1. This Directive deals with the laying down of maximum permitted levels for undesirable substances and products in feedingstuffs, as listed in the Annex.2. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to the provisions on:    (a) additives in feedingstuffs;(b) the marketing of feedingstuffs;(c) the fixing of maximum permitted levels of pesticide residues on and in products intended for animal feeding. For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:    (a) Feedingstuffs : organic or inorganic substances, used singly or in mixtures, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding;(b) Straight feedingstuffs : various vegetable and animal products in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and their derivatives after industrial processing, as well as the various organic and inorganic substances intended as such for oral animal feeding;(c) Daily ration : the average total quantity of feedingstuffs, calculated on a moisture content of 12 %, required daily by an animal of a given species, age category and yield, to satisfy all its needs;(d) Complete feedingstuffs : mixtures of feedingstuffs which, by reason of their composition, are sufficient for a daily ration;(e) Complementary feedingstuffs : mixtures of feedingstuffs which have a high content of certain substances and which, by reason of their composition, are sufficient for a daily ration only if they are used in combination with other feedingstuffs. 1. Member States shall prescribe that the substances and products listed in the Annex shall be tolerated in feedingstuffs only under the conditions therein set out.2. Member States may allow the maximum levels provided for in the Annex in respect of feedingstuffs to be exceeded:    - where the feedingstuffs are intended to be sent for delivery to recognized manufactures only and, after mixing, meet the provisions set out in the Annex;- and where any other use is shown to be excluded by any appropriate indication. Member States shall prescribe that in so far as there are no special provisions for complementary feedingstuffs, these may not - allowing for the dilutions prescribed for their use - contain levels of the substances and products listed in this Directive in excess of those fixed for complete feedingstuffs. 1. Where a Member State considers that a maximum content fixed in the Annex, or that a substance or product not listed therein, presents a danger to animal or human health, that Member State may provisionally reduce this content, fix a maximum content, or forbid the presence of that substance or product in feedingstuffs it shall advise the other Member States and the Commission without delay of the measures taken and at the same time give its reasons.2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10, an immediate decision shall be made as to whether the Annex should be modified. So long as no decision has been made by either the Council or the Commission the Member State may maintain the measures it has implemented. Amendments to be made to the Annex due to developments in scientific or technical knowledge shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9. Member States shall ensure that feedingstuffs which conform to this Directive are not subject to any other  (1)OJ No L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 1.marketing restrictions as regards the presence of undesirable substances and products. 1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that feedingstuffs are officially controlled, at least by random sampling, to verify whether the conditions laid down in this Directive are satisfied.2. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of the name of the departments appointed to carry out this control. 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed matters shall be referred without delay by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State, to the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs, hereinafter called the 'Committee'.2. The votes of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted as provided in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote.3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its Opinion on such measures within a time limit set by the Chairman according to the urgency of the matters. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 41 votes.4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and implement them forthwith where they are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee. Where they are not in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee, or if no Opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the measures to be adopted. The Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority.If the Council has not adopted any measures within three months of the proposal being submitted to it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and implement them forthwith, except where the Council has voted by a simple majority against such measures. 01. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, matters shall be referred to the Committee without delay by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State.2. The votes of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted as provided in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote.3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its Opinion on such measures within two days. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 41 votes.4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and implement them forthwith where they are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee. Where they are not in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee, or if no Opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the measures to be adopted. The Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority.If the Council has not adopted any measures within 15 days of the proposal being submitted to it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and implement them forthwith, except where the Council has voted by a simple majority against such measures. 1Member States shall retain the right to waive the provisions of this directive as regards feedingstuffs intended to be exported to third countries. 2The Member States shall bring into force, on 1 January 1976, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 3This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Output: Council Directive on the fixing of maximum permitted levels for undesirable substances and products in feedingstuffs