My bookmarksSign up free

Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 Article 3

Definitions

Article 3

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply, subject to the following specific definitions: (a) ‘feed hygiene’ means the measures and conditions necessary to control hazards and to ensure fitness for animal consumption of a feed, taking into account its intended use; (b) ‘feed business operator’ means the natural or legal person responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the present Regulation are met within the feed business under their control; (c) ‘feed additives’ means substances or micro-organisms authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition  ( 10 ) ; (d) ‘establishment’ means any unit of a feed business; (e) ‘competent authority’ means the authority of a Member State or of a third country designated to carry out official controls; (f) ‘primary production of feed’ means the production of agricultural products, including in particular growing, harvesting, milking, rearing of animals (prior to their slaughter) or fishing resulting exclusively in products which do not undergo any other operation following their harvest, collection or capture, apart from simple physical treatment.

Read the full instrument → · Read this in context: CHAPTER I — SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS →

Other provisions in CHAPTER I — SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04

CitationArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU, provided the source is acknowledged.

What to look at next