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►B COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/10/EC
of 7 April 1995
fixing the method of calculating the energy value of dog and cat food intended for particular
nutritional purposes
(Text with EEA relevance)
(OJ L 91, 22.4.1995, p. 39)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Directive 1999/78/EC of 27 July 1999 L 209 22 7.8.1999
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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/10/EC
of 7 April 1995
fixing the method of calculating the energy value of dog and cat
food intended for particular nutritional purposes
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European Community,
Havingreg ard to Council Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the
marketingof compound feeding stuffs(1), as last amended by Directive
93/74/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (d) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (1) (d) of Council Directive 93/74/EEC on feeding-
stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes provided for specificlabellingdeclarations concerninganimal feeding stuffs intended forparticular nutritional purposes;
Whereas, when Commission Directive 94/39/EC of 25 July 1994 estab-
lishinga list of intended uses of animal feeding stuffs for particularnutritional purposes(
3), amended by Directive 95/9/EC (4), was adopted,
certain nutritional purposes, for which the energy value is an essentialnutritional characteristic, could not be included because of the absenceof a Community method for checkingthe energ y value in pet foods;
Whereas the methods for calculatingenerg y value that are currently
available are not entirely satisfactory, either at the control level or withregard to the accuracy of the data;
Whereas, however, pendingthe availability of a satisfactory method, a
provisional method should be adopted for a defined period to makepossible the declaration of the energy value of feedingstuffs intendedfor certain particular nutritional purposes, to allow the use of thosefeedingstuffs for feeding animals in certain situations which necessitatethe use of a diet specific to their condition;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance
with the opinion of the StandingCommittee for Feeding stuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Where the energy value of dog and cat food intended for particular
nutritional purposes must be declared pursuant to Article 5 (1) (d) ofDirective 93/74/EEC, Member States shall lay down that such value isto be calculated usingthe method described in the Annex to thisDirective.
Article 2
Member States shall provide that the method of calculatingthe energ y
value of dogand cat food intended for particular nutritional purposes setforth in the Annex shall be valid until ►
M130 March 2002 ◄.
Article 3
1. Member States shall bringinto force the laws, reg ulations and
administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with thisDirective no later than 30 June 1995. They shall forthwith inform theCommission thereof.
(1) OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1979, p. 30.
(2) OJ No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 23.
(3) OJ No L 207, 10. 8. 1994, p. 20.
(4) See page 35 of this Official Journal.
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When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain areference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference atthe time of their official publication. The procedure for such referenceshall be adopted by the Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of
the essential provisions under national law that they adopt in the spheregoverned by this Directive.
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day followingits
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX
METHOD OF CALCULATING THE ENERGY VALUE OF DOG AND
CAT FOOD INTENDED FOR PARTICULAR NUTRITIONAL
PURPOSES
1.Method of calculating and expressing energy value
The energy value of dog and cat food intended for particular nutritional
purposes must be calculated usingthe formula set out below, on the basis ofthe percentages of certain analytical constituents of the food; this value isexpressed in megajoules (MJ) of metabolizable energy (ME) per kilogram ofcompound feedingstuff, thus:
(a) dogand cat food with the exception of cat food with a moisture content
exceeding14 %:
MJ/kgof ME = 0,146 4 × % crude protein + 0,355 6 × % crude oils and
fats + 0,1464 × % nitrogen-free extract
(b) cat food with a moisture content exceeding14 %:
MJ/kgof ME = (0,1632 × % crude protein + 0,3222 × % crude oils and
fats + 0,1255 × % nitrogen-free extract) − 0,2092
where the percentage of nitrogen-free extract is calculated by taking the
difference between 100 and the percentage of moisture, crude ash, crudeprotein, crude oils and fats and crude fibre.
2.Tolerances applicable to the declared values
If the official inspection provided for in Article 12 of Directive 79/373/EEC
reveals a discrepancy between the result of the inspection and the declaredenergy value (increased or reduced energy value of the feedingstuff), atolerance of 15 % shall be applied.
3.Expression of result
After application of the above formula, the result obtained must be given to
one decimal place.
4.Sampling and analysis methods
Samplingof the compound feed and determination of the content of the
analytical constituents indicated in the method of calculation must beperformed in accordance with, respectively, Community samplingmethodsand analysis methods for the official control of feedingstuffs.