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dossier	COM(1994)313 - Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE the circulation of feed materials amending directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 80/511/EEC, ...
document	COM(1994)313
date	April 29, 1996

ANNEX

PART A General

I. EXPLANATORY NOTES

1. Feed materials are listed and named in Part B according to the following criteria:

- the origin of the product/by-product, for example vegetable, animal, mineral,

- the part of the product/by-product used, for example whole, seeds, tubers, bones,

- the processing to which the product/by-product has been subjected, for example decortication, extraction, heating and/or the resulting product/by-product, for example flakes, bran, pulp, fat,

- the maturity of the product/by-product and/or the quality of the product/by-product, for example 'low in glucosinolate`, 'rich in fat`, 'low in sugar`.

2. The list set out in Part B is divided into 12 chapters.

1. Cereal grains, their products and by-products

2. Oil seeds, oil fruits, their products and by-products

3. Legume seeds, their products and by-products

4. Tubers, roots, their products and by-products

5. Other seeds and fruits, their products and by-products

6. Forages and roughage

7. Other plants, their products and by-products

8. Milk products

9. Land animal products

10. Fish, other marine animals, their products and by-products

11. Minerals

12. Miscellaneous

II. PROVISIONS REGARDING BOTANICAL PURITY

1. The botanical purity of the products and by-products listed in Part B and Part C shall not be less than 95 %, unless a different level has been laid down in Part B or Part C.

2. The following are considered as botanical impurities:

(a) natural but innocuous impurities (e.g. straw and straw waste, seeds of other cultivated species or weeds);

(b) harmless residues of other oil seeds or oleaginous fruit derived from a previous manufacturing process, the level of which does not exceed 0,5 %.

3. The levels indicated refer to the weight of the product and by-product as such.

III. PROVISIONS REGARDING NAMING

Where the name of a feed material includes a word or words in brackets, the bracketed word(s) may be included or omitted as an option, for example soy (bean) oil may be declared as soy bean oil or soy oil

IV. PROVISIONS REGARDING THE GLOSSARY

The glossary given below refers to main processes used for the preparation of feed materials mentioned in Part B and Part C of this Annex. When the names of these feed materials include a common name or term from this glossary, the process to be used must be in accordance with the given definition.

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V. PROVISIONS REGARDING LEVELS INDICATED OR TO BE DECLARED AS SPECIFIED IN PART B AND C

1. The levels indicated or to be declared relate to the weight of the feed material, unless otherwise stated.

2. Subject to article 3 and article 6 (3) (b) of the Directive and provided that no other level is laid down in Part B of this Annex, the feed material's moisture content must be stated if it exceeds 14,5 % of the weight of the feed material. In the case of feed materials with a moisture content not exceeding the limits indicated above, that content must be declared at the purchaser's request.

3. Subject to Article 3 of the Directive and provided that no other level is laid down in Part B of this Annex the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid of feed materials must be stated if it exceeds 2,2 % in the dry matter.

VI. PROVISIONS REGARDING DENATURING AND BINDING AGENTS

Where the products referred to in column 2 of Part B or column 1 of Part C of this Annex are used to denature or bind feed materials, the following information must be given:

- denaturing agents: nature and quantity of the products used,

- binding agents: nature of the products used.

In the case of binding agents, the quantity of the products used may not exceed 3 % of the total weight.

VII. PROVISIONS REGARDING MINIMUM TOLERATED LEVELS INDICATED OR TO BE DECLARED AS SPECIFIED IN PART B AND C

Where, on official inspection pursuant to Article 12 of the Directive, the composition of a feed material is found to depart from the declared composition in a manner such as to reduce its value, the following minimum tolerances are permitted:

(a) for crude protein:

- 2 units for declared contents of 20 % or more,

- 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 20 % but not less than 10 %,

- 1 unit for declared contents of less than 10 %;

(b) for total sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose, lactose and glucose (dextrose):

- 2 units for declared contents of 20 % or more,

- 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 20 % but not less than 5 %,

- 0,5 unit for declared contents of less than 5 %;

(c) for starch and inulin:

- 3 units for declared contents of 30 % or more,

- 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 30 % but not less than 10 %,

- 1 unit for declared contents of less than 10 %;

(d) for crude oils and fats:

- 1,8 units for declared contents of 15 % or more,

- 12 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 15 % but not less than 5 %,

- 0,6 unit for declared contents of less than 5 %;

(e) for crude fibre:

- 2,1 units for declared contents of 14 % or more,

- 15 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 14 % but not less than 6 %,

- 0,9 unit for declared contents of less than 6 %;

(f) for moisture and crude ash:

- 1 unit for declared contents of 10 % or more,

- 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 10 % but not less than 5 %,

- 0,5 unit for declared contents of less than 5 %;

(g) for total phosphorus, sodium, calcium carbonate, calcium, magnesium, acid index and matter insoluble in light petroleum:

- 1,5 units for declared contents (values) of 15 % (15) or more, as appropriate,

- 10 % of the declared content (value) for declared contents (values) of less than 15 % (15), but not less than 2 % (2), as appropriate,

- 0,2 unit for declared contents (values of less than 2 % (2) as appropriate;

(h) for ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid and chlorides expressed as NaCI:

- 10 % of the declared content for declared contents of 3 % or more,

- 0,3 unit for declared contents of less than 3 %;

(i) for carotene, vitamin A and xanthophyll:

- 30 % of the declared content;

(j) for methionine, lysine and volatile nitrogenous bases:

- 20 % of the declared content.

PART B Non-exclusive list of the main feed materials

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PART C Provisions regarding the declaration of certain constituents of non-listed feed materials

For feed materials put into circulation which are not listed in Part B of this Annex a compulsory declaration of the constituents indicated in column 2 of the table below shall be made in accordance with Article 5 (1) (d) of the Directive.

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