Article 1 
1. This Directive concerns feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes. 2. Member Statets shall prescribe that feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes may be marketed only if they: — fulfil the conditions referred to in Article 3, — are labelled in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 5, — their intended uses are included in the list drawn up pursuant to Article 6 and they fulfil the other provisions laid down in that list.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘feedingstuffs’ shall mean products of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived from the industrial processing thereof, and organic or inorganic substances, used singly or in mixtures, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding; (b) ‘compound feedingstuffs’ mixtures of feed materials, whether or not containing additives, which are intended for oral animal feeding as complete or complementary feedingstuffs; (c) ‘feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes’ shall mean compound feedingstuffs which, by virtue of their particular composition or method of manufacture, can be clearly distinguished from both ordinary feedingstuffs and the products defined in Council Directive 90/167/EEC of 26 March 1990 laying down the conditions governing the preparation, placing on the market and use of medicated feedingstuffs in the Community ( 6 ), and are presented as intended to meet specific nutritional requirements; (d) ‘particular nutritional purpose’ shall mean the purpose of satisfying the specific nutritional needs of certain pets or productive livestock whose process of assimilation, absorption or metabolism could be temporarily impaired or is temporarily or irreversibly impaired and are therefore able to derive benefit from ingestion of feedingstuffs appropriate to their condition.
Article 3 
The Member States shall require that the nature of composition of the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be such that the products are appropriate for their intended particular nutritional purpose.
Article 4 
This Directive shall apply, subject to the specific provisions laid down therein, without prejudice to the Community provisions on: (a) compound feedingstuffs; (b) additives used in feedingstuffs; (c) undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition; (d) certain products used in animal nutrition.
Article 5 
In addition to the labelling provisions in Article 5 of Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs ( 7 ) the Member States shall require that: 1. the following additional indications appear in the space provided for the purpose on the packaging, on the container or on the label of the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1): (a) the qualifying expression ‘dietetic’ together with the description of the feedingstuff; (b) the precise use, i.e. the particular nutritional purpose; (c) the indication of the essential nutritional characteristics of the feedingstuffs; (d) the declarations prescribed in column 4 in the Annex concerning the particular nutritional purpose; (e) the recommended length of time for use of the feedingstuff. The indications referred to in points (a) to (e) must comply with the content of the list of intended uses in the Annex and the general provisions to be laid down in accordance with Article 6 (b); 1. the following additional indications appear in the space provided for the purpose on the packaging, on the container or on the label of the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1): (a) the qualifying expression ‘dietetic’ together with the description of the feedingstuff; (b) the precise use, i.e. the particular nutritional purpose; (c) the indication of the essential nutritional characteristics of the feedingstuffs; (d) the declarations prescribed in column 4 in the Annex concerning the particular nutritional purpose; (e) the recommended length of time for use of the feedingstuff. The indications referred to in points (a) to (e) must comply with the content of the list of intended uses in the Annex and the general provisions to be laid down in accordance with Article 6 (b); 2. indications other than those referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplied in the space provided for the purpose, in so far as they are covered by Article 6 (a); 3. without prejudice to Article 5e of Directive 79/373/EEC, the labelling of feedingstuffs as referred to in Article 1 (1) may make reference to a specific pathological condition in so far as that condition corresponds to the nutritional purpose laid down in the list of uses drawn up in accordance with Article 6 (a); 4. the label or the directions for use of the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1) must bear the indication ‘It is recommended that a specialist's opinion be sought before use.’ It may, however, be provided in the list of intended uses in the Annex that this declaration shall be replaced for specific dietetic feedingstuffs with a recommendation to request the prior opinion of a veterinarian; 4. the label or the directions for use of the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1) must bear the indication ‘It is recommended that a specialist's opinion be sought before use.’ It may, however, be provided in the list of intended uses in the Annex that this declaration shall be replaced for specific dietetic feedingstuffs with a recommendation to request the prior opinion of a veterinarian; 5. the provisions of Article 5c (5) of Directive 79/373/EEC shall also apply to the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1) and intended for animals other than pets; 6. the labelling of the feedingstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1) may also highlight the presence or the low level of one or more analytical constituents which are essential for the description of the feedingstuff. In such cases, the minimum or maximum level of the analytical constituents expressed as percentage weight of the feedingstuff must be clearly indicated in the list of declared analytical constituents; 7. the qualifying expression ‘dietitic’ shall be reserved solely for feedingstuffs as referred to in Article 1 (1). Qualifying expressions other than ‘dietitic’ shall be prohibited in the labelling and presentation of these feedingstuffs; 7. the qualifying expression ‘dietitic’ shall be reserved solely for feedingstuffs as referred to in Article 1 (1). Qualifying expressions other than ‘dietitic’ shall be prohibited in the labelling and presentation of these feedingstuffs; 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 5c (3) of Directive 79/373/EEC, the declaration of feed materials may be made in the form of categories grouping several feed materials , even where the declaration of certain feed materials by their specific name is required to justify the nutritional characteristics of the feedingstuff.
Article 6 
The Commission shall adopt: (a) a list of intended uses as set out in the Annex no later than 30 June 1994 in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 9(2). That list shall contain: — the indications referred to in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 5(1), and, — where appropriate, the indications referred to in Article 5(2) and Article 5(4), second subparagraph; (a) a list of intended uses as set out in the Annex no later than 30 June 1994 in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 9(2). That list shall contain: — the indications referred to in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 5(1), and, — where appropriate, the indications referred to in Article 5(2) and Article 5(4), second subparagraph; (b) general provisions regarding the application of the indications referred to in point (a), including applicable tolerances; (c) amendments to the measures adopted in accordance with points (a) and (b) in line with developments in scientific and technical knowledge. The measures provided for in points (b) and (c), designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 9(3). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in Article 9(4).
Article 7 
The Member States shall ensure that feedingstuffs as referred to in Article 1 (1) are not, for reasons concerning the provisions of this Directive, subject to marketing restrictions other than those provided for in this Directive.
Article 8 
1. Where a Member State establishes that the use of a feedingstuff as referred to in Article 1 (1) or its use in the prescribed conditions presents a hazard for animal or human health or for the environment, it shall immediately inform the Commission, giving the reasons for its decision. 2. The Commission shall initiate as soon as possible the regulatory procedure laid down in Article 9(2) with a view to adopting any appropriate measures aimed at confirming, amending or repealing the national measure.
Article 9 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up pursuant to Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 ( 8 ). 2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ( 9 ) shall apply. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. 4. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Article 10 
To allow effective official inspection of feedingstuffs as referred to in Article 1 (1), the following specific provisions shall apply: 1. 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; 2. where appropriate, the competent authority shall be empowered to require the person responsible for placing the product on the market to produce data and information establishing the feedingstuff's conformity with this Directive. If such data have been published in readily accessible form, a reference to the publication shall suffice. 2. where appropriate, the competent authority shall be empowered to require the person responsible for placing the product on the market to produce data and information establishing the feedingstuff's conformity with this Directive. If such data have been published in readily accessible form, a reference to the publication shall suffice.
Article 11 
The following Directives are hereby amended as specified: 2. in Directive 79/373/EEC: (a) the following shall be added to Article 1 (2): ‘(h) feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes’ ; (b) the first indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5e shall be replaced by the following: ‘— may not be designed to indicate the presence or content 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 intended for particular nutritional purposes ( 10 ); 2. in Directive 79/373/EEC: (a) the following shall be added to Article 1 (2): ‘(h) feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes’ (b) the first indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5e shall be replaced by the following: ‘— may not be designed to indicate the presence or content 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 intended for particular nutritional purposes ( 10 ); 3. the following shall be added to Article 1 (2) of Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition ( 11 ) : ‘(f) feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes;’ . 3. the following shall be added to Article 1 (2) of Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition
Article 12 
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with this Directive no later than 30 June 1995. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall include references to this Directive or shall accompany them with such references on their official publication. The Member States shall lay down the manner in which such references shall be made.
Article 13 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.