CIRCULATION AND USE OF FEED MATERIALS RULES *

CIRCULATION AND USE OF FEED MATERIALS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.88

CIRCULATION AND USE OF FEED MATERIALS

RULES *

15th November, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 374 of 2005.

(1) The title of these rules is the Circulation and Use of

Feed Materials Rules.

(2) The scope of these rules is to implement the rules found

under European Union Council Directive 96/25/EEC as amended

by European Union Commission Directive 98/67/EC, European

Union Council Directive 1999/29/EC, European Union

Commission Directive 1999/61/EC, European Union Directive

2000/16/EC and European Union Directive 2001/46/EC.

(3) These rules shall apply to the circulation and use of feed

materials in Malta.

(4) These rules shall apply without prejudice to other

legislative provisions in the field of animal nutrition.

PART A

GENERAL

Explanatory notes

1. Feed materials are listed and named in Part B in accordance with the

following criteria

the origin of the product/by-product e.g. animal, vegetable, mineral,

the part of the product/by-product used, e.g. whole, seeds, tubers,

bones,

the processing to which the product/by-product has been subjected, e.g.

decortication, extraction, heating and/or the resulting product/by-

product, e.g. flakes, bran, pulp, fat,

the maturity of the product/by-product and/or the quality of the product/

by-product, e.g. "low in glucosinolate", "rich in fat", "low in sugar".

2. The list set out in Part B is divided into 12 chapters.

1. Cereal grains, their products and by-products

2. Oil seeds, oil fruits, their products and by-products

3. Legume seeds, their products and by-products

4. Tubers, roots, their products and by-products

5. Other seeds and fruits, their products and by-products

6. Forages and roughages

7. Other plants, their products and by-products

8. Milk products

9. Land animal products

10. Fish, other marine animals, their products and by-products

11. Minerals

12. Miscellaneous.

Provisions regarding botanical and chemical purity

1. Notwithstanding rule 3 feed materials must, as far as good manufacturing

practices allow, be free from chemical impurities resulting from their manufacturing

process and from technical auxiliaries as referred to in European Union Council

Directive 70/524/EEC, unless a specific maximum content is fixed in Part B of the

Schedule for a specific feed material.

2. The botanical purity of the products and by-products listed in Part B and

Part C shall not be less than 95%, unless a different level has been laid down in Part

B or Part C.

The following are considered as botanical impurities

(a) natural but harmless impurities (e.g. straw and straw waste, seeds of

other cultivated species or weeds);

(b) harmless residues of other oil seeds or oil fruits derived from a previous

manufacturing process, the level of which does not exceed 0,5%.

3. The botanical purity levels indicated refer to the weight of the product and

by-product as such.

III.

Provisions regarding designations

Where the name of a feed material in Part B includes a word on words in brackets,

the bracketed word(s) may be omitted, e.g. soya (bean) oil may be declared as soya

bean oil or soya oil.

IV.

Provisions regarding the glossary

The glossary given below refers to the main processes used for the preparation of

feed materials mentioned in Part B and Part C of this Schedule. Where the names of

these feed materials include a common name or qualifier from this glossary, the

process to be used must be in accordance with the given definition.

Number

Process

Definition

Common name/qualifier

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Concentration (1)

Increase in certain contents

Concentrate

by removing water or other

constituents

Decortication (2)

Complete or partial removal

Decorticated, partially

of outer layers from grains,

decorticated

seeds, fruits, nuts and others

Drying

Dehydration by artificial or

Dried (sun or artificially)

natural processes

Extraction

Removal either by organic

Extracted (in the case of

s o lve n t o f f at or o i l f r o m

oil-containing materials),

certain materials or by

molasses, pulp (in the

aqueous solvent of sugar or

case

of

products

other

water-soluble

containing sugar or other

components. In the case of

water-soluble

the use of organic solvent,

components)

the resulting product must be

technically free of such

solvent

Extrusion

Pressing of material through

Extruded

an orifice under pressure.

(See also pregelatinisation)

Flaking

Rolling of moist heat-treated

Flakes

material

Flour, bran, middlings (3) ,

Flour milling

Physical processing of grain

to reduce particle size and

feed

facilitate separation into

constituent

fractions

(principally flour, bran and

middlings)

Heating

General term covering a

To a s t e d , c o o k e d , h e a t

number of heat treatments

treated

carried out under specific

conditions to influence the

nutritional value or the

structure of the material

Hydrogenation

Transformation

of

Hardened,

partially

unsaturated glycerides into

hardened

saturated glycerides (of oils

and fats)

Hydrolysis

Breakdown into simpler

Hydrolysed

chemical constituents by

appropriate treatment with

water and possibly either

enzyrmes or acid/alkali

Pressing (4)

Expeller ( 5 ) (in case of

Removal by mechanical

e x t r a c t i o n ( b y a s c r ew o r

oil-containing materials)

other type of press), with or

Pulp, pomace (in case of

without a slight heating, of

fruits, etc.) Pressed pulp

fat/oil from oil-rich materials

(in case of sugar-beet)

o r o f j u i c e f r o m f r ui t s or

other vegetable products

Pelleting

Special

shaping

by

Pellet, pelleted

compression through a die

Pregelatinised (6) , puffed

Pregelatinisation

Mo d i f i c a t i o n o f s t a r c h t o

improve markedly its

swelling properties in cold

water

Refining

Complete or partial removal

Refined, partially refined

of impurities in sugars, oils,

fats and other natural

materials by chemical/

physical treatment

Wet-milling

Mechanical separation of the

Germ, gluten, starch

component parts of kernel/

grain, sometimes after

steeping in water, with or

without sulphur dioxide, for

the extraction of starch

Crushing

Mechanical processing of

Crushed,

crushing

grain om other feed

materials to reduce their

size

Desugaring

Complete or partial removal

Desugared, partially

of mono and disaccharides

desugared

from molasses and other

material containing sugar by

chemical or physical means

(1) In German "Konzentrieren" may be replaced by "Eindicken", where appropriate, in

which case the common qualifier should be "eingedickt".

(2) "Decortication" may be replaced by "dehulling" or "dehusking" where appropriate, in

which case the common qualifier should be "dehulled" or "dehusked".

(3) In French the name "issues" may be used.

(4) In French "Pressage" may be replaced by "Extraction mecanique" where appropriate.

(5) Where appropriate the word "expeller" may be replaced by "cake".

(6) In German the qualifier "aufgeschlossen" and the name "Quellwasser" (referring to

starch) may be used.

V.

Provisions regarding levels indicated or to be declared as specified in Part B

and C

1. The levels indicated or to be declared relate to the weight of the feed

material, unless otherwise stated.

2. Subject to rule 3 and rule 6(3)(b) of these rules and provided that no other

level is laid down in Part B or Part C of this Schedule, the feed material’s moisture

content must be declared if it exceeds 14% of the weight of the feed material. In the

case of feed materials with a moisture content not exceeding the limits indicated

above, that content must be declared at the purchasers request.

3. Subject to rule 3 of these rules and provided that no other level is laid down

in Part B or Part C of this Schedule the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid of

feed material must be stated if it exceeds 2,2% in the dry matter.

VI.

Provisions regarding denaturing and binding agents

Where the products referred to in column 2 of Part B or column 1 of Part C of this

Schedule are used to denature or bind feed materials, the following information must

be given

-

denaturing agents: nature and quantity of the products used,

-

binding agents: nature of the products used. In the case of binding

agents, the quantity of the products used may not exceed 3% of the total

weight.

VII. Provisions regarding minimum tolerances indicated or to be declared as

specified in Part B and C

Where, on official inspection pursuant to rule 12 of these rules, the composition of

a feed material is found to depart from the declared composition in a manner such as

to reduce its value, the following minimum tolerances are permitted

(a) for crude protein

-

2 units for declared contents of 20% or more,

-

10% of the declared content for declared contents of less than

20% but not less than 10%,

-

1 unit for declared contents of less than 10%;

(b) for total sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose, lactose and glucose

(dextrose)

-

2 units for declared contents of 20% or more

-

10% of the declared content for declared contents of less than

20% but not less than 5%,

-

0,5 units for declared contents of less than 5%

(c) for starch and insulin

-

3 units for declared contents of 30% or more,

-

10% of the declared content for declared contents of less than

30% but not less than 10%

-

1 unit for declared contents of less than 10%

(d) for crude oils and fats

-

1,8% units for declared contents of 15% or more,

-

12% of the declared content for declared contents of less than

15% but not less than 5%

-

0.6% units for declared contents of less than 5%

(e) for crude fibre

-

2,1 units for declared contents of 14% or more,

CIRCULATION AND USE OF FEED MATERIALS

15% of the declared content for declared contents of less than

14% but not less than 6%

0,9% units for declared contents of less than 6%

(f)

for moisture and crude ash

1 unit for declared contents of 10% or more

10% of the declared content for declared contents of less than

10% but not less than 5%

0,5% units for declared contents of less than 5%;

(g) for total phosphorus, sodium, calcium carbonate, calcium, magnesium,

acid index and matter insoluble in light petroleum

1,5 units for declared contents (values) of 15% (15) or more, as

appropriate,

10% of the declared content (value) for declared contents (values)

of less than 15% (15), but not less than 2% (2), as appropriate,

0,2 units for declared contents (values) of less than 2% (2) as

appropriate,

(h) for ash insoluble in hyrochloric acid and chlorides expressed as NaC1

10% of the declared content for declared contents of 3% or more,

0,3 units for declared contents of less than 3%;

(i)

for carotene, vitamin A and xanthophyll

30% of the declared content;

(j)

for methionine, lysine and volatile nitrogenous bases

20% of the declared content.

VIII. Provisions concerning the labelling of feed materials comprising protein

derived from mammalian tissue

1. The labelling of feed materials comprising protein derived from mammalian

tissue must contain the following statement

"This feed material comprises protein derived from mammalian tissue the feeding

of which to ruminants is prohibited". This does not apply to

milk and milk products,

gelatin,

hydrolysed proteins with a molecular weight below 10000 daltons

which have been

(i)

derived from hides and skins obtained from animals which have

been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse and have undergone an ante

mortem inspection by an official veterinarian in accordance with

Chapter VI of Annex I to European Union Council Directive 64/

433/EEC and passed fit, as a result of such inspection, for

slaughter for the purpose of that Directive; and

(ii) produced by a production process which involves appropriate

measures to minimise contamination of hides and skins,

preparation of the hides and skins by brining, liming and intensive

washing followed by exposure of the material to a pH of > 11 for

> 3 hours at temperature > 80°C and followed by heat treatment at

> 140°C for 30 minutes at > 3,6 bar or a by an equivalent

production process approved by the Commission after

consultation of the appropriate Scientific Committee; and

(iii) come from establishments which carry out an own checks

program (HACCP);

-

dicalcium phosphate derived from defatted bones, and

-

dried plasma and other blood products.

2. Where a Member State prohibits the use of protein derived from mammalian

tissue as referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1, in feedingstuffs for certain

animals other than ruminants, as permitted by Article 1 (2) of Regulation of the

European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 1774/2002, the statement required

in paragraph 1 must mention in addition the other animal species or categories of

animals to which it has extended the prohibition on the use of the products in

question.

PART B

NON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF THE MAIN FEED MATERIALS

1. Cereal, grains; their products and by-products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.01

Oats

Grains of Avena sativa L.

and other cultivars of oats

1.02

Oat flakes

Product obtained by

Starch

steaming and rolling

dehusked oats. lt may

contain a small proportion of

oat husks

1.03

Oat middlings

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre

the processing of screened,

dehusked oats into oat groats

a n d f l o u r. I t c o n s i s t s

principally of oat bran and

some endosperm

1.04

Oat hulls and

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre

bran

the processing of screened

oats into oat groats. It

consists principally of oat

hulls and bran

1.05

Barley Grains of

Hordeum vulgare

L.

1.06

Barley middlings

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre

the processing of screened,

dehusked barley into pearl

barley, semolina or flour

1.07

Barley protein

Dried by-product of starch

Crude protein

production from barley. lt

Starch

consists principally of

protein obtained from starch

separation

1.08

Rice, broken

By-product of preparation of

Starch

polished or glazed rice Oryza

sativa L. It consists

p r i n c i p a l l y of u n d e r s i z e d

and/or broken grains

1.09

Rice

bran

By-product of the first

Crude fibre

(brown)

polishing of dehusked rice. lt

consists principally of

particles of the aleurone

layer, endosperm and germ

1.10

Rice bran (white)

By-product of the polishing

Crude fibre

of dehusked rice. lt consists

principally of particles of the

aleurone layer, endosperrn

and germ;

1.11

Rice bran with

By-product of the polishing

Crude fibre

calciurn

of dehusked rice. lt consists

Calcium carbonate

carbonate

principally of silvery skins,

particles of the aleurone

layer, endosperm and germ;

it contains varying amounts

of calcium carbonate

resulting from the polishing

process

1.12

Fodder meal o f

By-product of the polishing

Crude fibre

parboiled rice

of dehusked precooked rice.

Calcium carbonate

lt consists principally of

silvery skins, particles of the

aleurone layer, endospermn,

germ; it contains varying

amounts

of

calcium

carbonate resulting from the

polishing process

1.13

Ground fodder

Product obtained by grinding

Starch

rice

fodder rice, consisting either

of green, chalky or unripe

grains, sifted out during the

milling of husked rice, or of

normal dehusked grains

which are yellow or spotted

1.14

Rice

germ

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

expeller

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fat

pressing of the germ of rice

Crude fibre

to which parts of the

e nd o s p e r m a n d t e s t a s t i l l

adhere

1.15

Rice

germ,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

extracted

manufacture obtained by

extraction of the germ of rice

to which parts of the

e nd o s p e r m a n d t e s t a s t i l l

adhere

1.16

Rice starch

Technically pure rice starch

Starch

1.17

Millet Grains of

Panicurn

miliaceurn L.

1.18

Rye

Grains of Secale cereale L.

(1)

1.19

Rye middlings

By-product

of

flour

Starch

manufacture, obtained from

screened rye. It consists

principally of particles of

endosperm, with fine

fragments of the outer skins

and some grain waste

1.20

Rye feed

By-product

of

flour

Starch

manufacture, obtained from

screened rye. It consists

principally of fragments of

the outer skins, and of

particles of grain from which

less of the endosperm has

been removed than in r ye

bran

1.21

Rye bran

By-product

of

flour

Crude fibre.

manufacture, obtained from

screened rye. It consists

principally of fragments of

the outer skins, and of

particles of grain from which

most of the endosperm has

been removed

1.22

Sorghum

Grains of Sorgbum bicolor

(L.) Moencb s.1

1.23

Wheat

Grains of Triticum aestivum

(L.), Triticum durum Desf.

and other cultivars of wheat

1.24

Wheat middlings

By-product

of

flour

Starch

(2)

manufacture, obtained from

screened grains of wheat or

dehusked spelt. It consists

principally of particles of

endosperm with fine

fragments of the outer skins

and some grain waste

1.25

Wheat feed

By-product

of

flour

Crude fibre

manufacture, obtained from

screened grains of wheat or

dehusked spelt. lt consists

principally of fragments of

the outer skins and of

particles of grain from which

less of the endosperm has

been removed than in wheat

bran

Wheat bran (3)

1.26

By-product

of

flour

Crude fibre

manufacture, obtained from

screened grains of wheat or

dehusked spelt. It consists

principally of fragments of

the outer skins and of

particles of grain from which

the greater part of the

endosperm has been

removed

1.27

Wheat germ

By-product of flour milling

Crude protein

consisting essentially of

Crude fat

wheat germ, rolled or

otherwise, to which

fragments of endosperm and

outer skin may still adhere

1.28

Wheat gluten

Dried by-product of the

Crude protein

manufacture of wheat starch.

It consists principally of

gluten obtained during the

separation of starch

1.29

Wheat gluten

By-product

of

the

Crude protein

feed

manufacture of wheat starch

Starch

and gluten. It is composed of

bran, from which the germ

has been partially removed

or not, and gluten, to which

very small amounts of the

components of the screening

of the grain as well as very

small amounts of residues of

the starch hydrolysis process

may be added

1.30

Wheat starch

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e s t a r c h

Starch

obtained from wheat

1.31

Pregelatinised

Product consisting of wheat

Starch

wheat starch

starch largely expanded by

heat treatment

1.32

Spelt

G r a i n s o f s p e l t Tr i t i c u m

spelta L., Triticum dioccum

Schrank,

Tr i t i c u m

monococcum

1.33

Triticale

Grains of Triticum X Secale

hybrid

1.34

Maize

Grains of Zea mays L.

1.35

Maize middlings

By-product

of

the

Crude fibre

(4)

manufacture of flour or

semolina from maize. It

consists principally of

fragments of the outer skins

and of particles of grain from

which less of the endosperm

has been removed than in

maize bran

1.36

Maize bran

By-product

of

the

Crude fibre

manufacture of flour or

semolina from maize. It

consists principally of outer

skins and some maize germ

fragments, with some

endosperm particles

1.37

Maize

germ

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

expeller

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

pressing of dry or wet

processed maize germ to

which parts of the

endosperm and testa may

still adhere

1.38

Maize germ

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

manufactur e, o bt ained by

extraction of dry or wet

extracted processed maize

germ to which parts of the

endosperm and testa may

still adhere

1.39

Maize

gluten

By-product of the wet

Crude protein

feed (5)

manufacture of maize starch.

Starch

It is composed of bran and

Crude fat, if > 4,5%

gluten, to which the broken

maize obtained from

screening at an amount no

greater than 15 % of the

product and/or the residues

of the steeping liquor used

for the production of alcohol

or other starch-derived

products, may be added. The

product may also include

residues from the oil

extraction of maize germs

obtained also by a wet

process

1.40

Maize gluten

Dried by-product of the

Crude protein

manufacture of maize starch.

lt consists principally of

gluten obtained during the

separation of the starch

1.41

Maize starch

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e s t a r c h

Starch

obtained from maize

1.42

Pregelatinised

Product consisting of maize

Starch

maize starch (6)

starch largely expanded by

heat treatment

1.43

Malt culms

By-product of malting,

Crude protein

consisting mainly of dried

rootlets of germinated

cereals

1.44

Brewers’ dried

By-product of brewing

Crude protein

grains

obtained by drying residues

of malted and unmalted

cereals and other starchy

products

1.45

Distillers’ dried

By-product of alcohol

Crude protein

grains (7)

distilling obtained by drying

solid residues offermented

grain

1.46

Distillers’ dark

By-product of alcohol

Crude protein

grains

distilling obtained by drying

solid residues of fermented

grain to which pot ale syrup

of evaporated spent wash has

been added

(1) Products containing more than 40% starch may be qualified as "rich in starch". They

may be referred to in German as "Roggennachmehl".

(2) Products containing more than 40% starch may be qualified as "rich in starch". They

may be referred to in German as "Weizennachmehl".

(3) If this ingredient has been subjected to a finer milling the word "fine" may be added

to the name or the name may be replaced by a corresponding denomim.

(4) Products containing more than 40% starch may be named as "rich in starch". They

may be referred to in German as "Maisnachmehl".

(5) This name may be replaced by "corn gluten feed".

(6) This name may be replaced by "extruded maize starch".

(7) The name may be supplemented by the grain species.

(8) This name may be replaced by "distillers’ dried grains and solubles". The name may

be supplemented by the grain species.

2. Oil seeds, oil fruits, their products and by-products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

2.01

Groundnut,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

partially

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fat

decorticated,

pressing of partially

Crude fibre

expeller

decorticated groundnuts

Aracbis hypogaea L. and

other species of Arachis .

(Maximum crude fibre

content 16% in the dry

matter)

2.02

Groundnut,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

partially

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fibre

decorticated,

extraction of partially

extracted

decorticated groundnuts.

(Maximum crude fibre

content 16% in the dry

matter)

2.03

Groundnut,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

decorticated,

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

expeller

pressing of decorticated

Crude fibre

groundnuts

2.04

Groundnut,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

decorticated,

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fibre

extracted

extraction of decorticated

groundnuts

Rape seed (1)

2.05

Seeds of rape Brassica napus

L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.)

Sinsk., of Indian sarson

B r a s s i c a n a p u s L . Va r .

Glauca (Roxb.) 0.E. Schulz

and of rape Brassica napa

ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk.

(Minimum botanical purity

94%)

2.06

Rape

seed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

expeller (1)

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

extraction of seeds of rape.

Crude fibre

(Minimum botanical purity

94%)

2.07

Rape

seed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

extracted

manufactur e, o bt ained by

extraction of seeds of rape.

(Minimum botanical purity

94%)

2.08

Rape seed hulls

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre

dehulling of rape seeds

2.09

Safflower seed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

partially

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fibre

decorticated,

extraction of partially

extracted

decorticated seeds of

safflower

Cartbarnus

tinctorius L.

2.10

Copra expeller

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

pressing the dried kernel

Crude fibre

(endosperm) and outer husk

(tegument) of the seed of the

coconut palm Cocos nucifera

L

2.11

Copra, extracted

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

manufactur e, o bt ained by

extraction of the dried kernel

(endosperm) and outer husk

(tegument) of the seed of the

coconut palm

2.12

Palm

kernel

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

expeller

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fibre

pressing of palm kernels

Crude fat

Elaeis guineensis jacq.,

Corozo oleifera (HBK) L.H.

Bailey (Elaeis melanococca

auct.) from which as much as

possible of the hard shell has

been removed

2.13

Palm kernel,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

extracted

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fibre

extraction of palm kernels

from which as much as

possible of the hard shell has

been removed

2.14

Soya (bean),

Soya beans (Glycine max.L.

toasted

M e r r. ) s u b j e c t e d t o a n

appropriate heat treatment.

(Urease activity maximum

0,4 mg N/g x min.)

2.15

Soya (bean),

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

extracted,

manufacture, obtained from

Crude fibre, if > 8

toasted

soya beans after extraction

and appropriate heat

treatment. (Urease activity

maximum 0,4 mg N/g x

min.)

2.16

Soya (bean),

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

dehulled,

manufacture, obtained from

extracted,

dehulled soya beans after

toasted

extraction and appropriate

heat treatment (Maximum

crude fibre content 8% in the

dry matter.) (Urease activity

maximum 0,5 mg N/g x

min.)

2.17

Soya

(bean)

Product obtained from

Crude protein

protein

dehulled, fat extracted soya

concentrate

beans, subjected to a second

extraction to reduce the level

of nitrogenfree extract

Vegetable oil (2)

2.18

Oil obtained from plants

Moisture, if > 1%

2.19

Soya (bean) hulls

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre

dehulling of soya beans

2.20

Cotton seed

Seeds of cotton Gossypium

Crude protein Crude fibre

ssp. from which the fibres

Crude fat

have been removed

2.21

Cotton seed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

partially

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fibre

decorticated,

extraction of seeds of cotton

extracted

from which the fibres and

part of the husks have been

removed. (Maximum crude

fibre 22,5% in the dry

matter)

2.22

Cotton seed

By-product

of

oil

Crude fibre

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

pressing of Crude protein

expeller seeds of cotton from

which the fibres have been

removed

2.23

Niger

seed

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

expeller

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

pressing of seeds of the niger

Crude fibre

plant Guizotia abyssinica

(Le Cass. (Ash insoluble in

HC1: maximum 3,4%)

2.24.

Sunflower seed

Seeds of the sunflower

Helianthus annuus L

2.25

Sunflower seed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

extracted

manufactur e, o bt ained by

extraction of seeds of the

sunflower

2.26

Sunflower seed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

partially

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fibre

decorticated,

extraction of seeds of the

extracted

sunflower from which part of

the husks has been removed.

(Maximum crude fibre

27,5% in the dry matter)

2.27

Linseed

Seeds of linseed Linum

usitatissimum L. (Minimum

botanical purity 93%)

2.28

Linseed expeller

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fat

pressing of linseed.

Crude fibre

(Minimum botanical purity

93%)

2.29

Linseed,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

extracted

manufactur e, o bt ained by

extraction of linseed.

(Minimum botanical purity

93%)

2.30

Olive pulp

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fibre

extraction of pressed olives

Olea europea L. separated as

far as possible from parts of

the kernel

2.31

Sesame

seed

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

expeller

manufactur e, o bt ained by

Crude fibre

pressing of seeds of the

Crude fat

sesame plant Sesamum

indicum L. (Ash insoluble in

HCl: maximum 5%)

2.32

Cocoa

bean,

By-product

of

oil

Crude protein

partially

manufacture , obtained b y

Crude fibre

decorticated,

extraction of dried and

extracted

roasted cocoa beans

Theobroma cacao L. from

which part of the husks has

been removed

2.33

Cocoa husks

Teguments of the dried and

Crude fibre

roasted beans of Theobroma

cacao L.

(1) Where appropriate the indication "low in glucosinolote" may be added. "Low in

glucosinolate" is as defined currently in the corresponding legislation.

(2) The name must be supplemented by the plant species.

3. Legume seeds; their products and by products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

3.01

Chick peas

Seeds of Cicer

arietinum L.

3.02

Guar

meal,

By-product obtained after

Crude protein

extracted

extraction of the mucilage

from seeds of Cyanopsis

tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.

3.03

Ervil

Seeds of Ervum ervilia L.

3.04

Chickling vetch

Seeds of Lathyrus sativus L.

(1)

submitted to an appropriate

heat treatment

3.05

Lentils

Seeds of Lens culinaris a.o.

Medik

3.06

Sweet lupins

Seeds of Lupinus ssp. low in

bitter seed content

3.07

Beans, toasted

Seeds of Phaseolus or Vigna

ssp. submitted to an

appropriate heat treatment to

destroy toxic lectines

3.08

Peas

Seeds of Pisum ssp.

3.09

Pea middlings

By-product obtained during

Crude protein

the manufacture of peaflour.

Crude fibre

lt consists principally of

particles of cotyledon, and to

a lesser extent, of skins

3.10

Pea bran

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre

the manufacture of pea meal.

It is composed mainly of

s kins re move d during the

skinning and cleaning of

peas

3.11

Horse beans

Seeds of Vicia faba L. ssp.

faba var. equina Pers. and

var. minuta (Alef.) Mansf.

3.12

Monantha vetch

Seeds of Vicia monanthos

Desf.

3.13

Vetches

Seeds of Vicia sativa L. var.

sativa and other varieties

(1) This name must be supplemented by an indication of the nature of the heat treatment.

4. Tubers, roots, their products and by-products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

4.01

(Sugar) beet pulp

By-product

of

the

Content of ash insoluble

m a n u f a c t u r e o f s u g a r,

in HCl, if > 3,5% of dry

consisting of extracted and

m a t t e r . To t a l s u g a r

dried pieces of sugar beet

calculated as sucrose, if >

Beta vulgaris L. ssp.

10,5%

vulgaris var. altissima Doell.

(Maximum content of ash

insoluble in HCl: 4,5% of

dry matter)

4.02

(Sugar)

beet

By-product consisting of the

Total sugar calculated as

molasses

syrupy residue collected

sucrose Moisture, if > 28

during the manufacture or

refining of beet sugar

4.03

(Sugar) beet

By-product

of

the

Total sugar calculated as

pulp, molassed

manufacture of sugar

sucrose Content of ash

comprising dried sugarbeet

insoluble in HCl, if >

pulp, to which molasses have

3,5% of dry matter

been added. (Maximum

content of ash insoluble in

HCl: 4,5% of dry matter)

4.04

(Sugar)

beet

By-product obtained after

Crude protein Moisture, if

vinasse

the fermentation of beet

> 35%

molasses in the production of

alcohol, yeast, citric acid and

other organic substances

(Beet) Sugar (1)

4.05

Sugar extracted from sugar

Sucrose

beet

4.06

Sweet potato

Tubers of Ipomoea batatas

Starch

(L.) Poir, regardless of their

presentation

Manioc (2)

4.07

Roots of Manibot esculenta

StarchContent of ash

Crantz, regardless of their

insoluble in HCl, if >

presentation. (Maximum

3,5% of dry matter

content of ash insoluble in

HCl. 4,5% of dry matter)

4.08

Manioc starch

Starch obtained from manioc

Starch

(3)

, puffed

roots, greatly expanded by

appropriate heat treatment

4.09

Potato pulp

By-product

of

the

manufacture of potato starch

(Solanum tuberosum L.)

4.10

Potato starch

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e p o t a t o

Starch

starch

4.11

Potato protein

Dried by-product of starch

Crude protein

manufacture composed

mainly of protein substances

obtained after the separation

of starch

4.12

Potato flakes

Product obtained by rotary

Starch

drying of washed, peeled or

Crude fibre

unpeeled steamed potatoes

4.13

Potato

juice

By-product

of

the

Crude protein

condensed

manufacture of potato starch

Crude ash

from which proteins and

water have been partly

removed

4.14

Pregelatinised

Product consisting of potato

Starch

potato starch

starch largely solubilised by

heat treatment

(1) This name may be replaced by "sucrose".

(2) This name may be replaced by "tapioca".

(3) This name may be replaced by "tapioca starch".

5. Other seeds and fruits, their products and by-products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

5.01

Carob pods

Product obtained by crushing

Crude fibre

the dried fruits (pods) of the

carob tree Ceratonia seliqua

L., from which the locust

beans have been removed

5.02

Citrus pulp

By-product obtained by

Crude fibre

pressing citrus fruits Citrus

ssp. during the production of

citrus juice

Fruit pulp (1)

5.03

By-product obtained by

Crude fibre

pressing pomaceous or stone

fruit during the production of

fruit juice

5.04

Tomato pulp

By-product obtained by

Crude fibre

pressing tomatoes Solanum

lycopersicum KarsL during

the production of tomato

juice

5.05

Grape

pips,

By-product obtained during

Crude fibre, if > 45%

extracted

the extraction of oil from

grape pips

5.06

Grape pulp

Grape pulp dried rapidly

Crude fibre, if > 25%

after the extraction of

alcohol from which as much

as possible of the stalks and

pips have been removed

5.07

Grape pips

Pips extracted from grape

Crude fat Crude fibre, if

pulp, from which the oil has

> 45%

not been removed

(1) The name may be supplemented by the fruit species.

6. Forages and roughage

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Lucerne meal (1)

6.01

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein Crude fibre

and milling young lucerne

Ash insoluble in HCl, if >

Medicago sativa L. and

3,5% of dry matter

M e d i c a g o v a r. M a r t y n . l t

may contain up to 20%

young clover or other forage

crops dried and milled at the

same time as the lucerne

6.02

Lucernepomace

Dried by-product obtained

Crude protein

by pressing of the juice form

Lucerne

6.03

Lucerneprotein

Product obtained by

Carotene

concentrate

artificially drying fractions

Crude protein

of lucerne press juice, which

has been centrifuged and

heat treated to precipitate the

proteins

Clover meal (1)

6.04

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

and milling young clover

Crude fibre

Tlifolium spp. lt may contain

Ash insoluble in HCl, if

up to 20% young lucerne or

>3,5% of dry matter

other forage crops dried and

milled at the same time as

the clover

Grass meal (1) (2)

6.05

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

and milling young fomage

Crude fibre

plants

Ash insoluble in HCl, if >

3,5% of dry matter

Cereals straw (3)

6.06

Straw of cereals

6.07

Cereals

Product obtained by an

straw,treated (4)

appropriate treatment of

cereals straw Sodium, if

treated with NaOH

(1) The term "meal" may be replaced by "pellets". The method of drying may be added to

the name.

(2) The species of forage crop may be added to the name.

(3) The cereal species must be indicated in the name.

(4) The name must be supplemented by an indication of the nature of the chemical

treatment carried out.

7. Other plants, their products and by-products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

7.01

(Sugar)

By-product consisting of the

Total sugar calculated as

canemolasses

syrupy residue collected

sucrose

during the manufacture or

Moisture, if > 30%

refining of sugar from sugar

cane Saccbarum officinarutm

L.

7.02

(Sugar)

cane

By-product obtained after

Crude protein

vinasse

the fermentation of cane

Moisture, if > 35%

molasses in the production of

alcohol, yeast, citric acid or

other organic substances

(Cane) sugar (1)

7.03

Sugar extracted from sugar

Sucrose

cane

7.04

Seaweed meal

Product obtained by drying

Crude ash

and crushing seaweed, in

particular brown seaweed.

This product may have been

washed to reduce the iodine

content

(1) This name may be replaced by "sucrose".

8. Milk products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

8.01

Skimmed milk

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

powder

milk from which most of the

Moisture, if > 5%

fat has been separated

8.02

Buttermilk

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

powder

the liquid which remains

Crude fat

after butter churning

Lactose

Moisture, if > 6%

8.03

Whey powder

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

the liquid which remains

Lactose

after cheese, quark and

Moisture, if > 8%

casein making or similar

Crude ash

processes

8.04

W h e y p o w d e r,

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

low in sugar

whey from which the lactose

Lactose

has been partly removed

Moisture, if > 8%

Crude ash

8.05

Whey protein

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

powder (1)

the protein compounds

Moisture, if > 8%

extracted from whey or milk

by chemical or physical

treatment

8.06

Casein powder

Product obtained from

Crude protein

skimmed or buttermilk by

Moisture, if > 10%

drying casein precipitated by

means of acids or rennet

8.07

Lactose powder

T he sugar separated from

Lactose

milk or whey by purification

Moisture, if > 5%

and drying

(1) This name may be replaced by "milk albumin powder".

9. Land animal products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Meat meal (1)

9.01

Product obtained by heating,

Crude protein

drying and grinding whole or

Crude fat

parts of warm-blooded land

Crude ash

animals from which the fat

Moisture, if >8%

may have been partially

extracted or physically

removed. The product must

be substantially free of

hooves, horn, bristle, hair

and feathers, as well as

digestive tract content

(minimum crude protein

content 50% in dry matter).

(Maximum total phosphorus

content: 8%)

9.02

Meat-and-bone

Product obtained by heating,

Crude protein

meal (1)

drying and grinding whole or

Crude fat

parts of warm-blooded land

Crude ash

animals from which the fat

Moisture, if > 8%

may have been partially

extracted or physically

removed. The product must

be substantially free of

hooves, horn, bristle, hair

and feathers, as well as

digestive tract content.

9.03

Bone meal

Product obtained by heating,

Crude protein

drying and finely grinding

Crude ash

bones of warm-blooded land

Moisture, if > 8%

animals from which the fat

has been largely extracted or

physically removed. The

product must be substantially

free of hooves, horn, bristle,

hair and feathers, as well as

digestive tract content

9.04

Greaves

Residual product of the

Crude protein

manufacture of tallow, lard

Crude fat

and other extracted or

Moisture, if > 8%

physically removed fats of

animal origin

Poultry meal (1)

9.05

Product obtained by heating,

Crude protein

drying and grinding by-

Crude fat

products from slaughtered

Crude ash

poultry. The product must be

Ash insoluble in HCl if >

substantially free of feathers

3,3%

Moisture, if > 8%

9.06

Feather meal,

Product obtained by

Crude protein

hydrolysed

hydrolysing, drying and

Ash insoluble in HCl if >

grinding poultry feathers

3,4%

Moisture, if > 8%

9.07

Blood meal

Product obtained by drying

Crude protein

the blood of slaughtered

Moisture, if > 8%

warm-blooded animals. The

product must be substantially

free of foreign matter

Anirnal fat (2)

9.08

Product composed of fat

Moisture, if > 1%

from warm-blooded land

animals

(1) Products containing more than 13% fat in the dry matter must be qualified as "rich in

fat".

(2) This name may be supplemented by a more accurate description of the type of animal

fat depending on its origin or production process (tallow, lard, bone fat, etc.).

10. Fish, other marine animals, their products and by-products

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Fish meal (1)

10.01

Product obtained by

Crude protein

processing whole or parts of

Crude fat

fish from which part of the

Crude ash, if > 20%

oil may have been removed

Moisture, if > 8%

and to which fish solubles

may have been re-added

10.02

Fish solubles,

Product obtained during

Crude protein

codensed

manufacture of fish meal

Crude fat

which has been separa ted

Moisture, if > 5%

and

stabilised

by

acidification or drying

10.03

Fish oil

Oil obtained from fish o r

Moisture, if > 1%

parts of fish

10.04

Fish oil, refined,

Oil obtained from fish o r

Iodine number

hardened

parts of fish which has been

Moisture, if > 1%

refined and subjected to

hydrogenation

(1) Products containing more than 75% crude protein in the dry matter may be qualified

as "rich in protein".

11. Minerals

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

11.01

Calcium

Product obtained by grinding

Calcium

carbonate (1)

sources

of

calcium

Ash insoluble in HCl if >

carbonate, such as limestone,

5%

oyster or mussel shells, or by

precipitation from acid

solution

11.02

Calcium and

Natural mixture of calcium

Calcium

magnesium

carbonate and magnesium

Magnesium

carbonate

carbonate

11.03

Calcareous

Product of natural origin

Calcium

marine algae

o b t a in ed f r o m c a lc a r e o u s

Ash insoluble in HCl if >

(Maerl)

algae, ground or granulated

5%

11.04

Magnesium

Technically pure magnesium

Magnesium

oxide

oxide (Mg0)

11.05

Magnesium

Technically pure magnesium

Magnesium

sulphate

sulphate (MgSO 4 7H 2 O)

Sulphur

11.06

Dicalcium

Precipitated

calcium

Calcium

phosphate (2)

m o n o h y d r o ge n p h o s p h a t e

Total phosphorus

from bones or inorganic

sources (CaHPO 4 . x H 2 O)

11.07

Mono-dicaicium

Product obtained chemically

Total phosphorus

phosphate

and. composed of equal parts

Calcium

of dicalcium phosphate and

monocalcium phosphate

(CaHPO 4 Ca (H 2 PO 4 ) 2.

H 2 O

11.08

Defluorinated

Product obtained by grinding

Total phosphorus

rock-phosphate

purified and appropriately

Calcium

defluorinated

natural

phosphates

11.09

Degelatinised

Degelatinised, sterilised and

Total phosphorus

bone meal

ground bones from which the

Calcium

fat has been removed

11.10

Monocalcium

Technically pure calcium-bis

Total phosphorus

phosphate

(dihydrogenphosphate) (Ca

Calcium

(H 2 PO 4 ) 2 . x H 2 O)

11.11

Calcium-

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e c a l c i u m

Calcium

magnesium

magnesium phosphate

Magnesium

phosphate

Total phosphorus

11.12

Mono-

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e m o n o -

Total nitrogen

ammnonium

ammonium phosphate (NH 4

Total phosphorus

H 2 PO 4 )

11.13

Sodium chloride

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e s o d i u m

Sodium

(1)

chloride or product obtained

by grinding natural sources

of sodium chloride, such as

(rock) and (marine) salt

11.14

Magnesium

Technically pure magnesium

Magnesium

propionate

propionate

11.15

Magnesium

Product consisting of

Total phosphorus

phosphate

technically pure (dibasic)

Magnesium

magnesium phosphate

(MgHPO 4 x H 2 O)

11.16

Sodium-calcium-

Product consisting of

Total phosphorus

magnesium

sodium-calcium-magnesium

Magnesium

phosphate

phosphate

Calcium

Sodium

11.17

Monosodium

Te c h n i c a l l y

pure

Total phosphorus

phosphate

monosodium phosphate

Sodium

(NaH 2 , PO.H 2 O)

11.18

Sodium

Te c h n i c a l l y p u r e s o d i u m

Sodium

bicarbonate

bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 )

(1) The nature of the source may be indicated additionally in the name or replace it.

(2) The manufacturing process may be included in the name.

12. Miscellaneous

Number

Name

Description

Compulsory declarations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

12.01

Bakery and pasta

Product or by-product

Starch

products and by-

obtained

from

the

Total sugar calculated as

products (1)

manufacture of bread,

sucrose

including fine bakers’ wares,

biscuits or pasta

12.02

Confectionery

Product or by-product

Total sugar calculated as

products and by-

obtained

from

the

sucrose

products (1)

manufacture

of

confectionery including

chocolate

12.03

Products and by

Product or by-product

Starch

products

of

obtained

from

the

Total sugar expressed as

pastry and ice-

manufacture of pastry, cakes

sucrose

cream making (1)

or ice cream

Crude fat

12.04

Fatty acids

By-product obtained during

Crude fat

the deacidification, by means

Moisture, if > 1%

of lye or by distillation of

oils and fats of unspecified

vegetable or animal origin

12.05

Salts of fatty

Product obtained by

Crude fat

acids (2)

saponification of fatty acids

Ca (or Na or K, when

with calcium, sodium or

appropriate)

potassium hydroxide

(1) The name may be amended or supplemented to specify the agrifood process from

which the feed material was obtained.

(2) The name may be supplemented by an indication of the salt obtained.

PART C

PROVISIONS REGARDING THE NAME AND THE DECLARATION OF

CERTAIN CONSTITUENTS OF NON-LISTED FEED MATERIALS

For feed materials put into circulation which are not listed in Part B of this

Schedule a compulsory declaration of the constituents indicated in column 2 of the

table below must be made in accordance with rule 5(1)(d) to these rules.

Feed materials which are not listed in Part B must be named according to the

criteria mentioned in Part AI.1 of this Schedule.

Feed material made of

Compulsory declaration of

(1)

(2)

Cereal grains

2. Products and by-products of cereal grains

Starch, if > 20%

Crude protein, if > 10%

Crude fat, if > 5%

Crude fibre

3. Oil seeds, oil fruits

Products and by-products of oil seeds, oil

Crude protein, if >10%

fruits

Crude fat, if > 5%

Crude fibre

5. Legume seeds

6. Products and by-products of legume seeds

Crude protein, if > 10%

Crude fibre

7. Tubers, roots

Products and by-products of tubers and roots

Starch

Crude fibre

Ash insoluble in HCl, if > 3, 5%

9. Other products and by-products of the sugar

Crude fibre, if >15%

beet processing industry

Total sugar, calculated as sucrose

Ash insoluble in HCl, if > 3,5%

10. Other seeds and fruits, their products and by-

Crude protein

products

Crude fibre

Crude fat, if > 10%

Forages and roughage

Crude protein, if > 10%

Crude fibre

12. Other plants, their products and by-products

Crude protein, if > 10%

Crude fibre

13. Products and by-products of the sugar cane

Crude fibre, if > 15%

processing industry

Total sugar calculated as sucrose

For the purposes of these rules the following definitions

shall apply

"the Commission" means the European Commission;

"the Community" means the European Community;

"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 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 feedingstuffs or

as carriers of pre-mixtures;

"putting into circulation" or "circulation" means the holding of

any product intended for animal nutrition 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 and other forms of transfer

themselves;

"Veterinary Services" means the competent authority in Malta as

established under article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act.

Without prejudice to the obligations arising under any

other law, feed materials may be put into circulation in Malta only

if they are of sound, genuine and merchantable quality. When put

into circulation or used, feed materials must not represent any

danger to animal or human health or to the environment and must

not be put into circulation in a manner that is liable to mislead.

*These rules have been repealed by Legal Notice 36 of 2025.

CIRCULATION AND USE OF FEED MATERIALS

The general provisions laid down in Part A of the Schedule

shall apply to the putting into circulation of feed materials.

(1) Feed materials may not be put into circulation unless

the particulars listed below, which must be properly visible, legible

and indelible and for which the producer, packer, importer, seller or

distributor, established within Malta, shall be held responsible, are

shown on an accompanying document or where appropriate on the

packaging, on the container or on a label attached thereto -

(a) the words "feed material";

(b) the name of the feed material and where appropriate

the other particulars referred to in rule 7;

(c) for feed materials listed in Part B of the Schedule, the

particulars provided for in the fourth column of Part B

of the Schedule;

(d) for feed materials which are not listed in Part B of the

Schedule, the particulars provided for in the second

column of the table in Part C of the Schedule;

(e) where appropriate, the particulars provided for in Part

A of the Schedule;

(f)

the net quantity expressed in units of mass in the case

of solid products, and in units of mass or volume in the

case of liquid products;

(g) the name or business name and the address or

registered place of business of the producing

establishment, the approval number, the reference

number of the batch or any other particulars which

ensure that the feed material can be traced, where the

establishment must be approved in accordance with

(i)

Regulation of the European Parliament and of

the Council (EC) No. 1774/2002;

(ii) measures to be drawn up in accordance with the

procedure set out in Article 13 of European

Union Council Directive 96/25/EEC;

(h) the name or business name and the address or

registered place of business of the person responsible

for the particulars referred to in this sub-rule, if

different from the producer referred to in paragraph

(g).

(2) Other information may be given on packaging, containers,

labels and accompanying documents provided that such

information relates to objective or quantifiable parameters which

can be substantiated and that it cannot mislead the purchaser. This

information must be separate from the information referred to in

sub-rule (1).

(3) For quantities of feed materials less than or equal to 10 kg,

intended for the final user, the particulars provided for in sub-rules

(1) and (2) may be given to the purchaser by means of an

appropriatenotice at the point of sale.

(4)

If a batch is divided during circulation, the particulars

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referred to in sub-rule (1), together with a reference to the initial

batch, must be repeated on the packaging, container or

accompanying document of each division of the batch.

(5) Where the composition of a feed material in circulation is

changed, the particulars referred to in sub-rule (1) must be changed

accordingly under the responsibility of the person providing the

new particulars.

(1) By way of derogation from rule 5, the particulars

referred to in rule 5(1)(c) and (d) and (2) and (3), and of heading V

of Part A of the Schedule shall not be required where -

(a) before each transaction the purchaser has stated in

writing that he does not require this information;

(b) without prejudice to European Union Regulation (EC)

No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the

Council feed materials of animal or vegetable origin,

fresh or preserved, whether or not subject to a simple

physical treatment, in quantities less than or equal to

10 kg, intended for pet animals and supplied directly

to the final user by a seller established in Malta, are

put into circulation.

(2) Where, in the case of feed materials from a third country

put into circulation in the European Community for the first time, it

has not been possible to provide the guarantees regarding

composition required in rule 5(1)(c) and (d) and (2) and (3), and of

heading V of Part A of the Schedule owing to the absence of means

of assuring the analytic measurements necessary in the country

c o n c e r n e d , t h e Ve t e r i n a r y S er v i c e s m a y a l l o w p r o v i s i o n a l

composition data to be supplied by the person responsible referred

to in rule 5(1)(g) provided that -

(a) the Veterinary Services is informed in advance of the

arrival of the feed material;

(b) the definitive particulars of composition are provided

to the purchaser and the Veterinary Services within ten

working days of the date of its arrival in Malta;

(c) the particulars of composition on the documents are

accompanied by the following indications in bold type

"provisional data to be confirmed by ................. (name

and address of the laboratory instructed to carry out

the analyses) regarding .................. (reference number

of the sample to be analysed) before .............. (date)";

(d) the Veterinary Services shall inform the European

Union Commission of the circumstances in which it

applied the derogation referred to in this rule.

(3)

By way of derogation from rule 5 -

(a) the particulars referred to in rule 5(1) shall not be

required, without prejudice to European Union

Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European

Parliament and of the Council, in the case of products

of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state,

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fresh or preserved, whether or not subjected to a

simple physical treatment and not treated with

additives, except for preservatives, which are provided

by a farmer-producer to a breeder-user, both of whom

are established in the same Member State;

(b) the particulars referred to in rule 5(1)(c), (d), (e) and

(f) and Part A of the Schedule shall not be required

where by-products of vegetable or animal origin

derived from agro-industrial processing, with a

moisture content greater than 50%, are put into

circulation.

(1) Feed materials listed in Part B of the Schedule may

circulate only under the names specified therein and on conditions

that they correspond to the descriptions given therein.

(2) Malta shall allow the circulation of feed materials other

than those on the list referred to in sub-rule (1), provided that such

materials circulate under names and, or with terms other than those

listed in the Schedule which cannot mislead the purchaser as to the

real identity of the product offered to him.

In Malta

(a) feed materials containing a level of undesirable

substances or products in excess of that permitted for

feed materials under European Union Council

Directive 74/63/EEC may be put into circulation only

if they are intended for approved establishments

manufacturing compound feed entered on a national

list in accordance with European Union Council

Directive 95/69/EC;

(b) by way of derogation from rule 5(1)(a), feed materials

within the meaning of paragraph (a) of this rule must

be labelled "feed material intended for approved

establishments manufacturing compound feed".

For the purpose of circulation within the European

C o m m u n i t y, t h e i n d i c a t i o n s p r i n t e d o n t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g

document, on the packaging, on the container or on a label attached

thereto shall be written in at least one or several languages which

Malta or the country of destination shall determine from among the

national or official languages of the European Community

Provided that for Malta the official languages are Maltese

and English.

The Veterinary Services shall ensure that feed materials are

not subject, for reasons connected with the provisions of these

rules, to restrictions of circulation other than those laid down in

this rules.

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13

of European Union Council Directive 96/25/EEC

(a) a numerical coding system for the listed feed materials

based on glossaries concerning the origin, part of the

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product and, or by-product used, processing and

maturity and quality of the feed materials enabling

feed to be identified at international level in particular

by name and description may be adopted;

(b) a list of materials whose circulation or use for animal

nutrition purposes is restricted or prohibited shall be

drawn up in order to ensure their compliance with rule

3;

(c) amendments to the list referred to in paragraph (b)

shall be adopted in the light of advances in scientific

and technical knowledge;

(d) amendments to the Schedule shall be adopted in the

light of advances in scientific and technical

knowledge.

The Veterinary Services shall make all necessary

arrangements for compliance with the requirements of these rules

to be officially monitored, at least by sampling during circulation.

The amendments found under articles 14 and 15 of

European Union Directive 96/25/EC shall also apply to these rules.

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Milk products and by-products

Crude protein

Moisture, if > 5%

Lactose, if > 10%

Land animal products

Crude protein, if > 10%

Crude fat, if > 5%

Moisture, if > 8%

Prodotti ta’ l-annimali ta’ l-art

Proteina mhux raffinata, jekk >

10%

Xaħam mhux raffinat, jekk > 5%

Umdità, jekk > 8%

Fish, other marine animals, their products and

Crude protein, if > 10%

by-products

Crude fat, if > 5%

Moisture, if > 8%

Minerals

Relevant minerals

Minerali

Minerali relevanti

Miscellaneous

Crude protein, if > 10%

Crude fibre

Crude fat, if > 10%

Starch, if > 30%

To t a l s u g a r , c a l c u l a t e d a s

sucrose, if > 10%