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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 2 April 1979
on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs
(79/373/EEC)
(OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1979, p. 30)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
First Commission Directive of 2 May 1980 (80/509/EEC) L 126 9 21. 5. 1980
Second Commission Directive of 27 June 1980 (80/695/EEC) L 188 23 22. 7. 1980Third Commission Directive of 22 December 1982 (82/957/EEC) L 386 42 31. 12. 1982Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31. 12. 1985Council Directive of 21 July 1986 (86/354/EEC) L 212 27 2. 8. 1986Commission Directive of 31 March 1987 (87/235/EEC) L 102 34 14. 4. 1987Council Directive of 22 January 1990 (90/44/EEC) L 27 35 31. 1. 1990Council Directive of 4 December 1990 (90/654/EEC) L 353 48 17. 12. 1990Council Directive of 13 September 1993 (93/74/EEC) L 237 23 22. 9. 1993Council Directive of 22 December 1995 (95/69/EC) L 332 15 30. 12. 1995Council Directive of 29 April 1996 (96/24/EC) L 125 33 23. 5. 1996Commission Directive 97/47/EC of 28 July 1997 L 211 45 5. 8. 1997
Amended
by:
A1 Act of accession of Greece L 291 64 19. 11. 1979
A2 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 155 29. 8. 1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 105 1. 1. 1995
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ICOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 2 April 1979
on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs
(79/373/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the T reaty establishing the EuropeanEconomic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and
100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (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 satisfactory results depend to a largeextent on the use of suitable, good quality feedingstuffs;
Whereas rules governing feedingstuffs are important to an
increase in agricultural productivity, in view of the import-
ant role played by compound feedingstuffs in this respect;
Whereas, when rules are being laid down for the market-
ing of compound feedingstuffs, care should be taken to en-
sure that such feedingstuffs have a favourable effect on
livestock production; whereas feedingstuffs must therefore
always be wholesome, unadulterated and of merchantable
quality; whereas they must neither represent a danger to
animal or human health nor be marketed in a manner li-
able to mislead;
Whereas it is necessary to provide the user with accurate
and meaningful information on the compound feedingstuffs
at his disposal; whereas, therefore, at least the levels of
analytical constituents having a 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 provide temporarily for national administrations
to require a fuller declaration of the composition of feed-
ingstuffs, with regard to both analytical constituents and
feed
materials; whereas such declarations may be required
only as provided for in this Directive;
Whereas, moreover, all producers of feedingstuffs should
be able to show on their labelling certain information use-
ful to the purchaser; whereas Member States also retain
the right to authorize producers to provide further in-
formation;
(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. 3.96/24/EC
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IIWhereas, pending the adoption of Community provisions,
Member States may, if their regulations contain these li-
mitations when this Directive is adopted, continue to re-
quire that compound feedingstuffs marketed on their terri-
tories be manufactured from certain feed materials or be
free of certain feed materials;
Whereas, for as long as Community methods have not
been established, Member States will not be able to re-
quire or allow energy values to be indicated unless this is
required or permitted in their territories when this Direc-
tive is adopted;
Whereas, in order to give adequate protection to pur-
chasers, compound feedingstuffs should normally be mar-
keted in sealed packages or containers; whereas it appears
necessary, however, to allow for exceptions to this rule in
certain special circumstances to be defined by the Com-
munity;
Whereas Member States must ensure that compound feed-
ingstuffs satisfying the provisions of this Directive are not
subject within the Community to any marketing restrictions
in connection with their marking or packaging;
Whereas Member States must make suitable control ar-
rangements to ensure compliance during marketing 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 sup-
plement them where necessary, provision should be made
for a procedure establishing close cooperation between
Member States and the Commission within the Standing
Committee for Feedingstuffs set up by Decision
70/372/EEC (1);
Whereas this Directive contains a number of national der-
ogations; whereas it is therefore necessary to include provi-
sion for certain of them to be reviewed within a specified
period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 8. 1970, p. 1.96/24/EC
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1Article 1
1. This Directive shall apply to compound feedingstuffs
marketed within the Community.
2. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to the
provisions on:
(a) feed materials;
(b) additives used in feedingstuffs;
(c) undesirable substances and products in animal nutri-
tion;
(d) the fixing of maximum permitted levels for pesticide
residues on or in products intended for human or ani-
mal consumption;
(e) the organization of markets in agricultural products.
(f) certain products used in animal nutrition.
(g) the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating 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 the industrial processing thereof, and or-
ganic or inorganic substances, used singly or in mix-
tures, whether or not containing additives, for oral
animal feeding.
(b) compound feedingstuffs: mixtures of feed materials,
whether or not containing additives, for oral animal
feeding in the form of complete or complementary
feedingstuffs;
(c) daily ration: the average total quantity of feeding-
stuffs, calculated on a moisture content of 12 %, re-quired daily by an animal of a given species, age cat-
egory 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;79/373/EEC
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2(e) complementary feedingstuffs: mixtures of feedingstuffs
which have a high content of certain substances but
which, by reason of their composition, are sufficient
for a daily ration only if used in combination 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 expressed as 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, ex-
cept animals bred for fur.
(j) Milk replacer feeds: compound feedingstuffs adminis-
tered in dry form or after dilution in a given quantity
of liquid for feeding young animals as a supplement
to, or substitute for, post-colostral milk or for feeding
calves intended for slaughter.
(k) feed materials: various products of vegetable or ani-
mal 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;
1. (SIC! (l)) the minimum storage life of a compound
feedingstuff: that the date until which, under proper
storage conditions, that feedingstuff retains its specific
properties.
Article 3
Member States shall prescribe that compound feedingstuffs
may be marketed only if they are wholesome, unadulter-
ated and of merchantable quality. They shall also prescribe
that compound feedingstuffs may not represent a danger to
animal or human health and may not be presented or mar-
keted in a manner liable to mislead.79/373/EEC
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3Article 4
1. Member States shall prescribe that compound feed-
ingstuffs may be marketed only in sealed packages or con-
tainers. They shall also prescribe that the packages or con-
tainers be sealed in such a way that, when the package is
opened, the seal is damaged and cannot be re-used.
2. Exceptions to the principle of paragraph 1 to be auth-
orized at Community level shall be listed in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 13, provided that
the identity and quality of the compound feedingstuffs con-
cerned are ensured.
Article 5
1. Member States shall prescribe that compound feed-
ingstuffs may not be marketed unless the particulars listed
below, which shall be clearly 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 that pur-
pose, on the packaging, on the container or on a label at-
tached thereto:
(a) the description ‘‘complete feedingstuff”, ‘‘complemen-
tary feedingstuff”, ‘‘mineral feedingstuff”, ‘‘molassed
feedingstuff”, ‘‘complete milk replacer feed” or ‘‘com-
plementary milk replacer feed”, as appropriate;
(b) the species or category of animal for which the com-
pound feedingstuff is intended;
(c) directions for the proper use of the feedingstuff indi-
cating the purpose for which the feedingstuff is in-
tended;
(d) for all compound feedingstuffs except those intended
for pets other than dogs and cats: the feed materials
to be declared in accordance with Article 5c;
(e) where appropriate, the declarations of the analytical
constituents in the cases provided for in Part A of the
Annex;
(f) as relevant to the case, the declarations provided for
in Part B of the Annex in columns 1, 2 and 3;
(g) the name or business name and the address or regis-
tered place of business of the person responsible for
the particulars referred to in this paragraph;
(h) the net quantity expressed in units of mass in the case
of solid products, and in units of mass or volume in
t h ec a s eo fl i q u i dp r o d u c t s ;
(i) the minimum storage life, to be indicated in accord-
ance with Article 5d (1);
(j) the batch number if the date of manufacture is not
given.79/373/EEC
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4(k) the approval number allocated to the establishment in
accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive
95/69/EC of 22 December 1995 laying down the
conditions and arrangements for approving and regis-
tering certain establishments and intermediaries oper-
ating in the animal feed sector (1).
2. Member States shall prescribe that compound feed-ingstuffs, when marketed in tankers or similar vehicles or
in accordance with Article 4 (2), shall be accompanied by
a document containing the particulars referred to in para-
graph 1 of this Article. For small quantities of feedingstuffs
intended for the final user, these particulars may be
brought to the purchaser’s attention by means of an ap-
propriate notice at the point of sale.
3. Member States shall prescribe that, in conjunction
with the particulars listed in paragraph 1, only the follow-
ing additional particulars may be put in the space referredto 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 regis-
tered place of business of the manufacturer, if this is
not the person responsible for the labelling particu-
lars;
(c) where appropriate, the batch number;
(d) the country of production or manufacture;
(e) the price of the product;
(f) the description or trade name of the product;
(g) for compound feedingstuffs intended for pets other
than dogs and cats: the feed
materials to be declared
in accordance with Article 5c;
(h) where appropriate, particulars relating to the provi-
sions of Article 14 (a);
(i) an indication of the physical condition of the feeding-
stuff or the specific processing it has undergone;
(j) where appropriate, the declarations of the analytical
constituents in the cases provided for in Part A of the
Annex;
(k) the declarations provided for in Part B of the Annex
in columns 1, 2 and 4;
(1) the date of manufacture to be indicated in accordance
with Article 5d (2).
4. Member States may, for feedingstuffs produced and
marketed in their territories:
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5(a) permit the particulars specified in paragraph 1 (b) to
( f )a n d( h )t ob es h o w no n l yi na na c c o m p a n y i n g
document;
(b) prescribe an official code number enabling the manu-
facturer to be identified where the latter is not re-
sponsible for the labelling particulars.
5. Member States shall prescribe that:
(a) in the case of compound feedingstuffs constituted
from no more than three feed materials, the particu-
lars referred to in paragraph 1 (b) and (c) shall not
be required where the feed materials used appear
clearly in the description;
(b) in the case of whole grain mixes, the declarations re-
ferred to in paragraph 1 (e) and (f) shall not be re-
quired; they may, however, be provided;
(c) the descriptions ‘‘complete feedingstuff” or ‘‘comple-
mentary feedingstuff” in respect of feedingstuffs in-tended for pets other than dogs or cats may be re-
placed by the description ‘‘compound feedingstuff”. In
this case, the declarations required or allowed under
this Article shall be those laid down for complete
feedingstuffs;
(d) the minimum storage life, the net quantity and the
batch reference number may be marked outside the
space reserved for the labelling particulars referred to
in paragraph 1; in this case, the relevant expressions
shall be accompanied by an indication of where the
information appears.
6. For compound feedingstuffs for pets, the descriptions:
(a) in English ‘‘compound feedingstuff”, ‘‘complementary
feedingstuff”, and ‘‘complete feedingstuff” may be re-
placed by the descriptions ‘‘compound pet food”,
‘‘complementary pet food” ‘‘and complete pet food”
respectively;
(b) in Spanish ‘‘pienso” may be replaced by the descrip-
tion ‘‘alimento”;
(c) in Dutch ‘‘mengvoeder”, ‘‘aanvullend diervoeder” and
‘‘volledig diervoeder” may be replaced by the descrip-
tions ‘‘samengesteld voeder”, ‘‘aanvullend samenges-
teld voeder” and ‘‘volledig samengesteld voeder” re-
spectively.
Article 5a
Article 5b
Article 5c
1. Where a declaration of the feed materials is provided,
all the feed materials must be mentioned.
2. The listing of feed materials shall be subject to the
following rules:90/44/EEC
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6(a) compound feedingstuffs intended for animals other
than pets: listing of feed materials in descending
order by weight;
(b) compound feedingstuffs intended for pets: listing of
feed materials; either indicating the amount contained
or naming them in descending order by weight.
3. The feed materials shall be described by their specific
names; however, categories grouping several feed materials
will be established in accordance with Article 10 (a); in
that case, the indication of the specific name of the feed
materials may be replaced by the name of the category towhich the feed
materials belongs.
Use of one of these two forms of declaration shall exclude
use of the other save where one of the feed materials used
belongs to none of the categories which have been defined;
in that case the feed materials, designated by its specific
name, shall be mentioned in order of importance byweight in relation to the categories.
4. Where no measure has been adopted under Article
10 (a), Member States may retain the feed
materials cat-
egories they have determined and allow the indication of
the feed materials to be replaced by that of the categories.
5. The labelling of compound feedingstuffs for pets may
also draw particular attention to the presence or low con-
tent of one or more feed material(s) which are essential
aspects of the characteristics of the feedingstuff. In such a
case, the minimum or maximum content, expressed in
terms of percentage by weight of the feed material(s) in-
corporated, must be clearly indicated either opposite the
declaration drawing special attention to the feed ma-
terial(s) or in the list of feed material(s) or by mentioning
the feed material(s) and the percentage(s) by weight con-
cerned opposite the corresponding category of feed ma-
terial(s).
Article 5d
1. The minimum storage life shall be given by the fol-
lowing indications:
— ‘‘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
feedingstuffs require indication of a minimum storage life,
only the earliest date shall be indicated.90/44/EEC
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72. The date of manufacture shall be expressed as fol-
lows:
‘‘manufactured .... (days, months, or years) 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 addi-
tion to that required under this Directive.
However, such information:
— may not be designed to indicate the presence or con-
tent of analytical constituents other than those the
declaration of which is provided for in Article 5 of
this Directive or Article 5 (2) of Council Directive
93/74/EEC of 13 September 1993 on feedingstuffs in-
tended 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 by suggesting that it possesses special
characteristics when in fact all similar feedingstuffspossess 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
marketing of compound feedingstuffs.
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Member States shall ensure that compound feedingstuffs
are not subject, for reasons concerning the provisions in-
cluded in this Directive, to marketing restrictions other
than those provided for by this Directive.
(1) OJ No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 23.90/44/EEC
93/74/EEC
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8Article 10
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13
and in the light of advances in scientific and technical
knowledge:
(a) categories grouping several feed material(s) shall be
established not later than 22 January 1991;
(c) a list shall be established of feed material(s) the use
of which is prohibited in compound feedingstuffs for
public or animal health reasons;
(d) methods of calculating the energy value of compound
feedingstuffs may be established;
(e) amendments to the Annex and to the lists referred to
in (b) and (c) above shall be adopted.
Article 10a
1. Member States shall prescribe that the feed ma-
terial(s) included on the list of the main feed materials
listed in Part B of the Annex to Council Directive
96/25/EC of 29 April 1996 on the circulation of feed ma-
terials, 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 corre-
spond to the descriptions and comply with any possible
minimum compositional requirements contained therein.
2. Member States shall ensure that the provisions ofheadings (I), (II), (III) and (IV) of Part A “General” of
the Annex to Directive 96/25/EC are respected.
Article 11
For the purposes of marketing within the Community, the
indications printed on the accompanying document, on the
packaging, on the container or on the label attached there-
to 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 Commun-
ity.
Article 12
Member States shall make all necessary arrangements for
official inspection during manufacture or marketing, at
least by sampling, in order to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this Directive.
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9Article 13
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to
be followed, the matter shall be referred without delay to
the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs, hereinafter
called ‘the Committee’, by its chairman, either on his own
initiative or at the request of a Member State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit tothe Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. 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. 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 Com-
mittee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Ar-
ticle. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt the measures and imple-
ment them forthwith where they are in accordance with
the opinion of the Committee. Where they are not in ac-
cordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opin-
ion is delivered, the Conmission shall at once submit a
proposal to the Council on the measures to be taken. The
Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority.
4. (SIC!) lf the Council has not adopted any measures
within three months of receiving the proposal, the Com-
mission shall adopt the proposed measures and implement
them forthwith except where the Council has voted by a
simple majority against such measures.
Article 14
This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States:
(a) to recommend types of conpound feedingstuffs which
meet certain analytical characteristics;
(b) to refrain from applying the provisions of this Direc-
tive to compound feedingstuffs in respect of which it
is proved at least by some appropriate marking that
they are intended for export to third countries;
(c) to refrain from applying the provisions of this Direc-
tive to compound feedingstuffs where a special label
marking gives proof that they are intended for ani-
mals kept for scientific or experimental purposes.79/373/EC
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10Article 15
Not later than three years following notification of this Di-
rective the Commission shall, on the basis of experience
acquired, forward to the Council proposals for amend-
ments to the Directive such as to achieve free movement
of compound feedingstuffs and to eliminate certain dispa-
rities concerning the use of feed materials and labelling in
particular. The Council shall act on these proposals not
later than five years following notification of this Directive.
Article 16
Member States shall bring into force on 1 January 1981
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necess-
ary to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith in-
form the Commission thereof.
However, the Federal Republic of Germany may until21 January 1992 derogate from the labelling provisions in
Article 5 for compound feedingstuffs produced in the terri-
tory of the former German Democratic Republic.
Article 17
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.79/373/EEC
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11ANNEX
PART A
General provisions
1. The levels indicated 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 feedingstuffs with a milk-product contentexceeding 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 limits stated in the paragraphs
above, 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 miner-
al binding agents,
— mineral compound feedingstuffs,— compound feedingstuffs containing more than 50 %
of sugar beet chips or sugar beet pulp,
— compound feedingstuffs intended for farmed fish
with a fish meal content of over 15 %,
provided that the level is declared as a percentage of the
feedingstuff as such.
In the case of compound feedingstuffs with a level of ash
insoluble in hydrochloric acid not exceeding the limits
stated in the paragraphs above, that level may also be de-clared.
4. The iron level in milk replacer feeds for calves of a live
weight less than or equal to 70 kilograms must be at least30 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 is less than the declared con-
tent:
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125.1.1. 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 %.
5.1.2. T otal sugar:
— 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 %.
5.1.3. Starch and total sugar plus starch:
— 2,5 units for declared contents of 25 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 25 % but not less than 10 %,
— 1 unit for declared contents of less than 10 %.
5.1.4. Crude oils and fats:
— 1,5 units for declared contents of 15 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 15 % but not less than 8 %,
— 0,8 unit for declared contents of less than 8 %.
5.1.5. Sodium, potassium and magnesium:
— 1,5 units for declared contents of 15 % or more,
— 10 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 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 contents
of less than 5 % but not less than 0,7 %,
— 0,1 unit for declared contents of less than 0,7 %.
5.1.6. T otal phosphorus and calcium:
— 1,2 units for declared contents of 16 % or more,
— 7,5 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 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 contents
of less than 6 % but not less than 1 %,90/44/EEC
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13— 0,15 unit for declared contents of less than 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 is more than the declared
content:
5.2.1. Moisture:
— 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 unit for declared contents of less than 5 %.
5.2.2. 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 unit for declared contents of less than 5 %.
5.2.3. Crude fibre:
— 1,8 units for declared contents of 12 % or more,— 15 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 12 % but not less than 6 %,
— 0,9 unit for declared contents of less than 6 %.
5.2.4. Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid:
— 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 4 %,
— 0,4 unit for declared contents of less than 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 Ar-ticle 3:90/44/EEC
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146.1. Where the content recorded is less than the declared con-
tent:
6.1.1. Crude protein:
— 3,2 units for declared contents of 20 % or more,— 16 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 20 % but not less than 12,5 %,
— 2 units for declared contents of less than 12,5 %.
6.1.2. Crude oils and fats:
— 2,5 units of the declared content.
6.2. Where the content recorded is more than the declared
content:
6.2.1. Moisture:
— 3 units for declared contents of 40 % or more,— 7,5 % of the declared content for declared contents
of less than 40 % but not less than 20 %,
— 1,5 units for declared contents of less than 20 %.
6.2.2. Crude ash:
— 1,5 units of 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 oils and fats:
— identical tolerance to that permitted for that sub-
stance in 6.1.2.
6.3.3. Crude ash, crude fibre:
— tolerance three times that permitted for those sub-
stances 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 pro-
tein derived from mammalian tissue and intended for ani-
mals other than pets must contain the following state-ment: “This compound feedingstuff contains protein
derived from mammalian tissue the feeding of which to
ruminants is prohibited”.
This does not apply to compound feedingstuffs which
contain no protein derived from mammalian tissue other
than the following;
—m i l k a n d m i l k p r o d u c t s ,
—g e l a t i n ,90/44/EEC
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15— amino acids obtained from hides and skins by a pro-
cess which involves exposure of the material to a pH
of 1 to 2 followed by a pH of > 11, followed by heat
treatment at 140 ˚Cf o r3 0m i n u t e sa t3b a r ,
— dicalcium phosphate derived from defatted bones, and
— dried plasma and other blood products.
7.2. Where a Member State prohibits the use of protein derived
from mammalian tissue as referred to in 7.1, first sentence,
in feedingstuffs for certain animals other than ruminants as
permitted 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
extended the prohibition on the use of the products inquestion.
(
1) OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51.97/47/EC
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16PART B
Declaration of analytical constituents
Species or category of animal
Feedingstuffs Analytical constituentsand levelsCompulsory declarations accord-
ing to Article 5 (1) (f)Optional declarations according to
Article 5 (3) (k)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Complete Feedingstuffs — Crude protein 


— Crude oils and fats

Animals except pets
otherthandogsandcats

Pets other than dogs or
cats
—Crude fibre

otherthandogs an dcats

cats
—Crude ash


—L y s i n e Pigs Animals other than pigs
—M e t h i o n i n e Poultry Animals other than poultry
—C y s t i n e .............................................
— Threonine .............................................

All animals
—T r y p t o p h a n .............................................

—E n e r g y v a l u e ............................................. Poultry (calculated accord-
ing to EEC method)
............................................. Pigs and ruminants (calcu-lated according to national
official methods)
—S t a r c h ............................................. 
 — Total sugar (as sucrose) .............................................


—T o t a l s u g a r p l u s s t a r c h .............................................

 —C a l c i u m .............................................

Allanimal
—S o d i u m .............................................
Allanimal
— Phosphorus .............................................

—M a g n e s i u m .............................................

— Potassium .............................................
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17FeedingstuffsSpecies or category of animal
Analytical constituentsand levels FeedingstuffsOptional declarations according to
Article 5 (3) (k)Compulsory declarations accord-
ing to Article 5 (1) (f)Analytical constituentsand levels
(1) (4) (3) (2)
Complementary feeding-
stuffs—Mineral— Crude protein ............................................. 
stuffs—Mineral
—C r u d e f i b r e .............................................


—C r u d e a s h .............................................

— Crude oils and fats .............................................

—L y s i n e .............................................

All animals
—M e t h i o n i n e .............................................

—C y s t i n e .............................................

— Threonine .............................................

—T r y p t o p h a n .............................................

—C a l c i u m
— Phosphorus

All animals
—S o d i u m

—M a g n e s i u m Ruminants Animals other than rumi-
nants
— Potassium ............................................. All animals
Complementary feeding-stuffs—Molassed — Crude protein 

—C r u d e f i b r e

Allanimals
— Total sugar (as sucrose)

Allanimals
—C r u d e a s h

— Crude oils and fats ............................................. 
—C a l c i u m .............................................


— Phosphorus ............................................

All animals
—S o d i u m .............................................

— Potassium .............................................

—M a g n e s i u m ²0,5 % Ruminants Animals other than rumi-
nants
<0 , 5% ............................................. All animals90/44/EEC
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18FeedingstuffsSpecies or category of animal
Analytical constituentsand levels FeedingstuffsOptional declarations according to
Article 5 (3) (k)Compulsory declarations accord-
ing to Article 5 (1) (f)Analytical constituentsand levels
(1) (4) (3) (2)
Complementary feeding-
stuffs —Other— Crude protein Animals except pets other
than dogs or catsPets other than dogs andcats
— Crude oils and fats
—C r u d e f i b r e
—C r u d e a s h
—C a l c i u m ²5%Animals other than pets Pets
<5% ............................................. All animals
— Phosphorus ²2%Animals other than pets Pets
<2% ............................................. All animals
—M a g n e s i u m ²0,5 % Ruminants Animals other than rumi-
nants
<0 , 5% .............................................
—S o d i u m .............................................

 — Potassium .............................................

—E n e r g y v a l u e ............................................. Poultry (declaration accord-ing to EEC method)
............................................. Pigs and ruminants (decla-ration according to national
official methods)
—L y s i n e Pigs Animals other than pigs
—M e t h i o n i n e Poultry Animals other than poultry
—C y s t i n e ............................................. 
— Threonine .............................................

—T r y p t o p h a n .............................................

Allanimals
—S t a r c h .............................................

Allanimals
— Total sugar (as sucrose) .............................................


—T o t a l s u g a r p l u s s t a r c h .............................................
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