S.I. No. 249/1988 - European Communities (Marketing of Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988.

1. Meat and animal derivatives

All the fleshy parts of slaughtered warm-blooded land animals, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and

all products and derivatives of the processing of the carcase or parts of the carcase of warm-blooded land animals

2. Milk and milk derivatives

All milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof

3. Eggs and egg derivatives

All egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from the processing thereof

4. Oils and fats

All animal and vegetable oils and fats

5. Yeasts

All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried

6. Fish and fish derivatives

Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof

7. Part I of the First Schedule to the Regulations of 1984 is hereby amended—

(

a

) by the substitution at reference number 2.4.3 of the following for the matter in the second to the sixth columns, respectively, at that reference number

2

3

4

5

6

Rice Bran (brown)

By-product of the first polishing of husked rice without the use of calcium carbonate. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ

Crude protein

Moisture

Crude Ash

Max. 13%

Crude fibre

Ash insoluble

Ash insoluble

Crude oil and fat

in HC1

in HC1

Max. 1.7%

Crude ash

Moisture ≥ 12%

(

b

) by the insertion between reference numbers 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 of the following

1

2

3

4

5

6

'2.4.3a

Rice bran (brown), low in calcium carbonate

By-product of the first polishing of husked rice. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ; it contains a small quantity of calcium carbonate resulting from the polishing process.

Crude protein

Moisture

Crude ash

max. 16%

Crude fibre

Ash insoluble

Ash insoluble

Crude oil and fat

in HC1

in HC1

max. 1.7%

Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate

max. 3%

Moisture ≥ 12%

Crude ash

(

c

) by the substitution at reference number 2.4.4. of the following for the matter in the second to the sixth columns, respectively, at that reference number

"2

3

4

5

6

Rich bran (white)

By-product of the second polishing of husked rice. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, of the aleurone layer and of germ.

Crude protein

Moisture

Crude fibre max. 7%

Crude fibre

Ash insoluble

Crude ash max. 9%

Crude oil and fat

in HC1

Ash insoluble max. 0.6%

Crude ash

in HC1

Moisture ≥ 12%

(

d

) by the substitution at reference number 4.6 of the following for the matter in the second to the sixth columns, respectively, at that reference number

"2

3

4

5

6

Calcium monohydrogen phosphate (dicalcium phosphate)

Product consisting of technically pure calcium monohydrogen phosphate (dicalcium phosphate)

Total phosphorus Chlorides, expressed in NaC1 Calcium

Radio

>

1.15

Ash insoluble

max. 2%

in HC1

and

(

e

) by the substitution at reference number 4.9 of the following for the matter in the second to the sixth columns, respectively, at that reference number

"2

3

4

5

6

Calcium bis-(dihydrogen phosphate) (monocalcium phosphate)

Product consisting of technically pure calcium bis- (dihydrogen phosphate) (monocalcium phosphate)

Total phosphorus Calcium

Radio

0.8

Ash insoluble

max. 2%

in HC1

8. The Regulations of 1984 are hereby amended by the substitution for the Second Schedule of the following Schedule:—

"Second Schedule

Fees Referred to in Regulation 11 (2) (

b

)

IR£

Moisture

5

Crude protein

7

Soluble protein

18

Volatile nitrogenous bases

18

Amino acids

for one amino acid

30

for each additional amino acid

3

Crude oils and fats

7

Acid index

12

Matter insoluble in light petroleum

12

Crude fibre

7

Starch

12

Total sugars

12

Reducing sugars

12

Lactose

12

Glucose

12

Total solids

6

Skim milk powder

18

Crude ash

4

Ash insoluble in HC1

6

Calcium carbonate

12

Chlorides expressed as NaC1

6

Calcium

12

Phosphorus

12

Sodium

12

Potassium

12

Magnesium

12

Bushel Weight

5

Vitamin A

18".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of September, 1988.

MICHAEL O'KENNEDY,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Marketing of Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1984 so as to bring into force amendments made to Council Directives 77/101/EEC and 79/373/EEC through Council Directive 86/354/EEC, Commission Directives 82/475/EEC, 87/234/EEC and 87/235/EEC.

9. Derivatives of vegetable origin

Derivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable products, in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds

10. Vegetable protein extracts

All products of vegetable origin in which the proteins have been concentrated by an adequate process to contain at least 50% of crude protein, as related to the dry matter, and which may be restructured (textured)

11. Minerals

All inorganic substances suitable for animal feed

12. Various sugars

All types of sugar

13. Fruit

All types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment

14. Nuts

All kernels from shells

15. Seeds

All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed

16. Algae

Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment

17. Molluscs and crustaceans

All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and their processing derivatives

18. Insects

All types of insects and their stages of development

19. Bakery products

All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products

(2) Regulation 9 of the Regulations of 1984 is hereby amended by the insertion after paragraph (3) of the following paragraph

"(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (2) (

c

) of this Regulation, the labelling of compound feedingstuffs for pet aniamls may draw particular attention to the presence or low content of one or more ingredients that are essential for the characteristics of the feedingstuff, and in such case the minimum or maximum content, expressed in terms of the percentage by weight of the ingredient or ingredients incorporated, shall be clearly indicated either opposite the statement drawing particular attention to it or them or in the list of ingredients or by mentioning it for them and the percentage or percentages by weight concerned opposite the corresponding category of ingredients.".

S.I. No. 249 of 1988.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MARKETING OF FEEDINGSTUFFS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1988.

I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directives No. 77/101/EEC of 23 November, 1976,

(1)

No. 79/373/EEC of 2 April, 1979,

(2)

and No. 86/354/EEC of 21 July, 1986,

(3)

and Commission Directives No. 82/475/EEC of 23 June 1982

(4)

No. 87/234/EEC of 31 March 1987

(5)

and No. 87/235/EEC of 31 March, 1987,

(6)

hereby make the following Regulations