Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds (Amendment) Rules, 2010 (L.N. 358 of 2010)

B 4323 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,620, 16 ta’ Lulju, 2010 Taqsima B A.L. 358 tal-2010 ATT DWAR IS-SERVIZZI VETERINARJI (KAP. 437) Regoli tal-2010 li jemendaw ir-Regoli dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel tal-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 tal-2010 li jemendaw ir-Regoli dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel ta’ l-Annimali, u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar Regoli tal-2009 dwar Sustanzi Mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel tal-Annimali, hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħa “ir-regoli prinċipali”. 2. L-Iskeda I li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali għandha tiġi sostitwita kif ġej: Titolu. A.L. 105 of 2009. Tissostitwixxi Skeda I li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali. B 4324 2 SKEDA I Regolamenti 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 u 9 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 1. Arseniku (*) (**) Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al: l-g"alf mag"mul mill-"axix, minn xnien imnixxef u minn silla mnixxfa, u polpa mnixxfa tal-pitravi u polpa mnixxfa tal-$ulepp mag"qud tal-pitravi i#-#ejt li jo"rog mill-qalba tal-palma il-fosfati u l-algi kalkarji tal-ba"ar il-karbonat tal-kal%ju l-ossidu tal-manje#ju il-prodotti tal-g"alf li jkunu gejjin mill-ippro%essar tal "ut jew ta’ l annimali o"rajn tal-ba"ar, inklu# il-"ut l-g"alf mill-alka tal-ba"ar u materjali tal-g"alf li jkunu $ejjin mill-alka tal-ba"ar 2 4 4(***) 10 15 20 25(***) 40(***) B 4325 3 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% Il-partikuli tal-"adid u#ati b"ala tra%%atur fl-g"alf. Addittivi li jag"mlu parti mill-grupp funzjonali ta’ ta"litiet tal-elementi ta’ tra%%a, "lief: il-pentaidrat tas-sulfat tar-ramm u l-karbonat tar-ramm l-ossidu ta#-#ingu, l-ossidu tal mangani# u l-ossidu tar-ramm. Materjal tal-g"alf komplut, "lief g"al: materjal tal-g"alf komplut g"all-"ut u materjal tal-g"alf komplut g"all annimali tal-pil. Materjal tal-g"alf kumplimentari, "lief g"al: materjal tal-g"alf minerali. 50 30 50 100 2 10(***) 4 12 (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"at-total ta’ arseniku. (**) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"ad-determinazzjoni analitika tal-arseniku, fejn l estrazzjoni ssir fl-a%idu nitriku (5%w/w) g"al 30 minuta f’temperatura tbaqbaq. Pro%eduri ta’ estrazzjoni ekwivalenti jistg"u ji$u applikati f’ka#ijiet fejn jintwera li l pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni u#ata tag"ti l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni. (***) Fuq talba tal-Awtorità Kompetenti, l-operatur responsabbli jrid iwettaq anali#i biex juri li l-kontenut tal-arseniku inorganiku huwa inqas minn 2ppm. Din l-anali#i hija importanti b’mod partikolari g"all-ispe%i tal-alka tal-ba"ar Hizikia fusiforme. B 4326 4 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 2. 'omb 3. Fluworin(*) Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al: silla "adra fosfati lamtu G"alf komplut G"alf kumplimentari "lief g"al: g"alf minerali Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al: g"alf tal-annimali li jori$ina mill-annimali "lief g"al krusta%ji tal-ba"ar b"al frott tal-ba"ar krusta%ji tal-ba"ar b"al frott tal-ba"ar fosfati karbunat tal-kal%ju ossidu tal-manjesju alka tal-ba"ar kalkarja Vermikulit (E 561) 10 40 30 5 5 10 30 150 500 3 000 2 000 350 600 1 000 3 000(**) B 4327 5 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% G"alf tal-annimali kumplimentari li fih inqas jew daqs 4% fosfru li fih aktar minn 4% fosfru G"alf tal-annimali komplut "lief g"al: g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"al annimali tal-ifrat, nag"a$ u mog"o# fit-treddieg" o"rajn g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"all-"nie#er g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"at-tjur g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"all-flieles g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"all-"ut 500 125 g"al kull 1% fosfru 150 30 50 100 350 250 350 (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"al determinazzjoni analitika tal-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$u applikati fejn jista’ jintwera li l-pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni w#ata g"andha l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni. (**)Il-livelli g"andhom ji$u riveduti sal-31 ta’ Di%embru 2008 bl-g"an li jitnaqqsu l livelli massimi. B 4328 6 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 4. Merkurju (*) (**) 5. Nitriti 6. Kadmijum Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al: — g"alf prodott mill-"ut jew mill-ippro%essar tal-"ut jew annimali akkwati%i o"ra; — karbonat tal-kal%ju. G"alf (kumplimentari u komplut) kompost "lief g"al: — g"alf minerali; — g"alf tal-annimali kompost g"all-"ut; — g"alf kompost g"all-klieb, qtates u annimali bil-pil. Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al: — smida tal-"ut; — g"alf iffermentat. Materjal tal-g"alf komplut "lief g"al: — g"alf komplut g"al klieb u qtates b'kontenut ta' umdità li tkun i#jed minn 20%. Materjal tal-ikel li jori$ina mill-"axix Materjal tal-ikel li jori$ina mill-annimali, "lief g"al: g"alf g"al annimali domesti%i 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 15 (espress b"ala nitrit tas sodju) 30 (espress b"ala nitrit tas sodju) 15 (espress b"ala nitrit tas sodju) 1 2 (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"at-total ta’ merkurju. (**) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"ad-determinazzjoni analitika tal-merkurju, fejn l-estrazzjoni ssir fl-a%idu nitriku (5 % w/w) g"al 30 minuta f’temperatura tbaqbaq. Pro%eduri ta’ estrazzjoni ekwivalenti jistg"u ji$u applikati fejn jista’ jintwera li l-pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni u#ata g"andha l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni. B 4329 7 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 7. Aflatoxin B1 Fosfati G"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# "lief g"al: g"alf komplut g"al g"o$ol, "rief u gidien G"alf komplut ie"or "lief g"al: g"alf g"al annimali domesti%i G"alf minerali G"alf kumplimentari ie"or g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al: karawett, kopra, il-qalba tal-palma, #errieg"a tal-qoton, babassu, qam" ir-run u prodotti miksuba mill-ippro%essar ta’: G"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# "lief g"al: baqar li ja"ilbu l-"alib g"o$ol u "rief G"alf komplut g"al "nie#er u t-tjur ("lief g"al annimali #g"ar) 10( 1 ) 1 0.5 5( 2 ) 0.5 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.005 0.01 0.02 B 4330 8 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 8. A%idu idro%iniku 9. Gossipol mhux im"allat G"alf ie"or komplut G"alf kumplimentari g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# ("lief g"al g"alf kumplimentari g"al annimali, g"o$ol u "rief li jag"mlu l-"alib) G"alf kumplimentari g"al "nie#er u tjur ("lief g"al annimali #g"ar) G"alf kumplimentari ie"or Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al: #errieg"a tal-kittien torti ta#-#errieg"a tal-kittien prodotti tal-manjoka u torti tal-lew# G"alf komplut "lief g"al: g"alf komplut g"all-flieles Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al: #errieg"a tal-qoton; kejkijiet ta#-#errieg"a tal-qoton u smida ta# #errieg"a tal-qoton. 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.005 50 250 350 100 50 10 20 5000 1 200 B 4331 9 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 10. Teobromina 11. (ejt tal-mustarda volatili Materjal tal-g"alf komplut "lief g"al: g"alf komplut g"al baqar adulti; g"alf komplut g"al nag"a$ ("lief g"al "rief) u mog"o# ("lief g"al gidien); g"alf komplut g"at-tjur ("lief ti$ie$ li jbidu) u l g"o$ol; g"alf komplut g"all-fniek, "rief, gidien u "nie#er ("lief g"al q#ie#e#). Materjal tal-g"alf komplut, "lief g"al: materjal komplut tal g"alf tal-annimali g"all "nie#er materjal komplut tal g"alf g"all-klieb, fniek, #wiemel u l-annimali bil pil. Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al: g"a$na ta#-#errieg"a tal kolza G"alf komplut "lief g"al: g"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# ("lief g"al annimal #g"ar) 20 500 300 100 60 300 200 50 100 4 000 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 150 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) B 4332 10 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 12. Vinal thiooxazolidone (Vinyloxazolidine thione) 13. Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) 14. (erriegha tal-"axix "azin u frott mhux mit"un u mhux mg"affe$ li fih l-alcaloids, il-glucosides jew sustanzi tossici ohra, separatament jew inkella flimkien, inluza: Datura sp. 15. I#-#erriegha u l-"lief mir-Ricinus communis L., il Croton tiglium L. U l Abrus precatorius L. Kif ukoll id-derivattivi pro%essati tag"hom (****), separatament jew flimkien. g"alf komplut g"al "nie#er ("lief g"al "nie#er #g"ar) u tjur G"alf komplut g"al tjur "lief g"al: g"alf komplut g"al ti$ie$ li jbidu L-g"alf kollu li fih %ereali ta’ ta"t l-art Il-materjal tal-g"alf tal-annimali kollha Il-materjal tal-g"alf tal-annimali kollha 500 (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 500 1 000 3 000 1 000 10 (****) Kemm-il darba wie"ed ikun jista’ jiddetermina dan permezz tal-mikroskopija analitika. B 4333 11 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 16. Crotalaria spp. 17. Aldrin || Wa"du jew im"allat espress b"ala || 18. Dieldrin 19. Camphechlor (toxaphene) 20. Chlordane (ta"lita ta’ cis- u transisomers u ta’ oxychlordane, meqjus b"ala chlordane) 21. DDT (ta"lita ta’ DDT-DDD-(jew TDE-) u DDE i!omeri, meqjus b"ala DDT) 22. Endosulfan (ta"lita ta’ alpha- u beta-isomers u ta’ endosulfansulphate meqjus b"ala endosulfan) L-g"alf kollu L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu ta’ l-annimali "lief g"al: xa"mijiet u #jut L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: qam"irrun #errieg"a ta#-#ejt g"alf komplut g"al 100 0.01 0.02 0.1 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.005 1 .., J > , B 4334 12 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 23. Endrin (ta"lita ta’ endrin u ta’ delta-ketoi endrin, meqjus b"ala endrin) 24. Heptachlor (ta"lita ta’ heptachlor u ta’ heptachlorepoxide, meqjus b"ala heptachlor) 25. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) 26. Hexachlorocyclo hexane (HCH) 26.1 alpha-isomers 26.2 beta-isomers 26.3 gamma-isomers L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: xa"mijiet G"alf kompost "lief g"al: xa"mijiet G"alf kompost "lief g"al: g"alf g"al baqar li ja"ilbu G"alf tal-ikel "lief g"al xa"mijiet L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al: xa"mijiet 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.005 0.01 0.1 0.2 2.0 B 4335 13 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali Il-kontenut massimu f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12% 27. Dioxin (ta"lita ta’ PCDD u PCDF), meqjus f’ekwivalenti ta’ tossiku internazzjonali 28. )ew# tal-fagu ming"ajr qoxra - Fagus silvatica L 29. Purghera – Jatropha curcas L. 30. Mustarda Indjana – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. Intergrifolia (West.) Thell 31. Mustarda sareptian – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. Juncea 32. Mustarda 'ini#a – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss. ssp. Juncea var. lutea Batalin 33. Mustarda sewda – Brassica nigra (L.) Koch 34. Mustarda Etijopjana mustard – Brassica carinata A. Braun Polpa ta%-%itru L-g"alf kollu 500 pg I –TEQ/kg (limitu stabbilit lejn il massimu) ( 3 ) (errieg"a u frott tal ispe%i 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. ( 1 ) L-Awtorità Kompetenti tista’ wkoll tistabbilixxi kontenut massimu ta’ kadmijun ta’ 0.5 mg kull 1% fosfru. ( 2 ) L-Awtorità Kompetenti tista’ wkoll tistabbilixxi kontenut massimu ta’ kadmijum ta’ 0.75 mg kull 1% fosforu. ( 3 ) Kon%entrazzjonijiet lejn il-massimu huma kalkulati bl-assunzjoni li l-valuri kollha tal congeners differenti li jkunu inqas mill-limitu stabbilit huma ugwali g"al limitu stabbilit. B 4336 3. It-test Malti ta’ Skeda II li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali għandhu jiġi sostitwit kif ġej: Tissostitwixxi t-test Malti ta’ Skeda II li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali. 13 3. The Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules shall be substituted as follows: “SKEDA II Regolamenti 5 u 9 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma!suba g!all-g!alf tal-annimali Linja ta’ limitu f’dak li g!andu x’jaqsam ma’ prodott ma!sub g!all-g!alf tal-annimali b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12 % Kummenti u informazzjoni supplimentari (e". ix-xorta ta’ investigazzjonijiet li g!andhom isiru)”. Substitutes Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules. B 4337 L.N. 358 of 2010 VETERINARY SERVICES ACT (CAP. 437) Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds (Amendment) Rules, 2010 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 (Amendment) Rules, 2010 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules 2009, hereinafter referred to as “the principal rules”. 2. Schedule I to the principal rules shall be substituted as follows: Title. L.N. 105 of 2009. Substitutes Schedule I to the principle rules. B 4338 2 SCHEDULE I Regulations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 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 (*) (**) 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, palm kernel expeller, phosphates and calcareous marine algae, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, feeding stuffs obtained from the processing of fish or other marine animals, including fish, seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed, Iron particles used as tracer. Additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace 2 4 4(***) 10 15 20 25(***) 40(***) 50 30 B 4339 3 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% copper sulphate pentahydrate and copper carbonate, zinc, oxide, manganese oxide and copper oxide, Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: complete feedingstuffs for fish and complete feedingstuffs for fur animals, Complementary feedingstuffs with the exception of: mineral feedingstuffs, 50 100 2 10(***) 4 12 (*) The maximum levels refer to total arsenic. (**) Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of arsenic, whereby extraction is performed in nitric acid (5% w/w) for 30 minutes at boiling temperature. Equivalent extraction procedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction procedure has equal extraction efficiency. (***) Upon request of the competent authorities, the responsible operator must perform an analysis to demonstrate that the content of inorganic arsenic is lower than 2ppm. This analysis is of particular importance for the seaweed species Hizikia fusiforme. 2. Lead Feed materials with the exception of: green fodder phosphates yeasts Complete feeding stuffs 10 40 30 5 5 B 4340 4 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(*) 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 Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: 10 30 150 500 3 000 2 000 350 600 1 000 3 000 (**) 500 125 per 1% phosphorous 150 B 4341 5 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 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 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 equal extraction efficiency. (**) The levels shall be 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 from fish or by the processing of fish or other aquatic animals, calcium carbonate. Compound (complementary and complete) feeding stuffs with the exception of: mineral feed, compound feedingstuffs for fish compound feedingstuffs for dogs, cats and fur animals. 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 (*) The maximum levels refer to total mercury. (**) Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of mercury, whereby extraction is performed in nitric acid (5 % w/w) for 30 minutes at boiling temperature. Equivalent extraction procedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction procedure has equal extraction efficiency. B 4342 6 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 7. Aflatoxin B1 Feed materials with the exception of: fishmeal, silage. Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: complete feedingstuffs for dogs and cats with a moisture content exceeding 20% 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: feeding stuffs for pets Mineral feeding stuffs Other complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats Feed materials with the exception of: 15 (expressed as sodium nitrate) 30 (expressed as sodium nitrate) 15 (expressed as sodium nitrate) 1 2 10( 1 ) 1 0.5 5( 2 ) 0.5 0.05 B 4343 7 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 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) Other complementary feeding stuffs Feed materials with the exception of: linseed linseed cakes manioc products and almond cakes 0.02 0.05 0.005 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.005 50 250 350 100 B 4344 8 Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg(ppm) relative to a feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12% 9. Free gossypol 10. Theobromine 11. Volatile mustard oil Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for chicks Food materials with the exception of: cottonseed, cottonseed cakes and cottonseed meal. Complete feeding stuffs with the exception of: complete feeding stuffs for adult cattle, complete feeding stuffs for sheep (except lambs) and goats (except kids), complete feeding stuffs for poultry (except laying hens) and calves, complete feeding stuffs for rabbits, lambs, kids and pigs (except piglets). Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: complete feedingstuffs for pigs, complete feedingstuffs for dogs, rabbits, horses and for animals. Feed materials with the exception of: rapseed cakes 50 10 20 5000 1200 20 500 300 100 60 300 200 50 100 4 000 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) B 4345 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% 12.Vinal thiooxazolidone (Vinyloxazolidine thione) 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 sp. 15. Seeds and husks from Ricinus communis L., Croton tiglium L. and Abrus precatorius L. as well as their processed derivates (****), separately or in combination. 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 All feeding stuffs containing ungrounded cereals All feedingstuffs All feedingstuffs 150 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 500 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate) 1 000 500 1 000 3 000 1 000 10 (****) In so far determinable by analytical microscopy. B 4346 Undei:inb1e cuh8tanre1: Pumrit jntffldrd fir -,inw1 Ueziwnxou 11-•m1 in ~ ~ll!lative1D.a fniding :dnff w.itb 11. ID.Pi&tWP.: cmh'mDfll% UL ~qip. AJl&ntingstnfft UXJ 17. Aldrin -~ -, II All ~I&. wilh 0.01 Smgl y- ti[ rmdrinrd. ~ea.q:tim0f: eapd&ed.u II - :&di 02 11. Drldrin 19 Ca P-11hcl:doa- AIi &ntingstnfft 0.1 ~) 20. Chlnnbae 6un of AIi fniding ilnf& wilh tt.e 0.02 cis.- um hansiSCJJIIN1 cilfi11lioaof: andaf~ eapdW.id.u - :&di O.M c:hlaniime) 11. DIJf (Slim of DDT-, AIi fniding ilnf& wilh tt.e O.M DDD-,. (m IDE-) md. cilfi11lioa of: DDE-~ eapdW.id. u IID'I) - &ti :m::l crik 0.:5 11. Endoiulfm (Slim of AIi fniding ilnf& wilh tt.e 0.1 a]pla-andbm- cilfi11lioa of: is:mnrd .ud of EndoftlHu qg]phm: - Jlllll2:e 02 eapdW.id.u mdond&a) - Dilwdl 0.:5 mnqildr: fniding O.OM ilnf& Ix fiJh B 4347 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% 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) 26. Hexachlorocyclo hexane (HCH) 26.1 alpha-isomer 26.2 beta-isomers 26.3 gamma-isomers All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats All feeding stuffs with the exception of: fats 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 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.005 0.01 0.1 0.2 2.0 B 4348 lJndei:inl,Je !tllbAtanr:el Tl. Dim:i:n (non af PCDll and PCDF), eapdW.ld.m internaticmalba:ic apnwmat 1.1. UmlAhrlbeeclii mut Fagua silvatica L 29.Pmmtex Jab.. ™L JO. Indian 111118bod BmMica juoca. (L) c..a..And.Cos:&.Mp iotttga&dia(Wdl) ~ 31. Sau:q,tia:n nw!SbJ::d BmMica juoca. (I...) c..a.. And. Coss.. Mp. J1IIICm. 32. Ch:innr: IID◄a■d­ BmMica juoca. (I...) c..a.. And. Coss.. MJl jancee. Df" hdra Bata)i11 33. Blad lDll.dud. BmMica aigla. (L) Kach 34. Elhic,piu 11D◄a•d BmMica aoimdJ A. B:mmt Pumritadffldr:d fir -,;inw1 Uezia@■N cr-•m1 in ~ ~matift:1Da fniding dnff w.itb II JD..IWSh.. cmtent Df lJ.% Citm& ~ .500pg I-'IEQ&g All &emfPuAit ( mmd. ~ limit) :uJlllrl" (1 Serdsmdfmitaf ~plmt,prie1 J..i8ted oppos:ilE :Iii well:uda pnK&ifd daivab:s, IIIIIJ anly be p.UUd :irt fiwJing dnf& intnKzaa--1tdA :notqnaaitalively dmsmioable (1) Memhn-Sbdrs may aliD JHSCD"be ~ IIIHXiffN■h udiuiom omleol ,.If 0.:5 Jlfl' l % pl-~ t') Memhn-Sbdrs may aliD JHSDDe ~ IIIHXiffN■n udminm omleol o11f 0.1:5 Jlfl' l % p1n1pboml e) {Jwer bmmd. 0Qlk:aal1-1I iuns: ~ caJ..cub:tr.d nsum:ing that all va1:ms of~ d:i:fft:lead: ,. ]rss: 1hm the limit c,f ddEdion ~ ecrual tt, 1hr: limit of~ B 4349 13 3. The Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules shall be substituted as follows: “SKEDA II Regolamenti 5 u 9 Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma!suba g!all-g!alf tal-annimali Linja ta’ limitu f’dak li g!andu x’jaqsam ma’ prodott ma!sub g!all-g!alf tal-annimali b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12 % Kummenti u informazzjoni supplimentari (e". ix-xorta ta’ investigazzjonijiet li g!andhom isiru)”. Substitutes Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules. 3. The Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules shall be substituted as follows: Substitutes Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules. B 4350 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 €1.30