NoL127/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities 15.5.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1131/76
of14May1976
amending Regulation (EEC)No753/76asregards 1certainrulesforthedenatura
tionofskimmed-milk powder
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
ThetextofArticle5(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
753/76isherebyamendedtoreadasfollows :
'4.WithoutprejudicetoArticles10and11of
CouncilDirective 70/524/EEC,of23November
1970,thesacks,packagings andcontainers used
forthetransportandstorageoftheskimmed-milk
powderwhichhasbeendenatured orincorporated
inafeedingstuff inaccordance withArticle 1(2),
(a)shallindicate,bymeansofaromannumber
andacapitalletter,theformulausedfordena­
turingorincorporation (formulae IAtoIF
andIIAtoIIF)and
(b)shallmention ,inthecaseofdenaturation in
accordance withthefirstindentofArticle 1
(2),thecomposition ofthedenatured product .
Theinformation referredtoin(b)need,inthecase
ofabulkproduct,onlybestatedinasigneddocu­
mentaccompanying thedenatured productuntil
thestagewhenitisused.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
563/76of15March1976onthecompulsory purchase
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbyintervention agen­
ciesforuseinfeedingstuffs (J),andinparticular
Article9(1)thereof,
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No753/76of
31March1976layingdowndetailedrulesforthesale
ofskimmed-milk powderforuseinanimalfeed
pursuant toRegulation (EEC)No563/76(2),lays
downtheconditions fordenaturing skimmed-milk
powdersoldpursuanttothatRegulation ;
Whereas certain oftheseconditions shouldbe
amended totakeintoaccountthemarketavailabilities
ofcertainbindingagents,andtospecifyintheinter­
estsofclaritythattheprovisions concerning theincor­
porationofminimum quantities ofbindingagentsin
nowayexemptsthemfromrespecting otherprovi­
sionsbesidesthesaidRegulation whichconcern
animalfeed;whereasthisconcerns especially the
provisions ofCouncilDirective 70/524/EECof23
November 1970concerning additives infeeding­
stuffs(3),aslastamendedbythethirteenth Commis­
sionDirective 76/13/EECof15December 1975(4);
whereas,asregardsthecontrolofthedenaturation ,
reference shouldbemadetoCouncil Directive
70/373/EECof20July1970ontheintroduction of
Community methodsofsamplingandanalysisforthe
officialcontroloffeedingstuffs (5),aslastamendedby
CouncilDirective 72/276/EECof20July1972(6);
WhereascertainmaterialerrorsinthetextofRegula­
tion(EEC)No753/76whichhavebeenmadein
different languages shouldatthesametimebe
corrected ;
WhereastheManagement Committee forMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitsChairman ,Article2
AnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No753/76ishereby
amended asfollows :
1.InChapter 1,'Denaturing ',underformulae ICand
IF,for'250gcopper'read'150gcopper'.
2.InChapter2,'Denaturation bydirectincorporation
inanimalfeed',theSecondsentenceoftheintro­
ductionshallreadasfollows :
(a)intheFrenchtext:
(')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.18.
(2)OJNoL88,1.4.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL270,14.12.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL4,9.1.1976,p.21.'Danscelui-cidoiventenoutreetrepresents ,
exprimésci-dessous enpourcentage ouenppm
surleproduitfini,lesconstituants etles
additifssuivants (quantitésminimales ),incor­
porésselonl'unedesformulesci-après:'(5)OJNoL170,3.8.1970,p.2.h)OJNoL171,29.7.1972,p.39.

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(b)intheDanishtext:
'Foderet skaldesuden indeholde ,herefter
udtryktiprocentellerippmafdetfærdige
produkt,følgendebestanddele ogtilsætning­
sstoffer(mindstemængder ),tilsatihenholdtil
enafdenævnteformler
(c)intheItaliantext:sulphatereadineachcase'iron,intheformof
heptahydrate ferroussulphate'
(b)underformulaeIE,IF,IID,IIEandIIF,for
'dehydrated grassmealand/ordehydrated
alfalfameal'readineachcase'grassmeal
and/oralfalfameal'.
4.ThetextofChapter 3,'Generalprescriptions
concerning denaturing andincorporation 'is
replacedbythetextsetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article3
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Nonché,quidiseguitoespressiinpercentuale
oinppmsulprodottofinito,icostituenti egli
additivisottospecificati (quantitativi minimi)
incorporati secondounadelleformulesegu­
enti:'.
3.InChapters 1and2
(a)underformulae IBtoIFandIIAtoIIF,for
'iron,asanhydrous orheptahydrate ferrous
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
3.GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS CONCERNING DENATURING ANDINCORPORA­
TION
A.Itisnotpermitted tosubmitskimmed-milk powderinitsnaturalstateorafterdenaturation toa
chemicalorphysicalprocesscapableofweakening orneutralizing theeffectsofdenaturing given
intheformulaespecifiedinChapters 1and2,especiallybytheuseofbindingagents.
Anticaking andflowingagentsmaybeused,fortheapplication oftheformulaereferredtoin
ChapterIandinadditiontotheproductsmentioned ,whenincorporated toalevelof2%inthe
mixtureofskimmed-milk powderanditsdenaturing agents.
B.Fishmeal,referredtoinformulae IAandIB,musthaveatleast30%ofitsparticleslessthan
300microns insize.
Ironsulphatereferredtoinformulae IB,IC,IEandIFmusthaveatleast30%ofitsparticles
lessthan250micronsinsize.Coppersulphatereferredtointhesameformulaemusthaveat
least30%ofitsparticleslessthan200micronsinsize.
Starchandcarboxymethylcellulose ,referredtoinformulae ID,IEandIF,musthaveatleast
50%ofitsparticleslessthan80micronsinsize.
Groundcerealsandoil-seedcake,referredtoinformulaID,aswellascrudefibreinwhatever
formreferredtothesameformula,musthaveaminimum of50%ofitsparticlesoflessthan
500microns insize.
Grassmealandalfalfameal,referredtoinformulae IEandIF,mustcontainatleast50%of
particlesnotexceeding 300micronsinsize.
Whenskimmed-milk powderisdenatured intheUnitedKingdom ,theBS410-1969standards
arereadilyavailable ,andthenearestequivalent standardstothemaximum ortheminimum
givenfortheparticlesizecanbeused.
Groundcereals,referredtoinformulaID,meansaproductthathasbeenfullymilledfroma
mixtureofoatsandbarleyorfromamixtureofothercerealssuitableonlyforanimalfeeding,or
fromcerealsby-products ,increasedifnecessarybyaddedcrudefibretogiveaminimum crude
fibrecontentindrymatterofatleast8-0%.
Oil-seedcakesspecifiedinformulaID,increased ,ifnecessary ,byaddedcrudefibretogivea
minimum crudefibrecontentindrymatterofatleast8-0%.
Grassmealandalfalfamealrespectively musthiveatleastaminimum crudefibrecontentindry
matterof20%and15%.
Carboxymethylcellulose ,referredtoinformulaID,IEandIF,havingamolecularweightof
200000to500000andatleasta95%levelofpurity,musthaveatotaldegreeofsubstitution
between0-6and1-0(x=2to2-4;y=0-6to1).
Fishoilandfishliveroil,referredtoinformulae ICandIIC,musthaveafreefattyacids
contentexpressed inoleicacidofatleast7
poratedintheskimmed-milk powder,given
houtprejudicetootherprovisions relatingto
contained inanimalfeed,andinparticular
24/EECof23November 1970concerningC.Theminimum quantities oftheproducts I
informulae IAtoIFandIIAtoIIF,ar
themaximum quantitities ofadditiveswh
theprovisions laiddowninCouncilDir
additivesinfeedingstuffs .

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D.Theproductsgiveninformulae IAtoIFmustbedistributed inauniformmannersothatin
twoindividualsamplesof50g,drawnatrandomfroma25kgpackage,thereiscontained—by
chemicaldetermination —thesameresultsasabovewithintolerableerrorlimitssetbythe
methodofanalysisused.
TheprovisionsadoptedpursuanttoCouncilDirective70/373/EECof20July1970ontheintro­
duction ,ofCommunity methodsofsamplingandanalysisfortheofficialcontroloffeedingstuffs ,
shallapplyforthecontrolofdenaturation .