him.
Article 8
Member States shall prescribe that:
(a) feed materials containing a level of undesirable substances or
products in excess of that permitted for feed materials under
Directive 74/63/EEC may be put into circulation only if they are
intended for approved establishments manufacturing compound feed
entered on a national list in accordance with Directive 95/69/EC;
(b) by way of derogation from Article 5 (1) (a), feed materials within the
meaning of point (a) of this Article must be labelled ‘feed material
intended for approved establishments manufacturing compound
feed’. Article 6 (4) shall apply.
Article 9
For the purpose of circulation within the Community, the indications
printed on the accompanying document, on the packaging, on the
container or on a label attached thereto shall be written in at least one or
several languages which the country of destination shall determine from
among the national or official languages of the Community.
Article 10
Member States shall ensure that feed materials are not subject, for
reasons connected with the provisions of this Directive, to restrictions of
circulation other than those laid down in this Directive.!B1996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 8
Article 11
In accordance with the procedure laid down in "M4Article 13 3:
(a) a numerical coding system for the listed feed materials based on
glossaries concerning the origin, part of the product/by-product used,
processing and maturity/quality of the feed materials enabling feed
to be identified at international level — in particular by name and
description — may be adopted;
(b) a list of materials whose circulation or use for animal nutrition
purposes is restricted or prohibited shall be drawn up in order to
ensure their compliance with Article 3;
(c) amendments to the list referred to in point (b) shall be adopted in the
light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge;
(d) amendments to the Annex shall be adopted in the light of advances
in scientific and technical knowledge.
Article 12
Member States shall make all necessary arrangements for compliance
with the requirements of this Directive to be officially monitored, at least
by sampling during circulation.
Article 13
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on
Feedingstuffs, set up by Council Decision 70/372/EEC (1), hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Committee’.
2. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the
Chairman shall, without delay, refer the matter to the Committee, either
on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member
State.
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee
a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its
opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay
down according to the urgency of the matter in question. The opinion
shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the
Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on
a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the
Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set
out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
4. (a) The Commission shall adopt the intended measures when they
are in accordance with the Committee’s opinion.
(b) When the intended measures are not in accordance with the
opinion of the Committee, or in the absence of any opinion, the
Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal
relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a
qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral of
the proposal to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed
measures shall be adopted by the Commission, save where the Council
has decided against the said measures by a simple majority.
Article 14
1. Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in all cases the term ‘straight feedingstuffs’ shall be replaced by the
term ‘feed materials’;!B
(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 8. 1970, p. 1.!M4
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(b) Article 2 (f) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(f) “feed materials’’: various products of vegetable or animal origin,
in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived
from the industrial processing thereof, and organic or inorganic
substances, whether or not containing additives, which are
intended for use in oral animal feeding either directly as such or
after processing, in the preparation of compound feedingstuffs or
as carriers of premixtures;’;
(c) Article 2 (g) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(g) “compound feedingstuffs’’: mixtures of feed materials, whether
or not containing additives, which are intended for oral animal
feeding as complete or complementary feedingstuffs;’.
3. Article 1 (2) of Directive 82/471/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
(a) the words ‘of straight feedingstuffs and’ in point (d) shall be deleted;
(b) the following point shall be added:
‘(g) the circulation of feed materials.’.
4. Directive 93/74/EEC is hereby amended as follows:(a) the term ‘ingredients’ in Article 5 (8) shall in each case be replaced
by the term ‘feed materials’;
(b) Article 2 (b) shall be replaced by the following:
‘(b) “compound feedingstuffs’’: mixtures of feed materials, whether
or not containing additives, which are intended for oral animal
feeding as complete or complementary feedingstuffs;’.
Article 15
Directive 77/101/EEC shall be repealed as from 1 July 1998.
Article 16
On the basis of information supplied by the Member States, the
Commission shall submit a report to the Council before 1 July 2001 on
the experience acquired in applying Article 6 (1) (a), (2) and (3) (a)
accompanied, when necessary, by appropriate proposals.
Article 17
Member States shall bring into force not later than 30 June 1998 the
laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a
reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on
the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such
reference shall be laid down by Member States.
Article 18
The provisions adopted shall apply as from 1 July 1998. Member States
shall, however, lay down that feed materials put into circulation before 1
July 1998 which do not comply with this Directive may remain in
circulation until 30 June 1999.
Article 19
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .!B
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Article 20
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.!B1996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 11
ANNEX
PART A
General
I. EXPLANATOR Y NOTES
1. Feed materials are listed and named in Part B in accordance with
the following criteria:
— the origin of the product/by-product, e.g. animal, vegetable,
mineral,
— the part of the product/by-product used, e.g. whole, seeds,
tubers, bones,
— the processing to which the product/by-product has been
subjected, e.g. decortication, extraction, heating and/or theresulting product/by-product, e.g. flakes, bran, pulp, fat,
— the maturity of the product/by-product and/or the quality of
the product/by-product, e.g. ‘low in glucosinolate’, ‘rich infat’, ‘low in sugar’.
2. The list set out in Part B is divided into 12 chapters.
1. Cereal grains, their products and by-products2. Oil seeds, oil fruits, their products and by-products
3. Legume seeds, their products and by-products
4. Tubers, roots, their products and by-products
5. Other seeds and fruits, their products and by-products
6. Forages and roughages
7. Other plants, their products and by-products
8. Milk products
9. Land animal products
10. Fish, other marine animals, their products and by-products
11. Minerals
12. Miscellaneous.
II. PROVISIONS REGARDING BOTANICAL AND CHEMICAL PURITY
1. Notwithstanding Article 3, feed materials must, as far as good
manufacturing practices allow, be free from chemical impurities
resulting from their manufacturing process and from technicalauxiliaries as referred to in Directive 70/524/EEC, unless a specificmaximum content is fixed in Part B of the Annex for a specific
feed material.
2. The botanical purity of the products and by-products listed in Part
B and Part C shall not be less than 95 %, unless a different level hasbeen laid down in Part B or Part C.
The following are considered as botanical impurities:
(a) natural but harmless impurities (e.g. straw and straw waste,
seeds of other cultivated species or weeds);
(b) harmless residues of other oil seeds or oil fruits derived from a
previous manufacturing process, the level of which does not
exceed 0,5 %.
3. The botanical purity levels indicated refer to the weight of the
product and by-product as such.
III. PROVISIONS REGARDING DESIGNATIONS
Where the name of a feed material in Part B includes a word or words in
brackets, the bracketed word(s) may be omitted, e.g. soya (bean) oil maybe declared as soya bean oil or soya oil.!
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IV . PROVISIONS REGARDING THE GLOSSAR Y
The glossary given below refers to the main processes used for the
preparation of feed materials mentioned in Part B and Part C of this
Annex. Where the names of these feed materials include a common name
or qualifier from this glossary, the process to be used must be inaccordance with the given definition.
Process Definition Common name/qualifier
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Concentration (1) Increase in certain contents by removing
water or other constituentsConcentrate
2 Decortication (2) Complete or partial removal of outer
layers from grains, seeds, fruits, nuts andothersDecorticated, partially dec-
orticated
3 Drying Dehydration by artificial or natural pro-
cessesDried (sun or artificially)
4 Extraction Removal either by organic solvent of fat
or oil from certain materials or by
aqueous solvent of sugar or other water-soluble components. In the case of the useof organic solvent, the resulting product
must be technically free of such solventExtracted (in the case of
oil-containing materials),
molasses, pulp (in the caseof products containing sugaror other water-soluble com-
ponents)
5 Extrusion Pressing of material through an orifice
under pressure.
(See also pregelatinisation)Extruded
6 Flaking Rolling of moist heat-treated material Flakes
7 Flour milling Physical processing of grain to reduce
particle size and facilitate separation intoconstituent fractions (principally flour,
bran and middlings)Flour, bran, middlings (
3),
feed
8 Heating General term covering a number of heat
treatments carried out under specific
conditions to influence the nutritional
value or the structure of the materialToasted, cooked, heat
treated
9 Hydrogenation Transformation of unsaturated glycerides
into saturated glycerides (of oils and fats)Hardened, partially har-
dened
10 Hydrolysis Breakdown into simpler chemical con-
stituents by appropriate treatment with
water and possibly either enzymes or
acid/alkaliHydrolysed
11 Pressing (4) Removal by mechanical extraction (by a
screw or other type of press), with or
without a slight heating, of fat/oil fromoil-rich materials or of juice from fruits orother vegetable productsExpeller (
5) (in case of oil-
containing materials)
Pulp, pomace (in case of
fruits, etc.)
Pressed pulp (in case of
sugar-beet)
12 Pelleting Special shaping by compression through a
diePellet, pelleted
13 Pregelatinisation Modification of starch to improve
markedly its swelling properties in cold
waterPregelatinised (6), puffed
14 Refining Complete or partial removal of impurities
in sugars, oils, fats and other natural
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Process Definition Common name/qualifier
(1) (2) (3) (4)
15 Wet-milling Mechanical separation of the component
parts of kernel/grain, sometimes aftersteeping in water, with or without sulphurdioxide, for the extraction of starchGerm, gluten, starch
16 Crushing Mechanical processing of grain or other
feed materials to reduce their sizeCrushed, crushing
17 Desugaring Complete or partial removal of mono- and
disaccharides from molasses and othermaterial containing sugar by chemical orphysical meansDesugared, partially desu-
gared
(
1)In German ‘Konzentrieren’ may be replaced by ‘Eindicken’ where appropriate, in which case the common qualifier should
be ‘eingedickt’.
(2)‘Decortication’ may be replaced by ‘dehulling’ or ‘dehusking’ where appropriate, in which case the common qualifier shouldbe ‘dehulled’ or ‘dehusked’.
(3)In French the name ‘issues’ may be used.
(4)In French ‘Pressage’ may be replaced by ‘Extraction mécanique’ where appropriate.
(5)Where appropriate the word ‘expeller’ may be replaced by ‘cake’.
(6)In German the qualifier ‘aufgeschlossen’ and the name ‘Quellwasser’ (referring to starch) may be used.
V . PROVISIONS REGARDING LEVELS INDICATED OR TO BE
DECLARED AS SPECIFIED IN PART B AND C
1. The levels indicated or to be declared relate to the weight of the
feed material, unless otherwise stated.
2. Subject to Article 3 and Article 6(3)(b) of the Directive and
provided that no other level is laid down in Part B or Part C of this
Annex, the feed material’s moisture content must be declared if itexceeds 14 % of the weight of the feed material. In the case of feedmaterials with a moisture content not exceeding the limits
indicated above, that content must be declared at the purchaser’ s
request.
3. Subject to Article 3 of the Directive and provided that no other
level is laid down in Part B or Part C of this Annex the level of ashinsoluble in hydrochloric acid of feed materials must be stated if it
exceeds 2,2 % in the dry matter.
VI. PROVISIONS REGARDING DENATURING AND BINDING AGENTS
Where the products referred to in column 2 of Part B or column 1 of Part C
of this Annex are used to denature or bind feed materials, the followinginformation must be given:
— denaturing agents: nature and quantity of the products used,— binding agents: nature of the products used.
In the case of binding agents, the quantity of the products used may not
exceed 3 % of the total weight.
VII. PROVISIONS REGARDING MINIMUM TOLERANCES INDICATED
OR TO BE DECLARED AS SPECIFIED IN PART B AND C
Where, on official inspection pursuant to Article 12 of the Directive, the
composition of a feed material is found to depart from the declaredcomposition in a manner such as to reduce its value, the followingminimum tolerances are permitted:
(a) for crude protein:
— 2 units for declared contents of 20 % or more,— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than
20 % but not less than 10 %,
— 1 unit for declared contents of less than 10 %;!
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(b) for total sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose, lactose and glucose
(dextrose):
— 2 units for declared contents of 20 % or more,— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than
20 % but not less than 5 %,
— 0,5 units for declared contents of less than 5 %;
(c) for starch and inulin:
— 3 units for declared contents of 30 % or more,— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than
30 % but not less than 10 %,
— 1 unit for declared contents of less than 10 %;
(d) for crude oils and fats:
— 1,8 units for declared contents of 15 % or more,— 12 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than
15 % but not less than 5 %,
— 0,6 units for declared contents of less than 5 %;
(e) for crude fibre:
— 2,1 units for declared contents of 14 % or more,
— 15 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than
14 % but not less than 6 %,
— 0,9 units for declared contents of less than 6 %;
(f) for moisture and crude ash:
— 1 unit for declared contents of 10 % or more,— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than
10 % but not less than 5 %,
— 0,5 units for declared contents of less than 5 %;
(g) for total phosphorus, sodium, calcium carbonate, calcium, mag-
nesium, acid index and matter insoluble in light petroleum:
— 1,5 units for declared contents (values) of 15 % (15) or more, as
appropriate,
— 10 % of the declared content (value) for declared contents
(values) of less than 15 % (15), but not less than 2 % (2), as
appropriate,
— 0,2 units for declared contents (values) of less than 2 % (2) as
appropriate;
(h) for ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid and chlorides expressed as
NaCl:
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of 3 % or
more,
— 0,3 units for declared contents of less than 3 %;
(i) for carotene, vitamin A and xanthophyll:
— 30 % of the declared content;
(j) for methionine, lysine and volatile nitrogenous bases:
— 20 % of the declared content.
VIII. PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE LABELLING OF FEED MA-
TERIALS COMPRISING PROTEIN DERIVED FROM MAMMALIANTISSUE
1. The labelling of feed materials comprising protein derived from
mammalian tissue must contain the following statement: ‘This feedmaterial comprises protein derived from mammalian tissue the
feeding of which to ruminants is prohibited.’
This does not apply to:
— milk and milk products,!
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— gelatin,
— hydrolysed proteins with a molecular weight below 10 000
daltons which have been:
(i) derived from hides and skins obtained from animals
which 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 ofDirective 64/433/EEC and passed fit, as a result of suchinspection, for slaughter for the purpose of that Directive;
and
(ii) produced by a pr oduction process which involves
appropriate measures to minimise contamination of hidesand skins, preparation of the hides and skins by brining,
liming and intensive washing followed by exposure of the
material to a pH of 411 for 43 hours at temperature
480 °C and followed by heat treatment at 4140 °C for
30 minutes at 43,6 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.
2. Where a Member State prohibits the use of protein derived from
mammalian tissue as referred to in the first sentence of paragraph
1, in feedingstuffs for certain animals other than ruminants, aspermitted by Article 1(2) of Directive 90/667/EEC, the statementrequired in paragraph 1 must mention in addition the other animal
species or categories of animals to which it has extended the
prohibition on the use of the products in question.!
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PART B
Non-exclusive list of the main feed materials
1. CEREAL GRAINS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1.01 Oats Grains of Avena sativa L. and other cultivars
of oats
1.02 Oat flakes Product obtained by steaming and rolling
dehusked oats. It may contain a smallproportion of oat husksStarch
1.03 Oat middlings By-product obtained during the processing of
screened, dehusked oats into oat groats and
flour. It consists principally of oat bran andsome endospermCrude fibre
1.04 Oat hulls and bran By-product obtained during the processing of
screened oats into oat groats. It consists
principally of oat hulls and branCrude fibre
1.05 Barley Grains of Hordeum vulgare L.
1.06 Barley middlings By-product obtained during the processing of
screened, dehusked barley into pearl barley,semolina or flourCrude fibre
1.07 Barley protein Dried by-product of starch production from
barley. It consists principally of proteinobtained from starch separationCrude protein
Starch
1.08 Rice, broken By-product of preparation of polished or
glazed rice Oryza sativa L. It consists
principally of undersized and/or broken
grainsStarch
1.09 Rice bran (brown) By-product of the first polishing of dehusked
rice. It consists principally of particles of the
aleurone layer, endosperm and germCrude fibre
1.10 Rice bran (white) By-product of the polishing of dehusked rice.
It consists principally of particles of thealeurone layer, endosperm and germ;Crude fibre
1.11 Rice bran with calcium car-
bonateBy-product of the polishing of dehusked rice.
It consists principally of silvery skins,
particles of the aleurone layer, endospermand germ; it contains varying amounts ofcalcium carbonate resulting from the
polishing processCrude fibre
Calcium carbonate
1.12 F odder meal of parboiled
riceBy-product of the polishing of dehusked
pre-cooked rice. It consists principally ofsilvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer,endosperm, germ; it contains varying
amounts of calcium carbonate resulting from
the polishing processCrude fibre
Calcium carbonate
1.13 Ground fodder rice Product obtained by grinding fodder rice,
consisting either of green, chalky or unripe
grains, sifted out during the milling of husked
rice, or of normal dehusked grains which areyellow or spottedStarch
1.14 Rice germ expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of the germ of rice to which parts of
the endosperm and testa still adhereCrude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre!
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Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1.15 Rice germ, extracted By-product of oil manufacture obtained by
extraction of the germ of rice to which parts
of the endosperm and testa still adhereCrude protein
1.16 Rice starch Technically pure rice starch Starch
1.17 Millet Grains of Panicum miliaceum L.
1.18 Rye Grains of Secale cereale L.
1.19 Rye middlings (1) By-product of flour manufacture, obtained
from screened rye. It consists principally of
particles of endosperm, with fine fragments
of the outer skins and some grain wasteStarch
1.20 Rye feed By-product of flour manufacture, obtained
from screened rye. It consists principally offragments of the outer skins, and of particles
of grain from which less of the endosferm
has been removed than in rye branStarch
1.21 Rye bran By-product of flour manufacture, obtained
from screened rye. It consists principally of
fragments of the outer skins, and of particles
of grain from which most of the endospermhas been removedCrude fibre
1.22 Sorghum Grains of Sorghum bicolor (L.)Moench s.l.
1.23 Wheat Grains of Triticum aestivum (L.), Triticum
durum Desf. and other cultivars of wheat
1.24 Wheat middlings (
2) By-product of flour manufacture, obtained
from screened grains of wheat or dehuskedspelt. It consists principally of particles ofendosperm with fine fragments of the outer
skins and some grain wasteStarch
1.25 Wheat feed By-product of flour manufacture, obtained
from screened grains of wheat or dehuskedspelt. It consists principally of fragments of
the outer skins and of particles of grain from
which less of the endosperm has beenremoved than in wheat branCrude fibre
1.26 Wheat bran (
3) By-product of flour manufacture, obtained
from screened grains of wheat or dehusked
spelt. It consists principally of fragments of
the outer skins and of particles of grain fromwhich the greater part of the endosperm hasbeen removedCrude fibre
1.27 Wheat germ By-product of flour milling consisting essen-
tially of wheat germ, rolled or otherwise, towhich fragments of endosperm and outer skinmay still adhereCrude protein
Crude fat
1.28 Wheat gluten Dried by-product of the manufacture of
wheat starch. It consists principally of gluten
obtained during the separation of starchCrude protein
1.29 Wheat gluten feed By-product of the manufacture of wheat
starch and gluten. It is composed of bran,
from which the germ has been partially
removed or not, and gluten, to which verysmall amounts of the components of thescreening of the grain as well as very small
amounts of residues of the starch hydrolysis
process may be addedCrude protein
Starch!
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Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1.30 Wheat starch Technically pure starch obtained from wheat Starch
1.31 Pre-gelatinised wheat starch Product consisting of wheat starch largely
expanded by heat treatmentStarch
1.32 Spelt Grains of spelt Triticum spelta L.,Triticum
dioccum Schrank, Triticum monococcum
1.33 Triticale Grains of Triticum X Secale hybrid
1.34 Maize Grains of Zea mays L.
1.35 Maize middlings (4) By-product of the manufacture of flour or
semolina from maize. It consists principally
of fragments of the outer skins and of
particles of grain from which less of theendosperm has been removed than in maizebranCrude fibre
1.36 Maize bran By-product of the manufacture of flour or
semolina from maize. It consists principallyof outer skins and some maize germ frag-ments, with some endosperm particlesCrude fibre
1.37 Maize germ expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of dry or wet processed maize germ
to which parts of the endosperm and testamay still adhereCrude protein
Crude fat
1.38 Maize germ, extracted By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of dry or wet processed maize
germ to which parts of the endosperm andtesta may still adhereCrude protein
1.39 Maize gluten feed (
5) By-product of the wet manufacture of maize
starch. It is composed of bran and gluten, to
which the broken maize obtained from
screening at an amount no greater than 15 %of the product and/or the residues of thesteeping liquor used for the production of
alcohol or other starch-derived products, may
be added. The product may also includeresidues from the oil extraction of maizegerms obtained also by a wet processCrude protein
Starch
Crude fat, if 44,5 %
1.40 Maize gluten Dried by-product of the manufacture of
maize starch. It consists principally of glutenobtained during the separation of the starchCrude protein
1.41 Maize starch Technically pure starch obtained from maize Starch
1.42 P r e - g e l a t i n i s e d m a i z e
starch (
6)Product consisting of maize starch largely
expanded by heat treatmentStarch
1.43 Malt culms By-product of malting, consisting mainly of
dried rootlets of germinated cerealsCrude protein
1.44 Brewers’ dried grains By-product of brewing obtained by drying
residues of malted and unmalted cereals and
other starchy productsCrude protein
1.45 Distillers’ dried grains (7) By-product of alcohol distilling obtained by
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Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1.46 Distillers’ dark grains (8) By-product of alcohol distilling obtained by
drying solid residues of fermented grain to
which pot ale syrup or evaporated spent wash
has been addedCrude protein
(1)Products containing more than 40 % starch may be qualified as ‘rich in starch’. They may be referred to in German as
‘Roggennachmehl’.
(2)Products containing more than 40 % starch may be qualified as ‘rich in starch’. They may be referred to in German as‘Weizennachmehl’.
(3)If this ingredient has been subjected to a finer milling the word ‘fine’ may be added to the name or the name may be replaced by acorresponding denomination.
(4)Products containing more than 40 % starch may be named as ‘rich in starch’. They may be referred to in German as ‘Maisnachmehl’.
(5)This name may be replaced by ‘corn gluten feed’.
(6)This name may be replaced by ‘extruded maize starch’.
(7)The name may be supplemented by the grain species.
(8)This name may be replaced by ‘distillers’ dried grains and solubles’. The name may be supplemented by the grain species.
2. OIL SEEDS, OIL FRUITS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2.01 Groundnut, partially decor-
ticated, expellerBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of partially decorticated groundnuts
Arachis hypogaea L. and other species of
Arachis . (Maximum crude fibre content 16 %
in the dry matter)Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre
2.02 Groundnut, partially decor-
ticated, extractedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of partially decorticated ground-
nuts. (Maximum crude fibre content 16 % in
the dry matter)Crude protein
Crude fibre
2.03 Groundnut, decorticated, ex-
pellerBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of decorticated groundnutsCrude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre
2.04 Groundnut, decorticated,
extractedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of decorticated groundnutsCrude protein
Crude fibre
2.05 Rape seed (1) Seeds of rape Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera
(Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brassica
napus L. Var. Glauca (Roxb.) O.E. Schulz
and of rape Brassica napa ssp. oleifera
(Metzg.) Sinsk. (Minimum botanical purity94 %)
2.06 Rape seed, expeller (
1) By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of seeds of rape. (Minimum
botanical purity 94 %)Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre
2.07 Rape seed, extracted (1) By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of seeds of rape. (Minimum
botanical purity 94 %)Crude protein
2.08 Rape seed hulls By-product obtained during dehulling of rape
seedsCrude fibre
2.09 Safflower seed, partially dec-
orticated, extractedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of partially decorticated seeds of
safflower Carthamus tinctorius L.Crude protein
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Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2.10 Copra expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing the dried kernel (endosperm) and
outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the
coconut palm Cocos nucifera L.Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre
2.11 Copra, extracted By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of the dried kernel (endosperm)and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the
coconut palmCrude protein
2.12 Palm kernel expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of palm kernels Elaeis guineensis
Jacq., Corozo oleifera (HBK) L. H. Bailey
(Elaeis melanococca auct.) from which as
much as possible of the hard shell has beenremovedCrude protein
Crude fibre
Crude fat
2.13 Palm kernel, extracted By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of palm kernels from which as
much as possible of the hard shell has been
removedCrude protein
Crude fibre
2.14 Soya (bean), toasted Soya beans ( Glycine max. L. Merr.) subjected
to an appropriate heat treatment. (Urease
activity maximum 0,4 mg N/g × min.)
2.15 Soya (bean), extracted,
toastedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained
from soya beans after extraction and appro-priate heat treatment. (Urease activity maxi-mum 0,4 mg N/g × min.)Crude protein
Crude fibre, if 48%
2.16 Soya (bean), dehulled,
extracted, toastedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained
from dehulled soya beans after extractionand appropriate heat treatment. (Maximumcrude fibre content 8 % in the dry matter.)
(Urease activity maximum 0,5 mg N/g × min.)Crude protein
2.17 Soya (bean) protein concen-
trateProduct obtained from dehulled, fat extracted
soya beans, subjected to a second extractionto reduce the level of nitrogen-free extractCrude protein
2.18 Vegetable oil (
2) Oil obtained from plants Moisture, if 41%
2.19 Soya (bean) hulls By-product obtained during dehulling of soya
beansCrude fibre
2.20 Cotton seed Seeds of cotton Gossypium ssp. from which
the fibres have been removedCrude protein
Crude fibre
Crude fat
2.21 Cotton seed, partially decor-
ticated, extractedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of seeds of cotton from which thefibres and part of the husks have been
removed. (Maximum crude fibre 22,5 % in
the dry matter)Crude protein
Crude fibre
2.22 Cotton seed expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of seeds of cotton from which the
fibres have been removedCrude protein
Crude fibre
Crude fat
2.23 Niger seed expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of seeds of the niger plant Guizotia
abyssinica (Lf) Cass. (Ash insoluble in HCl:
maximum 3,4 %)Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre
2.24 Sunflower seed Seeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus L.
2.25 Sunflower seed, extracted By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of seeds of the sunflowerCrude protein!
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Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2.26 Sunflower seed, partially
decorticated, extractedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of seeds of the sunflower from
which part of the husks has been removed.
(Maximum crude fibre 27,5 % in the drymatter)Crude protein
Crude fibre
2.27 Linseed Seeds of linseed Linum usitatissimum L.
(Minimum botanical purity 93 %)
2.28 Linseed expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of linseed. (Minimum botanicalpurity 93 %)Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude fibre
2.29 Linseed, extracted By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of linseed. (Minimum botanicalpurity 93 %)Crude protein
2.30 Olive pulp By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of pressed olives Olea europea L.
separated as far as possible from parts of thekernelCrude protein
Crude fibre
2.31 Sesame seed expeller By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
pressing of seeds of the sesame plant
Sesamum indicum L. (Ash insoluble in HCl:
maximum 5 %)Crude protein
Crude fibre
Crude fat
2.32 Cocoa bean, partially decor-
ticated, extractedBy-product of oil manufacture, obtained by
extraction of dried and roasted cocoa beans
Theobroma cacao L. from which part of the
husks has been removedCrude protein
Crude fibre
2.33 Cocoa husks Teguments of the dried and roasted beans of
Theobroma cacao L.Crude fibre
(
1)Where appropriate the indication ‘low in glucosinolate’ may be added. ‘Low in glucosinolate’ is as defined in Community legislation.
(2)The name must be supplemented by the plant species.
3. LEGUME SEEDS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3.01 Chick peas Seeds of Cicer arietinum L.
3.02 Guar meal, extracted By-product obtained after extraction of the
mucilage from seeds of Cyanopsis tetrago-
noloba (L.) Taub.Crude protein
3.03 Ervil Seeds of Ervum ervilia L.
3.04 Chickling vetch (1) Seeds of Lathyrus sativus L. submitted to an
appropriate heat treatment
3.05 Lentils Seeds of Lens culinaris a.o. Medik
3.06 Sweet lupins Seeds of Lupinus ssp. low in bitter seed
content
3.07 Beans, toasted Seeds of Phaseolus orVigna ssp. submitted
to an appropriate heat treatment to destroy
toxic lectines
3.08 Peas Seeds of Pisum ssp.!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 22
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3.09 Pea middlings By-product obtained during the manufacture
of pea-flour. It consists principally of par-ticles of cotyledon, and to a lesser extent, of
skinsCrude protein
Crude fibre
3.10 Pea bran By-product obtained during the manufacture
of pea meal. It is composed mainly of skins
removed during the skinning and cleaning of
peasCrude fibre
3.11 Horse beans Seeds of Vicia faba L. ssp. faba var.equina
Pers. and var. minuta (Alef.) Mansf.
3.12 Monantha vetch Seeds of Vicia monanthos Desf.
3.13 Vetches Seeds of Vicia sativa L. var. sativa and other
varieties
(
1)This name must be supplemented by an indication of the nature of the heat treatment.
4. TUBERS, ROOTS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4.01 (Sugar) beet pulp By-product of the manufacture of sugar,
consisting of extracted and dried pieces ofsugar beet Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var.
altissima Doell. (Maximum content of ash
insoluble in HCl: 4,5 % of dry matter)Content of ash insoluble in
HCl, if 43,5 % of dry matter.
Total sugar calculated as su-
crose, if 410,5 %
4.02 (Sugar) beet molasses By-product consisting of the syrupy residue
collected during the manufacture or refiningof beet sugarTotal sugar calculated as su-
crose
Moisture, if 428 %
4.03 (Sugar) beet pulp, molassed By-product of the manufacture of sugar
comprising dried sugar-beet pulp, to whichmolasses have been added. (Maximum con-tent of ash insoluble in HCl: 4,5 % of dry
matter)Total sugar calculated as su-
crose
Content of ash insoluble in
HCl, if 43,5 % of dry matter
4.04 (Sugar) beet vinasse By-product obtained after the fermentation of
beet molasses in the production of alcohol,yeast, citric acid and other organic substancesCrude protein
Moisture, if 435 %
4.05 (Beet) Sugar (
1) Sugar extracted from sugar beet Sucrose
4.06 Sweet potato Tubers of Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir, regard-
less of their presentationStarch
4.07 Manioc (2) Roots of Manihot esculenta Crantz, regard-
less of their presentation. (Maximum contentof ash insoluble in HCl: 4,5 % of dry matter)Starch
Content of ash insoluble in
HCl, if 43,5 % of dry matter
4.08 Manioc starch (
3), puffed Starch obtained from manioc roots, greatly
expanded by appropriate heat treatmentStarch
4.09 Potato pulp By-product of the manufacture of potato
starch ( Solanum tuberosum L.)
4.10 Potato starch Technically pure potato starch Starch!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 23
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4.11 Potato protein Dried by-product of starch manufacture
composed mainly of protein substances
obtained after the separation of starchCrude protein
4.12 Potato flakes Product obtained by rotary drying of washed,
peeled or unpeeled steamed potatoesStarch
Crude fibre
4.13 Potato juice condensed By-product of the manufacture of potato
starch from which proteins and water have
been partly removedCrude protein
Crude ash
4.14 Pre-gelatinised potato starch Product consisting of potato starch largely
solubilised by heat treatmentStarch
(1)This name may be replaced by ‘sucrose’.
(2)This name may be replaced by ‘tapioca’.
(3)This name may be replaced by ‘tapioca starch’.
5. OTHER SEEDS AND FRUITS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5.01 Carob pods Product obtained by crushing the dried fruits
(pods) of the carob tree Ceratonia seliqua L.,
from which the locust beans have been
removedCrude fibre
5.02 Citrus pulp By-product obtained by pressing citrus fruits
Citrus ssp. during the production of citrus
juiceCrude fibre
5.03 Fruit pulp (1) By-product obtained by pressing pomaceous
or stone fruit during the production of fruitjuiceCrude fibre
5.04 Tomato pulp By-product obtained by pressing tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicum Karst. during the
production of tomato juiceCrude fibre
5.05 Grape pips, extracted By-product obtained during the extraction of
oil from grape pipsCrude fibre, if 445 %
5.06 Grape pulp Grape pulp dried rapidly after the extraction
of alcohol from which as much as possible of
the stalks and pips have been removedCrude fibre, if 425 %
5.07 Grape pips Pips extracted from grape pulp, from which
the oil has not been removedCrude fat
Crude fibre, if 445 %
(
1)The name may be supplemented by the fruit species.!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 24
6. FORAGES AND ROUGHAGE
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6.01 Lucerne meal (1) Product obtained by drying and milling
young lucerne Medicago sativa L. and
Medicago var.Martyn . It may contain up to
20 % young clover or other forage crops
dried and milled at the same time as thelucerneCrude protein
Crude fibre
Ash insoluble in HCl, if
43,5 % of dry matter
6.02 Lucerne pomace Dried by-product obtained by pressing of the
juice form lucerneCrude protein
6.03 Lucerne protein concentrate Product obtained by artificially drying frac-
tions of lucerne press juice, which has beencentrifuged and heat treated to precipitate theproteinsCarotene
Crude protein
6.04 Clover meal (
1) Product obtained by drying and milling
young clover Trifolium spp. It may contain
up to 20 % young lucerne or other forage
crops dried and milled at the same time as thecloverCrude protein
Crude fibre
Ash insoluble in HCl, if
43,5 % of dry matter
6.05 Grass meal (
1)(2) Product obtained by drying and milling
young forage plantsCrude protein
Crude fibre
Ash insoluble in HCl, if
43,5 % of dry matter
6.06 Cereals straw (3) Straw of cereals
6.07 Cereals straw, treated (4) Product obtained by an appropriate treatment
of cereals strawSodium, if treated with NaOH
(1)The term ‘meal’ may be replaced by ‘pellets’. The method of drying may be added to the name.
(2)The species of forage crop may be added to the name.
(3)The cereal species must be indicated in the name.
(4)The name must be supplemented by an indication of the nature of the chemical treatment carried out.
7. OTHER PLANTS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
7.01 (Sugar) cane molasses By-product consisting of the syrupy residue
collected during the manufacture or refiningof sugar from sugar cane Saccharum offici-
narum L.Total sugar calculated as su-
crose
Moisture, if 430 %
7.02 (Sugar) cane vinasse By-product obtained after the fermentation of
cane molasses in the production of alcohol,yeast, citric acid or other organic substancesCrude protein
Moisture, if 435 %
7.03 (Cane) sugar (
1) Sugar extracted from sugar cane Sucrose
7.04 Seaweed meal Product obtained by drying and crushing
seaweed, in particular brown seaweed. Thisproduct may have been washed to reduce theiodine content.Crude ash
(
1)This name may be replaced by ‘sucrose’.!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 25
8. MILK PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8.01 Skimmed-milk powder Product obtained by drying milk from which
most of the fat has been separatedCrude protein
Moisture, if 45%
8.02 Buttermilk powder Product obtained by drying the liquid which
remains after butter churningCrude protein
Crude fat
Lactose
Moisture, if 46%
8.03 Whey powder Product obtained by drying the liquid which
remains after cheese, quark and casein
making or similar processesCrude protein
Lactose
Moisture, if 48%
Crude ash
8.04 Whey powder, low in sugar Product obtained by drying whey from which
the lactose has been partly removedCrude protein
Lactose
Moisture, if 48%
Crude ash
8.05 Whey protein powder (1) Product obtained by drying the protein
compounds extracted from whey or milk by
chemical or physical treatmentCrude protein
Moisture, if 48%
8.06 Casein powder Product obtained from skimmed or butter-
milk by drying casein precipitated by means
of acids or rennetCrude protein
Moisture, if 410 %
8.07 Lactose powder The sugar separated from milk or whey by
purification and dryingLactose
Moisture, if 45%
(1)This name may be replaced by ‘milk albumin powder’.
9. LAND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9.01 Meat meal (1) Product obtained by heating, drying and
grinding whole or parts of warm-blooded
land animals from which the fat may havebeen partially extracted or physically re-moved. The product must be substantially
free of hooves, horn, bristle, hair and
feathers, as well as digestive tract content(minimum crude protein content 50 % in drymatter). (Maximum total phosphorus con-
tent: 8 %)Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude ash
Moisture, if 48%
9.02 Meat-and-bone meal (
1) Product obtained by heating, drying and
grinding whole or parts of warm-bloodedland animals from which the fat may havebeen partially extracted or physically re-
moved. The product must be substantially
free of hooves, horn, bristle, hair andfeathers, as well as digestive tract contentCrude protein
Crude fat
Crude ash
Moisture, if 48%!
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Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9.03 Bone meal Product obtained by heating, drying and
finely grinding bones of warm-blooded land
animals from which the fat has been largely
extracted or physically removed. The productmust be substantially free of hooves, horn,bristle, hair and feathers, as well as digestive
tract contentCrude protein
Crude ash
Moisture, if 48%
9.04 Greaves Residual product of the manufacture of
tallow, lard and other extracted or physicallyremoved fats of animal originCrude protein
Crude fat
Moisture, if 48%
9.05 Poultry meal (
1) Product obtained by heating, drying and
grinding by-products from slaughtered poul-try. The product must be substantially free of
feathersCrude protein
Crude fat
Crude ash
Ash insoluble in HCl 43,3 %
Moisture, if 48%
9.06 Feather meal, hydrolysed Product obtained by hydrolysing, drying and
grinding poultry feathersCrude protein
Ash insoluble in HCl 43,4 %
Moisture, if 48%
9.07 Blood meal Product obtained by drying the blood of
slaughtered warm-blooded animals. The
product must be substantially free of foreign
matterCrude protein
Moisture, if 48%
9.08 Animal fat (
2) Product composed of fat from warm-blooded
land animalsMoisture, if 41%
(1)Products containing more than 13 % fat in the dry matter must be qualified as ‘rich in fat’.
(2)This name may be supplemented by a more accurate description of the type of animal fat depending on its origin or production
process (tallow, lard, bone fat, etc.).
10. FISH, OTHER MARINE ANIMALS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY -PRODUCTS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10.01 Fish meal (1) Product obtained by processing whole or
parts of fish from which part of the oil mayhave been removed and to which fish
solubles may have been re-addedCrude protein
Crude fat
Crude ash, if 420 %
Moisture, if 48%
10.02 Fish solubles, condensed Product obtained during manufacture of fish
meal which has been separated and stabilisedby acidification or dryingCrude protein
Crude fat
Moisture, if 45%
10.03 Fish oil Oil obtained from fish or parts of fish Moisture, if 41%
10.04 Fish oil, refined, hardened Oil obtained from fish or parts of fish which
has been refined and subjected to hydroge-nationIodine number
Moisture, if 41%
(
1)Products containing more than 75 % crude protein in the dry matter may be qualified as ‘rich in protein’.!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 27
11. MINERALS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
11.01 Calcium carbonate (1) Product obtained by grinding sources of
calcium carbonate, such as limestone, oyster
or mussel shells, or by precipitation from
acid solutionCalcium
Ash insoluble in HCl if 45%
11.02 Calcium and magnesium car-
bonateNatural mixture of calcium carbonate and
magnesium carbonateCalcium
Magnesium
11.03 Calcareous marine algae
(Maerl)Product of natural origin obtained from
calcareous algae, ground or granulatedCalcium
Ash insoluble in HCl if 45%
11.04 Magnesium oxide Technically pure magnesium oxide (MgO) Magnesium11.05 Magnesium sulphate Technically pure magnesium sulphate
(MgSO
4.7 H 2O)Magnesium
Sulphur
11.06 Dicalcium phosphate (2) Precipitated calcium monohydrogen phos-
phate from bones or inorganic sources(CaHPO
4.x H 2O)Calcium
Total phosphorus
11.07 Mono-dicalcium phosphate Product obtained chemically and composed
of equal parts of dicalcium phosphate andmono-calcium phosphate
(CaHPO
4- Ca(H 2PO4)2.H2O)Total phosphorus
Calcium
11.08 Defluorinated rock-phos-
phateProduct obtained by grinding purified and
appropriately defluorinated natural phos-
phatesTotal phosphorus
Calcium
11.09 Degelatinised bone meal Degelatinised, sterilised and ground bones
from which the fat has been removedTotal phosphorus
Calcium
11.10 Monocalcium phosphate Technically pure calcium- bis (dihydro-
genphosphate) (Ca(H 2PO4)2.x H 2O)Total phosphorus
Calcium
11.11 Calcium-magnesium phos-
phateTechnically pure calcium-magnesium phos-
phateCalcium
Magnesium
Total phosphorus
11.12 Mono-ammonium phosphate Technically pure m ono-ammonium phos-
phate (NH 4H2PO4)Total nitrogen
Total phosphorus
11.13 Sodium chloride (1) Technically pure sodium chloride or product
obtained by grinding natural sources of
sodium chloride, such as (rock) and (marine)
saltSodium
11.14 Magnesium propionate Technically pure magnesium propionate Magnesium
11.15 Magnesium phosphate Product consisting of technically pure (di-
basic) magnesium phosphate (MgHPO 4.
xH2O)Total phosphorus
Magnesium
11.16 Sodium-calcium-magnesium
phosphateProduct consisting of sodium-calcium-mag-
nesium phosphateTotal phosphorus
Magnesium
Calcium
Sodium
11.17 Mono-sodium phosphate Technically pure mono-sodium phosphate
(NaH 2PO. H 2O)Total phosphorus
Sodium!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 28
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
11.18 Sodium bicarbonate Technically pure sodium bicarbonate
(NaHCO 3)Sodium
(1)The nature of the source may be indicated additionally in the name or replace it.
(2)The manufacturing process may be included in the name.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
Number Name Description Compulsory declarations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
12.01 Bakery and pasta products
and by-products (1)Product or by-product obtained from the
manufacture of bread, including fine bakers’
wares, biscuits or pastaStarch
Total sugar calculated as su-
crose
12.02 Confectionery products and
by-products (1)Product or by-product obtained from the
manufacture of confectionery includingchocolateTotal sugar calculated as su-
crose
12.03 Products and by-products of
pastry and ice-cream mak-ing (
1)Product or by-product obtained from the
manufacture of pastry, cakes or ice-creamStarch
Total sugar expressed as su-
crose
Crude fat
12.04 Fatty acids By-product obtained during the deacidifi-
cation, by means of lye or by distillation ofoils and fats of unspecified vegetable or
animal originCrude fat
Moisture, if 41%
12.05 Salts of fatty acids (
2) Product obtained by saponification of fatty
acids with calcium, sodium or potassiumhydroxideCrude fat
Ca (or Na or K, when appro-
priate)
(
1)The name may be amended or supplemented to specifiy the agri-food process from which the feed material was obtained.
(2)The name may be supplemented by an indication of the salt obtained.!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 29
PART C
Provisions regarding the name and the declaration of certain constituents of
non-listed feed materials
For feed materials put into circulation which are not listed in Part B of this Annex
a compulsory declaration of the constituents indicated in column 2 of the table
below must be made in accordance with Article 5(1)(d) of the Directive.
Feed materials which are not listed in Part B must be named according to the
criteria mentioned in Part A I.1 of this Annex.
Feed material made of: Compulsory declaration of:
(1) (2)
1. Cereal grains
2. Products and by-products of cer-
eal grainsStarch, if 420 %
Crude protein, if 410 %
Crude fat, if 45%
Crude fibre
3. Oil seeds, oil fruits
4. Products and by-products of oil
seeds, oil fruitsCrude protein, if 410 %
Crude fat, if 45%
Crude fibre
5. Legume seeds6. Products and by-products of le-
gume seedsCrude protein, if 410 %
Crude fibre
7. Tubers, roots
8. Products and by-products of
tubers and rootsStarch
Crude fibre
Ash insoluble in HCl, if 43,5 %
9. Other products and by-products
of the sugar beet processingindustryCrude fibre, if 415 %
Total sugar, calculated as sucrose
Ash insoluble in HCl, if 43,5 %
10. Other seeds and fruits, their
products and by-productsCrude protein
Crude fibre
Crude fat, if 410 %
11. Forages and roughage Crude protein, if 410 %
Crude fibre
12. Other plants, their products and
by-productsCrude protein, if 410 %
Crude fibre
13. Products and by-products of the
sugar cane processing industryCrude fibre, if 415 %
Total sugar calculated as sucrose
14. Milk products and by-products Crude protein
Moisture, if 45%
Lactose, if 410 %
15. Land animal products Crude protein, if 410 %
Crude fat, if 45%
Moisture, if 48%
16. Fish, other marine animals, their
products and by-productsCrude protein, if 410 %
Crude fat, if 45%
Moisture, if 48%
17. Minerals Relevant minerals!
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Feed material made of: Compulsory declaration of:
(1) (2)
18. Miscellaneous Crude protein, if 410 %
Crude fibre
Crude fat, if 410 %
Starch, if 430 %
Total sugar, calculated as sucrose, if
410 %!M11996L0025 — EN — 03.05.2000 — 004.001 — 31