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►B COMMISSIONDIRECTIVE
of23June1982
laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling
compoundfeedingstuffsforpetanimals
(82/475/EEC)
(OJ L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 27)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Directive 91/334/EEC of 6 June 1991 L 184 27 10.7.1991
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COMMISSIONDIRECTIVE
of23June1982
laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for
thepurposesoflabelling compoundfeedingstuffsforpetanimals
(82/475/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the
marketing of compound feedindstuffs (1), as lastamended by Commis-
sion Directive 80/695/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (b) thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Directive lays down that Member States
may require or allow the ingredients used in the manufacture of
compound feedingstuffs to be declared; whereas, pending the adoption
of Community provisions, Member States may allow the declaration ofingredients to be replaced by the declaration of categories comprisingseveral ingredients;
Whereas some Member States' national provisions permit the grouping
of ingredients in different categories; whereas identical provisions
concerning labelling should therefore be laid down so as to facilitatetrade between Member States;
Whereas these rules should only apply to compound feedingstuffs for
petanimals;
Whereas rules relating to the labelling of compound feedingstuffs must
primarily ensure adequate information for users of the products;
Whereas a category may be indicated only where the ingredient or
ingredients used are covered by the definition of the category in ques-tion;
Whereas, by analogy with the provisions laid down for the declaration
of ingredients, the list of categories should be given, depending on theprovisions laid down by the Member States, either by indicating theamount of each category present or in descending order of their propor-tion by weight in the compound feedingstuff;
Whereas, however, it is not possible to establish categories covering all
the ingredients of compound feedingstuffs; whereas, therefore, the
manufacturer must indicate in addition any ingredients not belongingto any of the categories listed in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Where, pursuant to Article 5c (3) of Directive 79/373/EEC, the indica-
tion of the specific name of the ingredient can be replaced by the name
of the category to which the ingredient belongs, only the categories
listed in the Annex hereto may be indicated on the packaging,container or label of compound feedingstuffs for pet animals.1982L0475 — EN — 13.06.1991 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1979, p. 30.
(2) OJ No L 188, 22. 7. 1980, p. 23.▼M1
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Article 2
The Member States shall bring into force not later than 1 January 1985
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with the provisions of this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the
Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1982L0475 — EN — 13.06.1991 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX
Categories of ingredients which may be indicated in place of individual
ingredients
Description of the category Definition
1. Meatand animal deriva-
tivesAll the fleshy parts of slaughtered warm-
blooded land animals, fresh or preserved by
appropriate treatment, and
all products and derivatives of the processing
of the carcase or parts of the carcase of
warm-blooded land animals
2. Milk and milk derivatives All milk products, fresh or preserved by
appropriate treatment, and derivatives from
the processing thereof
3. Eggs and egg derivatives All egg products fresh or preserved by appro-
priate treatment and derivatives from the
processing thereof
4. Oils and fats All animal and vegetable oils and fats
5. Yeasts All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed
and dried
6. Fish and fish derivatives Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by
appropriate treatment, and derivatives fromthe processing thereof
7. Cereals All types of cereal, regardless of their presen-
tation, or products made from the starchy
endosperm
8. Vegetables All types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or
preserved by appropriate treatment
9. Derivatives of vegetable
originDerivatives resulting from the treatment of
vegetable products, in particular cereals, vege-
tables, legumes and oil seeds
10. Vegetable protein extracts All products of vegetable origin in which the
proteins have been concentrated by an
adequate process to contain at least 50% crude
protein, as related to the dry matter, and
which may be restructured (textured)
11. Minerals All inorganic substances suitable for animal
feed
12. Various sugars All types of sugar
13. Fruit All types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appro-
priate treatment
14. Nuts All kernels from shells
15. Seeds All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed
16. Algae Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treat-
ment
17. Molluscs and crustaceans All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish,
fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment,
and their processing derivatives
18. Insects All types of insects and their stages of devel-
opment
19. Bakery products All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products1982L0475 — EN — 13.06.1991 — 001.001 — 4