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Article 1U.K.

1.This Directive deals with undesirable substances in products intended for animal feed.

2.This Directive shall apply without prejudice to the provisions in:

(a)Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1);

(b)Council Directive 96/25/EC and Council Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs(2);

(c)Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976 relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables(3), Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals(4), Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin(5) and Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(6), where these residues are not listed in Annex I to this Directive;

(d)Community legislation concerning veterinary matters relating to public health and animal health;

(e)Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition(7);

(f)Council Directive 93/74/EEC of 13 September 1993 on feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes(8).

(1)

OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2205/2001 (OJ L 297, 15.11.2001, p. 3).

(2)

OJ L 86, 6.4.1979, p. 30. Directive as last amended by the European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/2/EC (OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 23).

(3)

OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 26. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/57/EC (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 76).

(4)

OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/23/EC (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 13).

(5)

OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/23/EC.

(6)

OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/23/EC.

(7)

OJ L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 8. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/20/EC (OJ L 80, 25.3.1999, p. 20).

(8)

OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/29/EC (OJ L 115, 4.5.1999, p. 32).