Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2009 (L.N. 105 of 2009)

B 1327VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA A.L. 105 ta’ l-2009 ATT DWAR IS-SERVIZZI VETERINJARJI (KAP. 437) Regoli ta’ l-2009 dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel ta’ l-Annimali BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is- Servizzi Veterinarji, il-Ministru għar-Riżorsi u Affarijiet Rurali, għamel dawn ir-regoli li ġejjin: 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regoli hu Regoli ta’ l-2009 dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel ta’ l-Annimali. (2) L-iskop ta’ dawn ir-regoli hu li jittrasponu u jimplimentaw id-Direttiva 2008/76/KE tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea li temenda l-Ewwel Skeda li tinsab mad-Direttiva 2002/32/KE tal Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill dwar sustanzi mhux mixtieqa fl-ikel ta’ l-annimali u li jipprojbixxu l-użu ta’ dawk is-sustanzi fi prodotti maħsuba għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali meta l-livelli ta’ dawk is-sustanzi jeċċedu l-livelli massimi msemmija fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli. (3) Dawn ir-regoli għandhom jitqiesu li daħħlu fis-seħħ fl-1 ta’ April, 2009. 2. (1) Kemm il-darba ma jiġix stabbilit xort’oħra f’dawn ir-regoli, it-tifsiriet mogħtija fl-Att għandhom japplikaw. (2) Għall-fini ta’ dawn ir-regoli u kemm il-darba r-rabta ta’ l-kliem ma tkunx teħtieġ xort’oħra: “addittivi” għandu jkollha l-istess tifsira mogħtija lilha fl-Artikolu 2(a) ta’ l-Ordni tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 70/524/ KEE; “annimali” tfisser annimali li jappartjenu għal speċi li s-soltu jingħataw l-ikel u jinżammu jew jittieklu mill-bniedem, kif ukoll annimali li jkunu jgħixu liberi fis-selvaġġ f’każijiet Titolu, skop u bidu fis-seħħ. Tifsir. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,401, 9 ta’ April, 2009 Taqsima B B 1328 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA fejn dawn ikunu ngħataw l-ikel; “l-Att”, tfisser l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji; “l-Awtorità kompetenti” tfisser l-Awtorità dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji kif imwaqqfa bl-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji; “ikel jew għalf” tfisser prodotti li jkunu joriġinaw minn ħxejjex jew annimali, fl-istat naturali tagħhom, li jkunu friski jew preservati, u prodotti derivanti mill-ipproċessar industrijali ta’ l-istess, u sustanzi organiċi jew mhux organiċi, kemm jekk użati waħedhom kemm f’taħlitiet, u kemm jekk ikollhom addittivi kemm jekk le, għall-għalf orali ta’ l-annimali; “ikel komplut” tfisser taħlitiet ta’ ikel li minħabba l-għamla tagħhom, ikunu biżżejjed għall-porzjon ta’ kull jum; “ikel kompost” tfisser taħlitiet ta’ materjali għall-ikel, kemm jekk ikollhom addittivi kemm jekk le, li jkunu intiżi għall-għalf orali ta’ l-annimali bħala ikel komplut jew bħala ikel kumplimentari; “ikel kumplimentari” tfisser taħlitiet ta’ ikel b’kontenut għoli ta’ ċerti sustanzi u li, minħabba l-kompożizzjoni tagħhom, huma suffiċjenti bħala porzjon ta’ kull jum biss jekk użati flimkien ma’ ikel ieħor; “konsumatur aħħari” tfisser persuna li tixtri prodotti nutrittivi partikolari li jkunu prodotti minn annimali għall-użu personali tagħha; “il-Kummissjoni” tfisser il-Kummissjoni ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea; “il-Kunsill” tfisser il-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea; “livell ta’ sfond” tfisser livell standard mportanti biex is sorsi ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa jitnaqqsu jew jiġu eliminati skond dak il-livell, sakemm il-livelli massimi ta’ dawn is sustanzi ma jkunux jeċċedu u, jew meta jinstabu livelli miżjuda ta’ l-istess sustanzi fi prodotti intiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali; “materjali ta’ l-ikel “ tfisser prodotti varji li joriġinaw minn ħxejjex jew mill-annimali, fl-istat naturali tagħhom, friski jew preservati, kif ukoll prodotti derivanti mill-ipproċessar B 1329VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA industrijali ta’ l-istess, u sustanzi organiċi jew mhux organiċii, kemm jekk ikollhom addittivi kemm jekk le, li jkunu ntiżi għall għalf orali ta’ l-annimali, kemm direttament bħala tali kemm għall-użu fil-preparazzjoni ta’ ikel ta’ l-annimali kompost jew bħala sub-strati għall-premixtures wara li jiġu proċessati; “porzjon ta’ kull jum” tfisser il-kwantità totali medja ta’ ikel, ikkalkulata fuq kontentut ta’ umdità ta’ 12%, li tkun meħtieġa kull jum minn annimali ta’ speċi, età u daqs partikolari, biex jiġu milħuqa l-bżonnjiet kollha tiegħu; “premixtures” tfisser taħlitiet ta’ addittivi jew taħlitiet ta’ wieħed jew aktar additivi b’sustanzi li jkunu wżati bħala carriers, li jkunu ntiżi għall-manifattura ta’ ikel ta’ l-annimali; “prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali” tfisser materjali ta’ l-ikel, premixtures, addittivi, ikel u kull prodott ieħor intiż biex jintuża jew li jintuża għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali; “provditur awtorizzat” tfisser persuna awtorizzata mill awtorità biex timporta, u, jew tbiegħ bl-ingrossa jew bl-imnut sustanzi jew prodotti għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali skond ma jipprovdu dawn ir-regoli; “Stat Membru” tfisser stat membru ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea; “sustanza mhux mixtieqa” tfisser kull sustanza jew prodott, b’eċċezzjoni għall-aġenti patoġeniċi, li jinsabu fi u, jew fuq il-prodott intiż għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali u li joffru periklu potenzjali għas-saħħa ta’ l-annimal jew ta’ l-bniedem, jew lill-ambjent, jew li tista’ tikkawża ħsara lill-produzzjoni ta’ l-bhejjem; “tpoġġija fiċ-ċirkolazzjoni” jew “ċirkolazzjoni” tfisser iż-żamma ta’ prodott intiż għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali għall-fini ta’ bejgħ, inkluż l-offerta ta’ bejgħ, jew kull forma oħra ta’ trasferiment, kemm b’xejn kemm bil-ħlas lil terzi, u l-bejgħ jew kull forma oħra ta’ trasferiment innifsu. 3. (1) Dawn ir-regoli għandhom japplikaw mingħajr preġudizzju għal dispożizzjonijiet: (a) f’Ordni 70/524 dwar additivi fl-ikel ta’ l-annimali; Applikabiltà. B 1330 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (b) f’Ordni 96/25 u Ordni 79/373 dwar it-tpoġġija fis suq ta’ l-ikel kompost ta’ l-annimali; (ċ) f’Ordnijiet li jistabbilixxu livelli massimi ta’ residwi ta’ pestiċidi, fejn dawn ir-residwi m’humiex elenkati fl-Ewwel Skeda li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli; (d) f’leġislazzjoni veterinarja dwar is-saħħa pubblika u s-saħħa ta’ l-annimali; (e) f’Ordni 82/471 dwar ċerti prodotti wżati fin nutriment ta’ l-annimali; (f) f’Ordni 93/74 dwar ikel maħsub għal ċerti għanijiet ta’ nutriment. (2) L-awtorita` kompetenti għandha tistabbilixxi u tapplika dawk il-miżuri amministrattivi kollha meħtieġa skond ma’ jeħtieġu dawn ir-regoli biex tiżgura li ma jkunx hemm ksur ta’ dawn ir-regoli kif ukoll biex tnaqqas ir-riskju għal konsumaturi aħħara u kull riskju addizzjonali għall-annimali u għall-ambjent skond ma jipprovdu d-dispożizzjonijiet stabbiliti fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli. Il-miżuri stabbiliti f’dawn ir-regoli għandhom ikunu konformi ma’ u skond il-ħtiġiet tal-Katina Alimentari u s-Saħħa ta’ l-Annimali. (3) Dawn il-miżuri għandhom jinkludu il-konfiskazzjoni diretta ta’ l-prodott, is-sospensjoni ta’ l-attivitajiet imwettqa mill provditur awtorizzat meta dawn ikunu qed joħolqu riskju għal konsumaturi aħħara u għall-ambjent kif ukoll l-applikazzjoni ta’ multi amministrattivi. 4. (1) Prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali jistgħu jidħlu għall-użu f’Malta minn pajjiżi terzi, jitqiegħdu fiċ-ċirkolazzjoni u, jew jintużaw f’Malta biss jekk huma ta’ kwalità sħiħa, ġenwina u negozjabbli. Meta jintużaw b’mod tajjeb, dawn il-prodotti ma jikkawżaw ebda periklu għas-saħħa ta’ l-bniedem jew ta’ l-annimali, jew lill-ambjent, u ma’ jkunu jistgħu jikkawżaw ebda ħsara lill produzzjoni ta’ l-bhejjem. (2) B’mod partikolari, prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali għandhom ikunu jitqiesu li ma jkunux konformi mas subregola (1) ta’ din ir-regola, jekk il-livell ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa li jkun fihom ma’ jkunx jaqbel ma’ l-livelli massimi stabbiliti fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli. Tpoġġija fiċ ċirkulazzjoni ta’ prodotti ta’ ikel għall annimali. B 1331VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 5. (1) Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa elenkati fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli jistgħu jkunu tollerati fi prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali biss jekk ikunu skond il-kundizzjonijiet stabbiliti fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli. (2) L-awtorità kompetenti għandha, flimkien ma’ l-operaturi ekonomiċi, tmexxi investigazzjonijiet biex jiġu identifikati s-sorsi ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa, f’każijiet fejn il-livelli massimi jkunu jeċċedu u f’każijiet fejn jinstabu livelli miżjuda ta’ dawk is- sustanzi, bl-importanza tingħata lil-livelli ta’ sfond, biex jiġu mnaqqsa jew jiġu eliminati s-sorsi ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa fi prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali. Livelli massimi jkunu jistgħu jiġu stabbiliti biex każijiet ta’ livelli miżjuda jiġu trattati ugwali u jekk dawk il-livelli massimi jeċċedu dik l-investigazzjoni tista’ tkun meħtieġa. Dawn jistgħu jiġu stabbiliti fi Skeda II li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli. (3) L-awtorità kompetenti għandha tinforma lill Kummissjoni u lill-organizzazzjoni internazzjonali rilevanti, u lill-Istati Membri l-oħra, b’kull informazzjoni rilevanti u sejbiet tas-sors u l-miżuri meħuda sabiex jitnaqqas dak il-livell jew jiġu eliminati s-sustanzi mhux mixtieqa. Din l-informazzjoni għandha tiġi mwassla fil-forma ta’ rapport annwali li għandu jiġi mwassal lill-Kummissjoni u lill-organizzazzjoni internazzjonali rilevanti skond id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-Artikolu 22 tad-Direttiva 95/53/ KE u dan ħlief f’dawk il-każijiet fejn l-informazzjoni hija ta’ rilevanza immedjata għall-Istati Membri l-oħra. Fil-każ ta’ l-aħħar, l-informazzjoni għandha tiġi mwassla minnufih. 6. Prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali li jkollhom livelli ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa li jkunu jeċċedu l-livell massimu stabbilit fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli m’għandhomx jitħalltu bl iskop li jiġu dilwiti ma’ l-istess jew ma’ prodotti oħra ntiżi għall għalf ta’ l-annimali. 7. Kemmildarba ma jkunx hemm dispożizzjonijiet speċjali għall-ikel kumplimentari, bl-importanza tingħata lill-porzjon stabbilit għall-użu f’porzjon ta’ kull jum, dan m’għandux ikollu livelli ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa elenkati fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli li jkunu jeċċedu dawk il-livelli stabbiliti għall-ikel komplut. 8. (1) L-awtorità kompetenti tista’, fuq raġunijiet ibbażati fuq informazzjoni ġdida jew fuq assessjar mill-ġdid ta’ informazzjoni eżistenti li tkun saret wara li d-dispożizzjonijiet rilevanti jkunu ġew Tolleranza għal sustanzi mhux mixtieqa. Prodotti li m’għandhomx jitħalltu. Livelli ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa għall ikel kumplimentari. Informazzjoni ġdida. B 1332 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA adottati, b’mod proviżorju tnaqqas il-livell massimu eżistenti, u tiffissa livell massimu jew tipprojbixxi l-preżenza ta’ dik is-sustanza mhux mixtieqa fi prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali, meta dik l-informazzjoni tkun tindika li l-livell massimu stabbilit fi Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli, jew sustanza mhux mixtieqa u li ma tkunx elenkata f’dik l-Iskeda, tista’ tkun ta’ periklu għas-saħħa ta’ l-annimali, jew tal-bniedem, jew għall-ambjent. (2) F’dak il-każ, l-awtorità kompetenti, għandha minnufih tavża lill-Istati Membri l-oħra, lill-Kummissjoni, u lill-organizzazzjoni internazzjonali rilevanti, u għandha tindika r-raġunijiet għad-deċiżjoni tagħha. (3) Kemm il-darba la l-Kunsill, il-Kummissjoni u lanqas l-organizzazzjoni internazzjonali rilevanti ma jkunu ħadu deċiżjoni, l-awtorità kompetenti tista’ żżomm il-miżuri li tkun implimentat. L-awtorita’ kompetenti għandha tiżgura li d-deċiżjoni meħuda ssir magħmula pubblika. 9. (1) Skeda I u Skeda II li jinsabu ma’ dawn ir-regoli għandhom jiġu adattati skond żviluppi xjentifiċi u tagħrif tekniku skond id-deċiżjonijiet adottati mill-organizzazzjoni internazzjonali rilevanti. (2) L-awtorità kompetenti skond il-proċedura stabbilita f’Artikolu 24 ta’ l-Att: (a) għandha minn żmien għal żmien tadotta verżjonijiet konsolidati ta’ Skeda I u Skeda II li jinsabu ma’ dawn ir-regoli billi żżid kull adattament magħmul skond is-subregola (1) ta’ din ir-regola; (b) tista’ tispeċifika kriterji aċċettabbli għall-proċessi ta’ ditossifikazzjoni li għandhom jikkumplimentaw il-kriterji provduti għal prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali li jkunu għaddew minn dawk il-proċessi. (3) L-awtorità għandha tieħu dawk il-miżuri kollha xierqa li jiggarantixxu l-applikazzjoni korretta ta’ proċessi aċċettabbli magħmula skond is-subregola (2) ta’ din ir-regola kif ukoll il konformità ta’ l-prodotti ditossifikati ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali skond id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ Skeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regoli. 10. Prodotti ntiżi għall-għalf ta’ l-annimali li jkunu konformi ma’ dawn ir-regoli m’għandhom ikunu soġġetti għal ebda restrizzjoni Adattament ta’ l-Iskedi. Prodotti ta’ ikel għall-annimali mhux soġġetti għal restrizzjonijiet. B 1333VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA oħra dwar iċ-ċirkolazzjoni rigward il-preżenza ta’ sustanzi mhux mixtieqa, ħlief dawk stabbiliti f’dawn ir-regoli u fid-Direttiva 95/53/ KE. 11. Dispożizzjonijiet li jista’ jkollhom effett fuq is-saħħa pubblika jew fuq is-saħħa ta’ l-annimali jew fuq l-ambjent jistgħu jiġu adottati wara konsultazzjoni ma’ l-organizzazzjoni internazzjonali rilevanti. 12. Ir-regoli ta’ l-2005 dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-ikel ta’ l-Annimali qegħdin b’dawn jiġu revokati. Dispożizzjonijiet li jistgħu jiġu adottati. Jirrevoka A.L. 81 ta’ l-2005. B 1334 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 11 SKEDA I Regolamenti 1(2), 3(2), 4(2), 5(1), 6,7, 8(1) u 9 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g&al g&alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 1. Arseniku 2. 'omb Materjal ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: ikel mag"mul mill-"axix, minn xnien niexef u minn silla niexfa, u l-polpa ta’ l-kanna taz-zokkor imnixxfa u polpa ta’ l-bitt fosfati u g"alf miksub mill-ippro%essar ta’ "ut jew annimali marini o"ra G"alf komplut b’e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al "ut G"alf kumplimentari bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf minerali Materjal ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: silla "adra fosfati lamtu 2 4 10 2 4 4 12 10 40 30 5 B 1335VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 12 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 3. Fluworin(*) G"alf komplut G"alf kumplimentari bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf minerali Materjali ta’ l-g"alf bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf ta’ l-annimali li jori$ina mill-annimali bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’ krusta%ji ta’ l-ba"ar b"al frott ta’ l-ba"ar krusta%ji ta’ l-ba"ar b"al frott ta’ l-ba"ar fosfati karbunat ta’ l-kal%ju ossidu ta’ l-manjesju alka ta’ l-ba"ar kalkarja Vermikulit (E 561) G"alf ta’ l-annimali kumplimentari li fihom inqas jew daqs 4% fosfru li fihom aktar minn 4% fosfru 5 10 30 150 500 3 000 2 000 350 600 1 000 3 000(**) 500 125 g"al kull 1% fosfru B 1336 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 13 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% G"alf ta’ l-annimali komplut bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf ta’ l-annimali komplut g"al annimali ta’ l-ifrat, nag"a$ u mog"o# fit-treddieg" o"rajn g"alf ta’ l-annimali komplut g"all-"nie#er g"alf ta’ l-annimali komplut g"at-tjur g"alf ta’ l-annimali komplut g"all-flieles g"alf ta’ l-annimali komplut g"all-"ut 150 30 50 100 350 250 350 (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"al determinazzjoni analitika ta’ l-fluworin, fejn l-estrazzjoni ssir bl-a%idu idrokloriku 1 N g"al 20 minuta f’temperatura ambjentali. Pro%eduri ta’ estrazzjoni ekwivalenti jistg"u ji$u applikati fejn jista’ jintwera li l-pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni w#ata g"andha l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni. (**)Livelli riveduti sal-31 ta’ Di%embru 2008 bl-g"an li jitnaqqsu l-livelli massimi. 4. Merkurju Materjal ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf prodott mill-ippro%essar ta’ l-"ut jew annimali marini o"ra 0.1 0.5 B 1337VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 14 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 5. Nitrati 6. Kadmijum G"alf komplut bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al klieb u qtates G"alf kumplimentari bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf kumplimentari g"al klieb u qtates Ikel ta’ l-"ut G"alf komplut minn barra: g"alf inti# g"al annimali domesti%i minn barra g"asafar u "ut ta’ l-akwarju Materjali ta’ l-ikel li jori$inaw mill-"axix Materjali ta’ l-ikel li jori$inaw mill-annimali, minn barra: g"alf g"al annimali domesti%i Fosfati G"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al g"o$ol, "rief u giddi# 0.1 0.4 0.2 60 (espress b"ala sodium nitrate) 15 (espress b"ala sodium nitrate) 1 2 10( 1 ) 1 B 1338 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 15 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 7. Aflatoxin B1 G"alf komplut ie"or bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf g"al annimali domesti%i G"alf minerali G"alf kumplimentari ie"or g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# Materjali ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: karawett, kopra, il-qalba ta’ l-palma, #errieg"a ta’ l-qoton, babassu, qam" ir-run u prodotti miksuba mill-ippro%essar ta’: G"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: baqar li ja"libu l-"alib g"o$iela u "rief G"alf komplut g"al "nie#er u t-tjur (minbarra annimali #g"ar) G"alf ie"or komplut G"alf kumplimentari g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# (minbarra g"alf kumplimentari g"al annimali, g"o$iela u "rief li jag"mlu l-"alib) 0.5 5( 2 ) 0.5 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.005 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.05 B 1339VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 16 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 8. A%idu idro%iniku 9. Gossipol "ieles G"alf kumplimentari g"al "nie#er u tjur (minn barra annimali #g"ar) G"alf kumplimentari ie"or Materjali ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: #errieg"a ta’ l kittien torti ta#-#errieg"a ta’ l-kittien prodotti ta’ l manjoka u torti ta’ l lew# G"alf komplut bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"all-flieles Materjali ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: torti ta#-#errieg"a ta’ l-qoton G"alf komplut bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# g"alf komplut g"al tjur (minn barra ti$ie$ li jbidu) u g"o$ol g"alf komplut g"al fniek u "nie#er (minn barra "nie#er #g"ar) 0.03 0.005 50 250 350 100 50 10 20 1 200 20 500 100 60 B 1340 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 17 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 10. Theobromine 11. (ejt ta’ l-mustarda volatili 12. Vinal thiooxazolidone (Vinyloxazolidine thione) 13. Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) G"alf komplut bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al baqar adulti Materjali ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"a$na ta#-#errieg"a ta’ l-kolza G"alf komplut bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# (minn barra annimal #g"ar) g"alf komplut g"al "nie#er (minn barra "nie#er #g"ar) u tjur G"al komplut g"al tjur bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf komplut g"al ti$ie$ li jbidu L-g"alf kollu li fihom %ereali ta’ ta"t l-art 300 700 100 4 000 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 150 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 500 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 500 1 000 B 1341VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 18 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 14. (errieg"a ta’ l-"axix "a#in u frott mhux mit"un u mhux mag"sur li fih alkalojdi, glucosides jew sustanzi tossi%i o"ra separatament jew flimkien inklu#a. Datura stramonium L. 15. Castor oil paint – Ricinus communis L. 16. Crotalaria spp. 17. Aldrin wa"du || Jew kombinat espress || 18. Dieldrin b"ala dieldrin 19. Camphechlor (toxaphene) 20. Chlordane (somma ta’ cis-u transisomers u ta’ oxychlordane, expressed as chlordane) L-g"alf kollu ta’ l-annimali L-g"alf kollu L-g"alf kollu L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet 3 000 1 000 10 (espressi f’termini ta’ qoxra tar-rignuwa) 100 0.01 0.02 0.1 0.02 0.05 .., .., > > ..; ..; B 1342 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 19 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 21. DDT (total ta’ DDT , DDD-(jew TDE-) u DDE-i#omeri, espressi b"ala DDT) 22. Endosulfan (somma ta’ alpha- u beta isomers u ta’ endosulfansulphate expressed as endosulfan) 23. Endrin (somma ta’ endrin u ta’ delta ketoi-endrin, espressi b"ala endrin) 24. Heptachlor (somma ta’ heptachlor u ta’ heptachlorepoxide, espress b"ala heptachlor) 25. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) L-g"alf kollu ta’ l-annimali bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet u #jut L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: qam"irrun #errieg"a ta#-#ejt g"alf komplut g"al "ut G"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet 0.05 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.005 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 B 1343VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 20 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 26. Hexachlorocyclo hexane (HCH) 26.1 alpha-isomers 26.2 beta-isomers 26.3 gamma-isomers 27. Dioxin (somma ta’ PCDD u PCDF), espressa f’ekwivalenti internazzjonali tossi%i L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet G"alf kompost bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: g"alf g"al baqar li ja"ilbu Materjali ta’ l-ikel bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu bl-e%%ezzjoni ta’: xa"mijiet Polpa ta%-%itru 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.005 0.01 0.1 0.2 2.0 500 pg I –TEQ/kg (limitu t’g"arfien ta’ fuq) (3) B 1344 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 21 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 28. )ew# ta’ l-fagu ming"ajr qoxra Fagus silvatica L. 29. Mowrah, Bassia, Madhuca – Madhuca longifolia (L.) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illiped malabromm Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin (= Bassia latifolia Roxb.) = Illipe latifolia (Roscb.) F. Mueller) 30. Purghera – Jatropha curcas L. 31. Croton – Croton tiglium L. 32. Mustarda Indjana – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. Intergrifolia (West.) Thell 33. Mustarda sareptian – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. Juncea 34. Mustarda 'ini#a – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. Juncea var. lutea Batalin 35. Mustarda sewda – Brassica nigra (L.) Koch L-g"alf kollu (errieg"a u frott ta’ l-ispe%ji ta’ pjanti mni##la fa%%ata kif ukoll id-derivati pro%essati tag"hom jistg"u jkunu pre#enti fl-g"alf f’ammonti ta’ tra%%i li ma jistg"ux ikunu determinati kwantitivament. B 1345VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 22 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’relazzjoni m’g"alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 36. Mustarda Etijopjana mustard – Brassica carinata A. Braun ( 1 ) L-Istati Membri jistg"u wkoll jippreskrivu kontenut massimu ta’ kadmijun ta’ 0.5 mg kull 1% fosfru. ( 2 ) L-Istati Membri jistg"u wkoll jippreskrivu kontenut massimu ta’ kadmijum ta’ 0.75 mg kull 1% fosforu. ( 3 ) Kon%entrazzjonijiet ta’ fuq huma kalkulati bl-assumzjoni li l-valuri kollha ta’ l-congeners differenti u tne""i l-limitu ta’ tisjib huma ugwali g"al limitu ta’ tisjib. B 1346 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 23 SKEDA II Regolamenti 5(2) u 9 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti nti#i g"al g"alf ta’ l annimali Linja limitu f’mg, kg (ppm) li g"andha x’taqsam ma’ prodott inti# g"al g"alf ta’ l-annimali b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12 % Kummenti u informazzjoni addizzjonali (e.#. in-natura ta’ l investigazzjonijiet li g"andhom ise""u) g"ar-rekord B 1347VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA L.N. 105 of 2009 VETERINARY SERVICES ACT (CAP. 437) Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2009 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs has made the following rules: 1. (1) The title of these rules is Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2009. (2) The scope of these rules is to transpose and implement Directive 2008/76/EC of the European Commission which amends the First Schedule to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and Council regarding undesirable substances in animal feeds, and to prohibit the use of such substances in products intended for animal feeds, when the levels of such substances exceed the maximum levels set in the Schedule I hereof. (3) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st April, 2009. 2. (1) Unless otherwise stated in these rules, the definitions prescribed in the Act shall apply. (2) For the purpose of these rules and unless the context otherwise requires: “the Act” means the Veterinary Services Act; “additives” shall have the same meaning as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Directive Order 70/524/EEC; “animals” means animals belonging to species normally fed and kept or consumed by man and also animals living freely in the wild in cases where they are fed with feeding stuffs; “authorised provider” means a person authorised by the authority to import and, or wholesale or retail substances or products for animal feed according to the establishment of these rules; Title, scope and commencement. Interpretation. B 1348 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA “background level” means a standard level taken into consideration to minimise or eliminate the sources of undesirable substances according to such level, as long as the maximum levels of such substances are exceeded and, or where added levels of the same substance are found in products intended for animal feed; “the Commission” means the Commission of the European Union; “the competent authority” means the Veterinary Services Authority as established by the Act; “complementary feeding stuffs” means mixtures of feeding stuffs which have a high content of certain substances and which, by reason of their composition, are sufficient for a daily portion only if used in combination with other feeding stuffs; “complete feeding stuffs” means mixtures of feeding stuffs which, by reason of their composition, are sufficient for a daily portion; “compound feeding stuffs” means mixtures of feed materials, whether or not containing additives, which are intended for oral animal feeding as complete or complementary feeding stuffs; “the Council” means the Council of the European Union; “daily portion” means the average total quantity of feeding stuffs, calculated on a moisture content of 12%, required daily by an animal of a given species, age class and yield, to satisfy all its needs; “feeding stuffs” means products of vegetable or animal origin, in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived from the industrial processing thereof, and organic or inorganic substances, used singly or in mixtures, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding; “feed materials” means various products of vegetable or animal origin, in their natural state, fresh or preserved, and products derived from the industrial processing thereof, and B 1349VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA organic or inorganic substances, whether or not containing additives, which are intended for use in oral animal feeding either directly as such or, after processing, in the preparation of compound feeding stuffs or as substrates for premixtures; “final consumer” means a person who buys particular nutritive products produced by animals for own personal use; “Member State” means a member state of the European Union; “premixtures” means mixtures of additives or mixtures of one or more additives with substances used as carriers, intended for the manufacture of feeding stuffs; “products intended for animal feed” means feed materials, premixtures, additives, feeding stuffs and all other products intended for use or used in animal feed; “putting into circulation” or “circulation” means the holding of products intended for animal feed for the purposes of sale, including offering for sale, or any other form of transfer, whether free or not, to third parties, and the sale or other forms of transfer themselves; “undesirable substance” means any substance or product, with the exception of pathogenic agents, which is present in and, or on the product intended for animal feed and which presents a potential danger to animal or human health or to the environment or could adversely affect livestock production. 3. (1) These rules shall apply without prejudice to the provisions in: (a) Order 70/524 concerning additives in feeding stuffs; (b) Order 96/25and Order 79/373 on the marketing of compound feeding stuffs; (c) Orders relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues, where these residues are not listed in The First Schedule to this Order; (d) veterinary legislation relating to public health and animal health; Applicability. B 1350 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (e) Order 82/471 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition; (f) Order 93/74 on feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes. (2) The competent authority shall establish and apply all such administrative measures required in terms of these rules in order to ensure that there is no breach of these rules and also to reduce the risk to final consumers and all other additional risk to animals and to the environment according to the establishment of the provisions mentioned in Schedule I hereof. The measures established in these rules shall be in conformity with and according to the requirements of the Food Chain and Animal Health. (3) These measures shall include the direct confiscation of the product, the suspension of activities carried out by the service provider when these are creating a risk to final consumers and to the environment and also the application of administrative fines. 4. (1) Products intended for animal feed may enter for use in Malta from third countries, be put into circulation and, or used in Malta only if they are sound, genuine and of negotiable quality. When correctly used these products do not represent any danger to human health or animal health or to the environment and could not adversely affect livestock production. (2) In particular, products intended for animal feed shall be deemed not to be in conformity with sub-rule (1) of this rule, if the level of undesirable substances they contain does not comply with the maximum levels laid down in Schedule I hereof. 5. (1) Undesirable substances listed in Schedule I hereof may be tolerated in products intended for animal feed only if they are subject to the conditions laid down therein. (2) The competent authority shall, in co-operation with economic operators, carry out investigations to identify the sources of undesirable substances, in cases where the maximum levels are exceeded and in cases where increased levels of such substances are detected, taking into account background levels, in order to reduce or eliminate sources of undesirable substances in products intended for animal feed. Maximum levels may be established so that cases of added levels are treated uniformally and if such maximum levels Putting into circulation of animal feed products. Tollerance for undesirable substances. B 1351VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA are exceeded such investigation could be necessary. These may be laid down in Schedule II hereof. (3) The competent authority shall transmit to the Commission and to the relevant international organisation and to the other Member States all relevant information and findings of the source and the measures taken to reduce such level or to eliminate the undesirable substances. This information shall be transmitted in the form of an annual report to be transmitted to the Commission and to the relevant international organisation according to the provisions of Article 22 of Directive 95/53/EC except in those cases where the information is of immediate relevance for the other Member States. In this latter case, the information shall be transmitted immediately. 6. Products intended for animal feed containing levels of undesirable substances that exceed the maximum level fixed in the Schedule I hereof shall not be mixed for dilution purposes with the same, or other products intended for animal feed. 7. In so far as there are no special provisions for complementary feeding stuffs, taking into account the portion prescribed for their use in a daily portion, such shall not contain levels of undesirable substances listed in Schedule I hereof that exceed those fixed for complete feeding stuffs. 8. (1) The competent authority may, on grounds based on new information or a reassessment of existing information made after the relevant provisions were adopted, provisionally reduce the existing maximum level and fix a maximum level or prohibit the presence of such undesirable substance in products intended for animal feed, when such information indicates that a maximum level laid in Schedule I hereof, or an undesirable substance not listed therein, may present a danger to animal or human health or to the environment. (2) In such case, the competent authority shall immediately inform the other Member States, the Commission and the relevant international organisation, and it shall state the grounds for its decision. (3) Insofar as neither the Council nor the Commission or the relevant international organisation has taken a decision, the competent authority may maintain the measures it has implemented. The competent authority shall ensure that the decision taken is made public. Products which shall not be mixed. Levels of undesirable substances for complimentary feeding stuffs. New information. B 1352 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 9. (1) Schedules I and II hereof shall be adapted in terms of scientific developments and technical knowledge according to the decisions adopted by the relevant international organisation. (2) The competent authority in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of the Act: (a) shall periodically adopt consolidated versions of Schedules I and II hereof inserting any adaptations made pursuant to sub-rule (1) of this rule; (b) may define acceptable criteria for detoxification processes which shall complement the criteria provided for products intended for animal feed which have undergone such processes. (3) The competent authority shall take all such appropriate measures which guarantee the correct application of any acceptable processes pursuant to sub-rule (2) of this rule and also the conformity of the detoxified products intended for animal feed with the provisions of the Schedule I hereof. 10. Products intended for animal feed which comply with these rules shall not be subject to any other restrictions on circulation as regards the presence of undesirable substances other than those provided for in these rules and in Directive 95/53/EC. 11. Provisions that may have an effect on public health or animal health or on the environment may be adopted after consultation with the relevant international organisation. 12. The Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules, 2005 are hereby being revoked. Adaptation of Schedules. Animal feed products not subject to restrictions. Provisions that may be adopted. Revokes L.N. 81 of 2005. B 1353VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 10 SCHEDULE I Regulations 1(2), 3(2), 4(2), 5(1), 6, 7, 8(1) and 9 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 1. Arsenic 2. Lead Feed materials with the exception of: meal made from grass, from dried Lucerne and from dried clover, and dried sugar beet pulp and dried molasses sugar beet pulp phosphates and feeding stuffs obtained from the processing of fish or other marine animals Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for fish Complementary feeding stuffs with the exception of: mineral feeding stuffs Feed materials with the exception of: green fodder phosphates 2 4 10 2 4 4 12 10 40 30 B 1354 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 11 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 3. Fluorine (*) yeasts Complete feeding stuffs Complementary feeding stuffs with the exception of: mineral feeding stuffs Feed materials with the exception of: feeding stuffs of animal origin with the exception of marine crustaceans such as marine krill marine crustaceans such as marine krill phosphates calcium carbonate magnesium oxide calcareous marine algae Vermiculite (E 561) Complementary feeding stuffs containing 4% or less phosphorous containing more than 4% phosphorous 5 5 10 30 150 500 3 000 2 000 350 600 1 000 3 000 (**) 500 125 per 1% phosphorous B 1355VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 12 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for cattle sheep and goats in lactation other complete feeding stuffs for pigs complete feeding stuffs for poultry complete feeding stuffs for chicks complete feeding stuffs for fish 150 30 50 100 350 250 350 (*) Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of fluorine, whereby extraction is performed with hydrochloric acid 1 N for 20 minutes at ambient temperature. Equivalent extraction procedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction procedure has an equal extraction efficiency. (**) Levels being reviewed by 31 st December 2008 with the aim of reducing the maximum levels. 4. Mercury Feed materials with the exception of: feeding stuffs produced by the processing of fish or other marine animals Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for dogs and cats 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 B 1356 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 13 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 5. Nitrites 6. Cadmium Complementary feeding stuffs except: complementary feeding stuffs for dogs and cats Fish meal Complete feeding stuffs excluding: feeding stuffs intended for pets except birds and aquarium fish Feed materials of vegetable origin Feed materials of animal origin except: feeding stuffs for pets Phosphates Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats except: complete feeding stuffs for calves, lambs and kids Other complete feeding stuffs except: 0.2 60 (expressed as sodium nitrate) 15 (expressed as sodium nitrate) 1 2 10( 1 ) 1 0.5 B 1357VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 14 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 7. Aflatoxin B1 feeding stuffs for pets Mineral feeding stuffs Feed materials with the exception of: ground nut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats with the exception of: dairy cattle calves and lambs Complete feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals) Other complete feeding stuffs Complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except complementary feeding stuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs) Complementary feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals) 5( 2 ) 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.005 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.03 B 1358 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 15 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 8. Hydrocyanic acid 9. Free gossypol Other complementary feeding stuffs Feed materials with the exception of: linseed linseed cakes manioc products and almond cakes Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for chicks Feed materials with the exception of: cotton-seed cakes Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats complete feeding stuffs for poultry (except laying hens) and calves complete feeding stuffs for rabbits and pigs (except piglets) 0.005 50 250 350 100 50 10 20 1 200 20 500 100 60 B 1359VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 16 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 10. Theobromine 11. Volatile mustard oil 12. Vinal thiooxazolidone (Vinyloxazolidine thione) Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for adult cattle Feed materials with the exception of: rapseed cakes Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except young animals) complete feeding stuffs for pigs (except piglets) and poultry Complete feeding stuffs for poultry with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for laying hens 300 700 100 4 000 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 150 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 500 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 500 B 1360 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 17 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 13. Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) 14. Weed seeds and ungrounded and uncrushed fruits containing alkaloids, glucosides or other toxic substances separately or in combination including Datura stramonium L. 15. Castor oil plant – Ricinus communis L. 16. Crotalaria spp. 17. Aldrin || Singly or combined expressed as dieldrin || 18. Dieldrin 19. Camphechlor (toxaphene) All feeding stuffs containing ungrounded cereals All feeding stuffs All feeding stuffs All feeding stuffs All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs 1 000 3 000 1 000 10 (expressed in terms of castor-oil plants husks) 100 0.01 0.2 0.1 ..., ..., >- > B 1361VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 18 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 20. Chlordane (sum of cis- and transisomers and of oxychlordane, expressed as chlordane) 21. DDT (sum of DDT-, DDD-, (or TDE-) and DDE- isomers, expressed as DDT) 22. Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta isomers and of endosulfansulphate expressed as endosulfan) 23. Endrin (sum of endrin and of delta ketoi-endrin, expressed as endrin) 24. Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlorepoxide, expressed as heptachlor) 25. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats and oils All feeding stuffs with the exception of: maize oilseeds complete feeding stuffs for fish All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.005 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 B 1362 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 19 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 26. Hexachlorocyclo hexane (HCH) alpha-isomer beta-isomers 26.3 gamma-isomers 27. Dioxin (sum of PCDD and PCDF), expressed in international toxic equivalent All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats Compound feeding stuffs with the exception of: feeding stuffs for daily cattle Feed materials with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats Citrus pulp 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.1 0.2 2.0 500pg I-TEQ/kg (upper bound detection limit) ( 3 ) B 1363VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 20 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 28. Unhusked beech mast — Fagus silvatica L. 29. Mowrah, Bassia, Madhuca – Madhuca longfolia (L.) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illiped malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin (= Bassia latifolia Roxb.) = Illipe latifolia (Roscb.) F. Mueller) 30. Purgghera – Jatropha curcas L. 31. Croton – Croton tiglium L. 32. Indian mustard Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp intergrfolia (West.) Thell. 33. Sareptian mustard – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. juncea 34. Chinese mustard – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin All feeding stuffs Seeds and fruit of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivates may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable B 1364 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 21 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 35. Black mustard – Brassica nigra (L.) Koch 36. Ethiopian mustard – Brassica carinata A. Braun All feeding stuffs Seeds and fruit of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivates may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable ( 1 ) Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0.5 per 1% phosphorus. ( 2 ) Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0.75 per 1% phosphorus. ( 3 ) Upper bound concentrations are calculated assuming that all values of the different congeners less than the limit of detection are equal to the limit of detection. ..., 'I > > .) B 1365VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 22 SCHEDULE II Regulations 5 (2) and 9 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Action threshold in mg/kg {ppm} relative to a product intended for animal feed with a moisture content of 12% Comments and additional information (e.g. nature of investigations to be performed) for the record B 1366 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €1.86