Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2005 (Amendment) (L.N. 118 of 2007)

B 1868 L .N. 118 of 2007 VETERINARY SERVICES ACT (CAP. 437) Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2005 (Amendment) IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has, after consultation with the Ministei· of Health, the Elderly and Community Care, made the following rules: 1. (1) The title of these rules is Undesirable Substances in Title ,ind scope Animal Feeds (Amendment) Rules, 2006, and they shall be read and L.N. 8 1 of 2005 construed as one with the Undesfrable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2005, henceforth referred to as the principal rules, (2) The scope of these rules is to implement the provisions found. under the Commission Directives 2005/86/EC Commission Dfrective 2005/86/EC of 5th December 2005 amending Annex I to Directive 2002/3 2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Conncil on undesirable substances in animal feed. as regards camphechlor and Commission Directive 2005/87 of 5th December 2005 amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on 1md.esirable substances in animal feed as regards lead., fluorine and cadmium. 2. Immediately after rule 10 of the principal rules, there shall Adds new rule I J be added the following new rule· ro rile principal . ru~. Maximum flourine Content " l J. The maximum fluorine content shall be as set out in tbe Annex 1 to th.ese rules , however they will apply without prejudice to the other conditions for the authorization of the additive vermiculite, belonging to the group of binders , anti caking agents and coagulants , laid down in European Counci l Directive 70/524/EEC". 3. follows : Schedule I of the p1·inciple rules shall be amended as A mends Schedule T of rhe Princ i.pal Rules (a) For row 2 shall be substituted by the following: B 1869 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content inmgtkg (ppm) relative to a feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % (J ) (2) (3) ' 2. Lead1 Feed materials with the exception IO of: 30 green foddel phosphate;; and 15 calcareous. marine algae 5 yeasts Additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of 100 trace elements except 400 zinc oxide manganous oxide, iron 200 carbonate, copper carbonate Additives belonging to the 30 functional groups of binders -and anti-caking agents except 60 clinoptilolite of volcanic 200 ongm Premixtures 10 Complementary feedingstuffs with the exception of 15 mineral feedingstuffs 5 Complete feedingstuffs 1 Maximum levels refer to an analytical detennination oflead, where by extraction is performed in nitric acid (5 % w/w) for 30 minnl.es at boiling temperature. Equivalent extraction procedures can be applied for which i t can be demonsumed that the used extraction procedure bas an equal extraction efficiency. 2 Green fodder includes products intended for animal feed such as hay, silage, fresh grass, etc. B 1870 (b) for row 3 there shall be substituted the following Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % (1) (2) (3) ' 3. Fluorine' .Feed materials with the exception 150 of feedingstuffs of animal origin with the exception of marine 500 crustacean~ such as.marine krill marine crustaceans such as .3000 mari;ne krill phosphates 2000 calcium carbonate 350 magnesium oxide 600 calcareaous marine algae I 000 Vermiculite (E 561) 3000 Complementary feecliugstuffa containing -::; 4 % phosphorus 500 containing > 4 % phosphoi1.1s 125 per 1 % phosphorus Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of 150 complete feediugstuffs for cattle sheep and goats in lactation 30 other 50 complete feedingstuffs for pigs 100 complete feed.i.ngstuffs for 350 poultry 250 complete feedingstuffs for chicks 3 Ma,cirnum level.s refer lo an analytical determinatio)l of fluorine, whereby extraction is performed with hydrocbloric acid l N for 20 minute$ at ambielll temperature. Equivalent extraction pro-cedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction procedure ba.s an equal extraction efficiency. B 1871 ( c) For row 6 there shall be substituted the following. Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum contentin mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed.ingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % (1) (2) (3) 6. Cad.mium1 Feed materials of vegetable origin l Feed materials of animal origin 2 Feed materials of mineral origin 2 except 10 phosphates AdditiY'es belonging to the functional group of compounds of 10 trace elements except copper oxide, manganous oxide, zinc oxide and m.anganous 30 sulphate monohydrate Additives belonging to the ftmctional groups of binders and 2 anti-caking agents 15 Premixtures :tv.lin.eral feedingstuffs 5 containing < 7 % phosphorns containing 2'. 7 % phosphorns 0, 7 5 per 1 % phosphorus, with a maximumof 7 ,5 Complementary feedingstuffs for pet animals 2 Other complementary 0.5 feedingstuffs Complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats and feedingstuffs 1 for fi;ih except 2 complete feedingstuffs for pets complete feedingstuffs for calves, lambs and kids and other 0.5 complete feedingstu.ffs l Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of cadmium, whereby extradion is performed in nitric acid (5 % wlw) for 30 minutes at boiling temperature. Equivalent extraction procedures can be applied for which it. can be dem onstrated that tlte used extract.ion procedure has wt equal extraction efficiency B 1872 and ( d) for row 19 there shall be subs t:ituted the following: Undesirable substances Products .intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feeclingstuff wilha moisture content of 12 % (1) (2) (3) ' 19. Camphechlor (toxaphene) -Fish, other aquatic animals, their 0,02 sum of .indicator congeners products and by-products with the Cl-IB 26, 50 and 622 exception of fish oil Fish oil 0,2 Feedingstuffs for fish 0,05 ? Numbering system according to l'arlar, pref1Xed by either "Cfffi" or "l'arlar #": CHB 26: 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo, '6-exo, 8,8,10,10-ocfochlorobornane, CHB 50: 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo, 6-exo, 8,8,9,10,10-nonath.lorobornane, CHB 62: 2,2,5,5,8,9,9,10,10-nonacltlorobomane. 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