Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2229 of 4 December 2017 amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels for lead, mercury, melamine and decoquinate (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2017/2229
• Articles: 3

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

Row 4 of Section I, Lead, is replaced by the following:

Undesirable substance

Products intended for animal feed

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

‘4.

Lead ( 12 )

Feed materials

with the exception of:

10

—

forage ( 3 );

30

—

phosphates and calcareous marine algae;

15

—

calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate ( 10 );

20

—

yeasts.

5

Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements

with the exception of:

100

—

zinc oxide;

400

—

manganous oxide, ferrous carbonate, cupric carbonate, dicopper oxide.

200

Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents

with the exception of:

30

—

clinoptilolite of volcanic origin; natrolite-phonolite.

60

Premixtures ( 6 )

200

Complementary feed

with the exception of:

10

—

mineral feed;

15

—

long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed.

60

Complete feed.

5’

(2)

Row 5 of Section I, Mercury, is replaced by the following:

Undesirable substance

Products intended for animal feed

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

‘5.

Mercury ( 4 )

Feed materials

with the exception of:

0,1

—

fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof intended for the production of compound feed for food producing animals;

0,5

—

tuna ( Thunnus spp, Euthynnus spp. Katsuwonus pelamis ) and products derived thereof intended for the production of compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals;

1,0 ( 13 )

—

fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof, other than tuna and derived products thereof, intended for the production of compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals;

0,5 ( 13 )

—

calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate ( 10 ).

0,3

Compound feed

with the exception of:

0,1

—

mineral feed;

0,2

—

compound feed for fish;

0,2

—

compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals.

0,3’

(3)

Endnote 13 to section I: Inorganic contaminants and nitrogenous compounds, is replaced by the following:

‘( 13 )

The maximum level is applicable on wet weight basis’

(4)

Row 7 of Section I, Melamine, is replaced by the following:

Undesirable substance

Products intended for animal feed

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

‘7.

Melamine ( 9 )

Feed

with the exception of:

2,5

—

canned pet food

2,5 ( 11 )

—

the following feed additives:

—

guanidino acetic acid (GAA);

20

—

urea;

—

—

biuret.

—’

(5)

Row 1 of Section VII, Decoquinate is replaced by the following:

Coccidiostat

Products intended for animal feed ( 1 )

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

‘1.

Decoquinate

Feed materials

0,4

Compound feed for

—

laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks);

0,4

—

other animal species

1,2

Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of decoquinate is not authorised.

( 2 )’