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COMMISSION
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)onfeedingstuffsintendedforparticularnutritional
purposes
(92/C231/09)
COM(92)324final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon12August1992)
areinaparticularphysiologicalconditionforalimited
time,suchasgestation,lactation,moult,sucklingor
weaning,orhaveatemporarilyorirreversiblyimpaired
processofassimilation,absorptionormetabolism;
Whereas,whenrulesarebeinglaiddownforthe
marketingoffeedingstuffsintendedforparticularnu­
tritionalpurposes,careshouldbetakentoensurethat
suchfeedingstuffshaveabeneficialeffectontheanimals
whichingestthem;whereasfeedingstuffsmusttherefore
alwaysbeofmerchantablequality;whereastheymust
neitherpresentahazardforanimalorhumanhealthnor
bemarketedinamannerliabletomislead;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
Whereasfeedingstuffsintendedforparticularnutritional
purposesareplayinganincreasingroleinthedietofpet
animals;whereassuchproductsarealsousedinthe
rearingofproductivelivestock;
WhereasinsomeMemberStatesfeedingstuffscovered
bythisRegulationarealreadymarketedinsuchawayas
todrawtheattentionofuserstotheirparticularcompo­
sition;
Whereasacommondefinitionshouldbelaiddownfor
theproductsconcerned;whereasthedefinitionmust
providethatproductspresentedasintendedtomeet
certainspecificnutritionalneedsmusthaveaspecific
compositionand/orbemanufactured usingspecial
methods;whereasitisessentialtoestablishtheprinciple
thatsuchfeedingstuffsmustbeclearlydistinguished,in
theircharacteristics andpurpose,frombothordinary
feedingstuffsandmedicatedfeedingstuffs ;
Whereasthecompositionandpreparationoffeeding­
stuffsintendedforparticularnutritionalpurposesmust
bespeciallydesignedtomeettheparticularnutritional
needsofthecategoriesofanimalsforwhichtheyare
intended;whereasthesecategoriesincludeanimalswhichWhereasthisRegulationapplieswithoutprejudiceto
otherCommunityprovisionsonfeedingstuffs,and
particularlytherulesapplicabletocompoundfeeding­
stuffs;whereas,however,intheinterestsofclarity,this
Regulationlaysdownrulesonthelabellingandsealing
ofpackagingcontainingfeedingstuffsintendedfor
particularnutritionalpurposes;
Whereastheuseroffeedingstuffsintendedforparticular
nutritionalpurposesneedstobeprovidedwithaccurate
andmeaningfulinformation ;
Whereasinordertodistinguishbetweenthefeeding­
stuffsmeetingthecriterialaiddowninthisRegulation
andotherfeedingstuffs,asinglequalifyingexpression,
'dietetic',mustaccompanythedescriptions'straight
feedingstuff','complementary feedingstuff'and
'completefeedingstuff',asappropriate;
Whereas,asinthecaseofordinaryfeedingstuffs,atleast
thelevelsofanalyticalconstituentshavingadirecteffect
onthequalityorthefeedingstuffshouldbedeclared;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthedeclarationof
certainadditionalanalyticalconstituentswhichgivethe
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WhereasapplicationofthisRegulationshouldbe
delayedforoneyearinorderthatrulesnecessaryforits
applicabilitycanbelaiddown;
Whereaseffectiveinspectionoffeedingstuffsintended
forparticularnutritionalpurposesmustbeensured;
whereasincertaincircumstances theusualmeansatthe
disposaloftheinspectionservicesmaybeinsufficientto
allowverificationthatafeedingstuffactuallypossesses
theparticularnutritionalpropertiesattributedtoit;
whereasitshouldthereforebeprovidedthat,where
necessary,thepersonresponsibleformarketingthe
productshouldassisttheinspectionserviceinitsduties,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasallproducersoffeedingstuffsintendedfor
particularnutritionalpurposesmusthavetheoptionof
indicatingonthelabelcertainparticularsusefultothe
user;whereassuchparticularsmay,inexceptionalcases,
refertodiseases;
Whereas,giventhatfeedingstuffsintendedforparticular
nutritionalpurposescontainnomedicinalsubstances,it
isnotnecessaryforthesupplyofsuchproductstobe
subjecttopresentationofaveterinaryprescription ;
whereas,however,incaseswherefeedingstuffsaretobe
administered toanimalswithirreversiblyimpaired
processesofassimilation,absorptionormetabolismor
foraprolongedperiodtoanimalsnotsufferingfrom
problemsassociatedwitholdage,theusershouldbe
warnedthatconsulationofaveterinarian ,inthecaseof
pets,oranexpertinanimalnutrition,inthecaseof
productivelivestock,isrecommended sothatanyunde­
sirableeffectscanbeaverted;
Whereas,inordertoprovideuserswithsufficient
guarantees,feedingstuffsintendedforparticularnu­
tritionalpurposesshouldnormallybemarketedinsealed
containersorpackages;whereas,however,provision
mustbemadeforderogationsinspecialcasestobe
definedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasaprocedureshouldbeprovidedfordrawingup
alistofintendedusesforproductscoveredbythisRegu­
lation,forverifyingthatthefeedingstuffsconcerned
conformtothequalifyingexpression'dietetic',fordeter­
miningthedeclarationswhichmustappearonlabelsand
forlayingdownmethodsforcalculatingtheenergyvalue
ofsuchfeedingstuffs ;
Whereasthemarketingoffeedingstuffsintendedfor
particularnutritionalpurposeswhichsatisfythe
requirementsofthisRegulationmustnotbesubjectto
anyrestrictionongroundsofcontent,methodsofmanu­
facture,presentationorlabelling;
Whereas,incaseswhereaproductpresentsahazardto
animalorhumanhealthortheenvironment ,provision
shouldbemadeforanyMemberStatetorequestthat
theCommissiontaketheappropriatemeasures,on
justifiedgrounds;
Whereas,forcaseswheretheCouncilempowersthe
Commissiontoapplytheruleslaiddowninrespectof
feedingstuffsintendedforparticularnutritionalpurposes,
aprocedureshouldbeprovidedforclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission inthe
StandingCommitteeonFeedingstuffssetupbyCouncil
Decision70/372/EEC(');Article1
1.ThisRegulationconcernsfeedingstuffsintendedfor
particularnutritionalpurposes.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)feedingstuffsmeansproductsofvegetableoranimal
origin,inthenaturalstate,freshorpreserved,and
productsderivedfromtheindustrialprocessing
thereof,andorganicorinorganicsubstances,used
singlyorinmixtures,whetherornotcontaining
additives,fororalanimalfeeding;
(b)feedingstuffs intendedforparticularnutritional
purposesmeansfeedingstuffswhich,byvirtueoftheir
particularcompositionormethodofmanufacture,
canbeclearlydistinguishedfrombothordinaryfeed­
ingstuffsandtheproductsdefinedinCouncil
Directive90/167/EEC(2)andarepresentedas
intendedtomeetspecificnutritionalrequirements ;
(c)particularnutritionalpurposemeansthepurposeof
satisfyingthespecificnutritionalneedsofcertain
petsorproductivelivestockwhoseprocessof
assimilaton,absorptionormetabolismisimpaired,or
whicharetemporarilyinparticularphysiological
conditionsandarethereforeabletoderivebenefit
fromcontrolledingestionoffeedingstuffsappro­
priatetotheircondition.
Article2
Feedingstuffs asreferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbe
marketedonlyiftheyarewholesome,unadulteratedand
ofmerchantablequality.
OOJNoL92,7.4.1990,p.42. (l)OJNoL170,3.8.1970,p.1.

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Thenatureorcompositionofthesefeedingstuffsshallbe
suchthattheproductsareappropriatefortheintended
particularnutritionalpurposewhilealsoconformingto
certaindietaryprinciples.
Thesefeedingstuffsshallnotrepresentadangerto
animalorhumanhealthandshallnotbepresentedor
marketedinamannerliabletomislead.
Article3
1.ThisRegulation iswithoutprejudicetothe
Communityprovisionson:
(a)straightfeedingstuffs ;
(b)compoundfeedingstuffs ;
(c)additivesusedinfeedingstuffs ;
(d)undesirablesubstancesandproductsinanimal
nutrition;(e)theindicationoftheparticularnutritionalcharac­
teristicsofthefeedingstuff;
(f)forfeedingstuffsnotintendedforpetsotherthan
dogsandcats:theingredientstobedeclaredin
accordancewithArticle7;
(g)therecommended lengthoftimeforuseofthefeed­
ingstuff;
(h)thedeclarationsrequiredbyArticle13(a);
(i)thenameorbusinessnameandtheaddressor
registeredplaceofbusinessofthepersonresponsible
fortheparticularsreferredtointhisparagraph;
(j)thenetquantityexpressedinunitsofmassinthe
caseofsolidproducts,andinunitsofmassor
volumeinthecaseofliquidproducts;
(k)thestoragelifetobeindicatedinaccordancewith
Article8(1);
(1)thebatchnumber,ifthedateofmanufacture isnot
given.
2.Thestoragelife,thenetquantityandthebatch
referencenumbermaybemarkedoutsidethespace
providedforthelabellingparticularsreferredtoin
paragraph 1;inthatcase,therelevantparticularsshallbe
accompaniedbyanindicationofwheretheinformation
appears.
Article5
InconjunctionwiththeparticularslistedinArticle4,
onlythefollowingadditionalparticularsmaybeputin
thespaceprovidedforthatpurpose:
(a)theidentificationmarkortrademarkoftheperson
responsibleforthelabellingparticulars;
(b)thenameorbusinessnameandtheaddressor
registeredplaceofbusinessofthemanufacturer ,if
thisisnotthepersonresponsibleforthelabelling
particulars;
(c)whereappropriate,thebatchnumber;
(d)thepriceoftheproduct;
(e)thedescriptionortradenameoftheproduct;
(f)forfeedingstuffsintendedforpetsotherthandogs
andcats:theingredientstobedeclaredin(e)certainproductsusedinanimalnutrition.
2.However,paragraph 1(a)and(b)shallnotapply
totheprovisionsrelatingtothelabellingandsealingof
packagingoffeedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1).
Article4
1.FeedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)shallnot
bemarketedunlesstheparticularslistedbelow,which
shallbeclearlyvisible,legibleandindelibleandfor
whichthemanufacturer ,packer,importer,selleror
distributerestablishedwithintheCommunityshallbe
heldresponsible,areshowninaspaceprovidedforthat
purposeonthepackaging,onthecontaineroronalabel
attachedthereto:
(a)thedescription'straightfeedingstuff,'comp­
lementaryfeedingstuff'or'completefeedingstuff',as
applicable,accompaniedbythequalifyingexpression
'dietetic';
(b)thespeciesorcategoryofanimalforwhichthefeed­
ingstuffisintended;
(c)thepreciseuse,i.e.theparticularnutritionalpurpose;
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b)feedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)intended
forpets:ingredientstobelistedeitherindicatingthe
amountcontainedorindescendingorderbyweight.
3.Theingredientsshallbedescribedbytheirspecific
namestakingintoaccount,asappropriate,the
requirements laiddowninCommission Directive
92/.../EEC(*)(themainingredientsnormallyusedfor
thepreparationofcompoundfeedingstuffsintendedfor
speciesotherthanpets).However,theindicationofthe
specificnameoftheingredientmaybereplacedbythe
nameofthecategorytowhichtheingredientbelongsin
accordancewithCommissionDirectives91/357/EEC(2)
and82/475/EEC(}).accordancewithArticle7;
(g)thedateofmanufacturetobeindicatedin
accordancewithArticle8(2);
(h)theofficialcodenumberenablingthemanufacturer
tobeidentifiedwherethelatterisnotresponsiblefor
thelabellingparticulars;
(i)ifappropriate,thedeclarationsallowedpursantto
Article13(a);
(j)thedescriptions 'completefeedingstuff'or
'complementary feedingstuff'inrespectoffeeding­
stuffsintendedforpetsotherthancatsanddogsmay
bereplacedbythedescription'compoundfeed­
ingstuff'.Inthatcase,thedeclarationsrequiredor
allowedpursuanttothisArticleshallbethoselaid
downforcompletefeedingstuffs ;
(k)forcompoundfeedingstuffs forpets,the
descriptions :
—inEnglish,'compoundfeedingstuff','comp­
lementaryfeedingstuff'and'completefeed­
ingstuff'maybereplacedbythedescriptions
'compoundpetfood','complementary petfood'
and'completepetfood'respectively ;
—inSpanish,'pienso'maybereplacedbythe
description'alimento',Whereoneofthesetwoformsofdeclarationisused,the
othershallnotbeusedsavewhereoneoftheingredients
usedbelongstononeofthecategorieswhichhavebeen
defined;insuchcases,theingredient,designatedbyits
specificname,shallbementionedinorderofpercentage
byweightinrelationtothecategories .
4.Thelabellingoffeedingstuffs asreferredtoin
Article1(1)forpetsmayalsodrawparticularattention
tothepresence,lowcontentorhighcontentofoneor
moreingredientsessentialtobestowonthefeedingstuff
aparticularnutritionalpurpose.
—inDutch,'mengvoeder','aanvullenddiervoeder'
and'volledigdiervoeder'maybereplacedbythe
descriptions'samengesteldvoeder','aanvullend
samengesteldvoeder'and'volledigsamengesteld
voeder'respectively .Insuchcases,theminimumormaximumcontent,
expressedintermsofpercentagebyweight,ofthe
ingredient(s)incorporated ,mustbeclearlyindicated
eitheroppositethedeclarationdrawingattentiontothe
ingredient(s)orinthelistofingredientsorby
mentioningtheingredient(s)andthepercentage(s)by
weightconcernedoppositethecorresponding category
ofingredients .
Article8
1.Thestoragelifeshallbegivenbythefollowing
indications :Article6
Thequalifyingexpression'dietetic'shallbereservedfor
feedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1).
Qualifyingexpressionsotherthan'dietetic'shallbe
prohibitedinthelabellingandpresentationofthesefeed­
ingstuffs.
Article7
1.Whereadeclarationoftheingredientsisprovided,
alltheingredientsmustbementioned .
2.Thelistingofingredientsshallbesubjecttothe
followingrules:—'usebefore..followedbythedate(day,month
andyear)inthecaseofmicrobiologically highlyper­
ishablefeedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1),
OOJNoL... (a)feedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)intended
foranimalsotherthanpets:ingredientstobelisted
indescendingorderbyweight;OOJNoL193,17.7.1991,p.34.
0)OJNoL213,21.7.1982,p.27.

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animalsnotsufferingfromproblemsassociatedwithold
age,shouldincludethewords:
'Theadviceofaveterinarianorofanexpertinanimal
nutritionshouldbeobtainedbeforeusing'.—'bestbefore...',followedbythedate(monthand
year)inthecaseofotherfeedingstuffsasreferredto
inArticle1(1).
WhereotherCommunityrulesconcerningfeedingstuffs
asreferredtoinArticle1(1)requiretheindicationof
storagelife,onlyonedateshallbeindicated,i.e.that
whichisthesoonest.Article12
1.FeedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)maybe
marketedonlyinpackagesorcontainerssealedinsucha
mannerthatthesealisdamagedonopeningandmay
notbereused.2.Thedateofmanufacture shallbeshownasfollows:
'Manufactured...(xdays,monthsoryear(s))before
thestoragelifeexpirydateindicated'.
2.Derogationsfromparagraph 1,whichmustbe
acceptedatCommunitylevel,shallbeadoptedbythe
procedurelaiddowninArticle16,providedthatthe
identificationandqualityofthefeedingstuffsasreferred
toinArticle1(1)areguaranteed .Article9
Thepersonresponsibleforthelabellingparticularsof
feedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)mayprovide
informationinadditiontothatrequiredpursanttothis
Regulation .
However,suchinformation :
—shallnotbedesignedtoindicatethepresenceor
contentofanalyticalconstituentsotherthanthoseto
beindicatedbyvirtueofArticle4or5,
—shallnotattributetothefeedingstuffeffectsor
propertiesthatitdoesnotpossessorsuggestthatit
possessesspecialcharacteristicswhenallfeedingstuffs
possesssuchcharacteristics ,
—shallrelatetoobjectiveorquantifiablefactorswhich
canbesubstantiated ,
—shallbeclearlyseparatedfromalltheparticulars
specifiedinArticle4.Article13
TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle16shallbefollowed
for:
(a)drawingupalistofintendedusesreservedforfeed­
ingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)anddeter­
miningthedeclarations ,whetherobligatoryor
optional,andthegeneralprovisionsapplicabletothe
marketingoftheseproducts(*);
(b)decidingwhetherfeedingstuffsbearingthequalifying
expression'dietetic'areinfactcoveredbythedefi­
nitiongiveninArticle1(2)(c);
(c)layingdownthemethodsforcalculatingtheenergy
valueofthefeedingstuffs .
Article14
Tradeinfeedingstuffs asreferredtoinArticle1(1)
whichcomformtothisRegulationandanyprovisions
adoptedtoitshallnotbeprohibitedorhinderedfor
reasonsrelatingtotheircomposition ,manufacturing
characteristics ,presentationorlabelling.Article10
ForthepurposesofmarketinginotherMemberStates,
theindicationsprintedonthepackaging,containeror
attachedlabelshallbegiveninatleastoneofthe
nationalorofficiallanguagesofthecountryofdesti­
nation.
Article15
1.WhereaMemberStateestablishesthattheuseofa
feedingstuffasreferredtoinArticle1(1)oritsusein
theprescribedconditionspresentesahazardforanimalArticle11
Thepackaging,container,labelorinstructionsforuse
accompanyingfeedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle1(1)
whichareintendedforanimalswhoseprocessofassimi­
lation,absorptionormetabolismhasbeenirreversibly
impaired,orwhicharetobeusedforalongperiodfor(')Thesegeneralprovisionsmustbeinlinewiththosesetout
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orhumanhealthorfortheenvironment ,itshall
immediatelyinformtheCommission,givingthereasons
foritsdecision.
2.TheCommissionshallinitiateassoonaspossible
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle17withaviewto
adoptinganyappropriatemeasures.Ifthemeasuresenvisagedarenotinaccordancewiththe
opinionoftheCommittee,orifnoopinionisdelivered,
theCommissionshall,withoutdelay,presenttothe
Councilaproposalrelatingtothemeasurestobetaken.
TheCouncilshallactbyaqualifiedmajority.
If,ontheexpiryofthreemonthsfromthedateof
referraltotheCouncil,theCouncilhasnotacted,the
proposedmeasuresshallbeadoptedbytheCommission .
Article18
Toalloweffectiveofficialinspectionoffeedingstuffsas
referredtoinArticle1(1),thefollowingspecific
provisionsshallapply:
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallthemeasuresnecessary
toenabletheircompetentauthoritiestoascertain,by
samplechecksatallstagesofproductionand
marketingofthefeedingstuffsasreferredtoinArticle
1(1),thattheprovisionsofthisRegualtionare
compliedwith;Article16
WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobe
followedtheCommissionshallbeassistedbythe
StandingCommitteeonFeedingstuffsactinginan
advisorycapacity,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Committee'.
TherepresentativeoftheCommissionshallsubmittothe
Committeeadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
Committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraft,withina
timelimitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccording
totheurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakinga
vote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;inaddition
eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoasktohaveits
positionrecordedintheminutes.
TheCommission shalltaketheutmostaccountofthe
opiniondeliveredbytheCommittee .Itshallinformthe
Committeeofthemannerinwhichitsopinionhasbeen
takenintoaccount.2.wherenecessary,thecompetentauthorityshallbe
empoweredtorequirethepersonresponsiblefor
placingtheproductonthemarkettoproduce
scientificdataestablishingthefeedingstuffs
conformitywiththisRegulation .
Ifsuchdatahavebeenpublishedinreadilyaccessible
form,areferencetothepublicationshallsuffice.
Article17
WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobe
followed,thechairmanshallreferthemattertothe
StandingCommitteeonFeedingstuffs ,hereinafter
referredtoas'theCommittee',eitheronhisown
initiativeorattherequestoftherepresentativeofa
MemberState.
TherepresentativeoftheCommissionshallsubmittothe
Committeeadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
Committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraft,withina
timelimitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccording
totheurgencyofthematter.Theopinionshallbe
deliveredbythemajoritylaiddowninArticle148(2)of
theTreatyfordecisionswhichtheCouncilisrequiredto
adoptonaproposalfromtheCommission .Thevotesof
therepresentatives oftheMemberStateswithinthe
CommitteeshallbeweightedasprovidedinthatArticle.
Thechairmanshallnotvote.Article19
ThefollowingDirectivesareamendedasspecified:
(a)thefollowingisaddedtoArticle1(2)ofCouncil
Directive74/63/EECof17December1973onthe
fixingofmaximumpermittedlevelsforundesirable
substancesandproductsinfeedingstuffs('):
'(f)feedingstuffsforparticularnutritionalpurposes';
(b)thefollowingisaddedtoArticle1(2)ofCouncil
Directive77/101/EECof23November1976onthe
marketingofstraightfeedingstuffs(2):
'(e)feedingstuffsforparticularnutritionalpurposes';
TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresenvisagedif
theyareinaccordance 'withtheopinionofthe
Committee .OOJNoL38,11.2.1974,p.31.
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(c)thefollowingisaddedtoArticle1(2)ofCouncil
Directive79/373/EECof2April1979onthe
marketingofcompoundfeedingstuffs (1):
'(h)feedingstuffsforparticularnutritionalpurposes';
(d)thefollowingisaddedtoArticle1(2)ofCouncil
Directive82/471/EECof30June1982concerning
certainproductsusedinanimalnutrition(2):
'(f)feedingstuffsforparticularnutritionalpurposes'.Article20
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshalltakeeffectoneyearafterthedateofitsentry
intoforce.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
OOJNoL86,6.4.1979,p.30.
OOJNoL213,21.7.1982,p.8.