Commission Directive 2005/86/EC of  5 December 2005  amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed as regards camphechlor   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, fish, fish oil, fish product, foodstuffs legislation, health risk, pesticide, toxic substance

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Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2005

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/86/EC

of 5 December 2005

amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
undesirable substances in animal feed as regards camphechlor

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the European
Having regard to Directive 2002/32/EC of
Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable
substances in animal feed (1), and in particular Article 8 (1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Directive 2002/32/EC provides that the use of products
intended for animal feed which contain levels of unde-
sirable substances exceeding the maximum levels laid
down in Annex I thereto is prohibited.

(2) When Directive

adopted,

2002/32/EC was

the
Commission stated that
the provisions laid down in
Annex I to that Directive would be reviewed on the
basis of updated scientific risk assessments and taking
any dilution of
into account
contaminated non-complying products
intended for
animal feed.

the prohibition of

(3)

(4)

The Scientific Panel on contaminants in the food chain of
the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) adopted an
opinion on a request from the Commission related to
camphechlor as undesirable substance in animal feed on
2 February 2005.

Camphechlor is a non systemic insecticide of which the
use is phased out in most of the world. Camphechlor
mixtures show a complex composition, with at least 202
different congeners identified. Due to its persistence and
chemical properties, camphechlor is still found in the
environment.

(1) OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Directive 2005/8/EC (OJ L 27, 29.1.2005, p. 44).

(5) While some congeners, such as CHB 32, which are major
constituents in technical mixtures, are subject to rela-
tively fast biotransformation, other congeners such as
CHB 26, 50 and 62 are more persistent and bio-accu-
mulate significantly within the food chain. The congeners
indicators of
CHB 26, 50 and 62 can serve as
camphechlor contamination. The presence of CHB 32
is an indicator for a recent contamination and could be
included in monitoring programmes to identify possible
fraudulent practices.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

The main sources of camphechlor exposure to animals
from feed are fish oil and fish meal. Fish feed (particularly
for carnivorous species) can contain significant amounts
of fish meal and fish oil. For other animals the use of fish
meal is low, hence their exposure via feed is lower.

Fish are the most sensitive to camphechlor toxicity. The
carry-over of camphechlor into edible tissues of fatty fish
is high, while the carry over in other farmed animals is
lower. Fish, in particular lipid rich species, are the main
source of human exposure while other sources are of less
importance.

It is appropriate to replace the current general maximum
level as regards camphechlor in all feedingstuffs, by a
maximum level for camphechlor in fish oil, fish meal
and fish feed in order to ensure that these products do
not represent any danger to human health and animal
health. The feed safety has been improved as the level for
fish feed, which is fed directly to fish, has been signifi-
cantly decreased and enforcement
through a targeted
control on these products intended for animal feeding
identified as being the main source of camphechlor
exposure should improve the feed safety.

The current general maximum level
for camphechlor
does not reflect the current normal background contam-
ination levels in fish oil. It is appropriate to establish a
maximum level in fish oil taking into account the back-
ground levels without endangering animal and public
health. This maximum level
is to be reviewed in the
light of the necessary application on a wider scale of
decontamination procedures.

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(10) Directive 2002/32/EC should therefore be amended

accordingly.

reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

(11)

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Directive are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Directive.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the
field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive 12 months after the entry into force at the latest.
They shall
forthwith communicate to the Commission the
text of those provisions and a correlation table between those
provisions and this Directive.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC is amended, replacing row 19, Camphechlor (toxaphene), by the following:

Undesirable substances

Products intended for animal feed

Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm)
relative to a feedingstuff with a
moisture content of 12 %

(1)

(2)

‘19. Camphechlor (toxaphene)
— sum of
indicator
congeners CHB 26, 50
and 62 (*)

— Fish, other aquatic animals, their products and
by-products with the exception of fish oil

— Fish oil (**)

— Feedingstuffs for fish (**)

(3)

0,02

0,2

0,05

(*) Numbering system according to Parlar, prefixed by either “CHB” or “Parlar #”:
— CHB 26: 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo, 6-exo, 8,8,10,10-octochlorobornane,
— CHB 50: 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo, 6-exo, 8,8,9,10,10-nonachlorobornane,
— CHB 62: 2,2,5,5,8,9,9,10,10-nonachlorobornane.

(**) The levels shall be reviewed by 31 December 2007 with the aim of reducing the maximum levels.’