Commission Directive 87/238/EEC of 1 April 1987 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 74/63/EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition
Date: 1987-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal health, animal nutrition, cadmium, foodstuff













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Commission Directive 87/238/EEC of 1 April 1987 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 74/63/EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition  


Official Journal L 110 , 25/04/1987 P. 0025 - 0026 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 23 P. 0121  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 23 P. 0121  





*****COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE  of 1 April 1987  amending the Annexes to Council Directive 74/63/EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition  (87/238/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 74/63/EEC of 17 December 1973 on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition (1), as last amended by Directive 86/354/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,  Whereas Directive 74/63/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge;  Whereas it is necessary to limit the cadmium content of feedingstuffs and certain raw materials used for the manufacturing of feedingstuffs to protect animal and human health and the environment;  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  The Annexes to Directive 74/63/EEC are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.  Article 2  Member States shall, by 3 December 1988 at the latest, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.  Article 3  This Directive is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 1 April 1987.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 38, 11. 2. 1974, p. 31.  (2) OJ No L 212, 2. 8. 1986, p. 27.  ANNEX  1. In Annex I (A) 'Substances (ions or elements)', the following item is added:  1.2.3 //  //  //  // Substances, products  // Feedingstuffs  // Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) of feedingstuff, at a moisture content of 12 %   //    //   //   // (1)  // (2)  // (3)   //    //   //   // '6. Cadmium   // Straight feedingstuffs of vegetable origin   // 1   //   // Straight feedingstuffs of animal origin (with the exception of feedingstuffs for pets)   // 2   //   // Phosphates   // 10 (3)   //   // Complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (with the exception of complete feedingstuffs for calves, lambs and kids)   // 1   //   // Other complete feedingstuffs (with the exception of feedingstuffs for pets)   // 0,5   //  // Mineral feedingstuffs   // 5 (4)   //   // Other complementary feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats  // 0,5   //    //   //  (3) Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0,5 mg per 1 % of the phosphorus content.  (4) Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0,75 mg per 1 % of the phosphorus content.'  2. In Annex II (A), the following item is added:  1.2.3 //  //  //  // Substances, products  // Raw Materials  // Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) of raw material, at a moisture content of 12 %   //    //   //   // (1)  // (2)  // (3)   //    //   //   // '2. Cadmium   // Phosphates  // 15 (1)   //    //   //  (1) Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0,75 mg per 1 % of the phosphorus content.'