In accordance with good practice as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, feed materials shall be free from chemical impurities resulting from their manufacturing process and from processing aids, unless a specific maximum content is fixed in the Catalogue referred to in Article 24.

The botanical purity of feed materials shall not be less than 95 %, unless a different level has been laid down in the Catalogue referred to in Article 24. Botanical impurities comprise impurities of plant materials which do not have adverse effects on the animals e.g. straw and seeds of other cultivated species or weeds. Botanical impurities such as residues of other oil seeds or oil fruits derived from a previous manufacturing process, shall not exceed 0,5 % for each type of oil seed or fruit.

The iron level in milk replacer feed for calves of a live weight less than or equal to 70 kilograms shall be at least 30 milligrams per kilogram of the complete feed at a moisture content of 12 %.

Where feed materials are used to denature or bind other feed materials, the product may still be considered to be a feed material. Name, nature and quantity of the feed material used to bind or denature shall be labelled. If a feed material is bound by another feed material the percentage of the latter shall not exceed 3 % of the total weight.

• feed materials,

• compound feed containing authorised mineral binding agents,

• mineral feed,

• compound feed containing more than 50 % of rice or sugar beet by-products,

• compound feed intended for farmed fish with a fish meal content of over 15 %,

provided that the level is declared on the label.

• 5 % in the case of mineral feed containing no organic substances,

• 7 % in the case of milk replacer feeds and other compound feed with a milk-product content exceeding 40 %,

• 10 % in the case of mineral feed containing organic substances,

• 14 % in the case of other feed.

Contents or levels indicated or to be declared relate to the weight of the feed, unless otherwise stated.

The numeric indication of dates shall follow the order of day, month and year and the format shall be indicated on the label by means of the following abbreviation: ‘DD/MM/YY’.

1. (a)

   in Czech the designation ‘krmiva’ may be replaced by ‘produkty ke krmení’ as applicable; in German the designation ‘Einzelfuttermittel’ may be replaced by ‘Futtermittel-Ausgangserzeugnis’; in Greek ‘πρώτη ύλη ζωοτροφών’ may be replaced by ‘απλή ζωοτροφή’; in Italian ‘materia prima per mangimi’ may be replaced by ‘mangime semplice’;

2. (b)

   in the designation of feed for pets the following expressions shall be allowed: in Bulgarian ‘храна’; in Spanish ‘alimento’; in Czech the designation ‘kompletní krmná směs’ may be replaced by ‘kompletní krmivo’ and ‘doplňková krmná směs’ may be replaced by ‘doplňkové krmivo’; in English ‘pet food’; in Italian ‘alimento’; in Hungarian ‘állateledel’; in Dutch ‘samengesteld voeder’; in Polish ‘karma’; in Slovenian ‘hrana za hišne živali’; in Finnish ‘lemmikkieläinten ruoka’.

• in grams or kilograms or units of volume of complementary feed and feed materials per animal per day, or

• percentage of the daily ration, or

• per kilo of complete feed or percentage in complete feed,

in order to ensure that the respective maximum contents of feed additives in the daily ration are complied with.

Without affecting the analytical methods, for pet food the expression ‘crude protein’ may be replaced by ‘protein’, ‘crude oils and fats’ may be replaced by ‘fat content’ and ‘crude ash’ may be replaced by ‘incinerated residue’ or ‘inorganic matter’.

The tolerances laid down in this Annex include technical and analytical deviations. Once analytical tolerances covering measurement uncertainties and procedural variations are fixed at Community level, the values set out in paragraph 2 should be adapted accordingly in order to cover only the technical tolerances.

1. (a)

   for crude protein, sugars, starch and inulin:

   • 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 %;

2. (b)

   for crude fibre, crude oil and fats:

   • 2,2 units for declared contents of 15 % or more,

   • 15 % of the declared content for declared contents of less than 15 % but not less than 5 %,

   • 0,8 units for declared contents of less than 5 %;

3. (c)

   for moisture, crude ash, ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid and chlorides expressed as NaCl, 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;

4. (d)

   for the energy value 5 % and for the protein value 10 %;

5. (e)

   for feed additives32;

   • 10 % if the declared content is 1 000 units or more,

   • 100 units for declared contents of less than 1 000 units but not less than 500 units,

   • 20 % of the declared content of less than 500 units but not less than 1 unit,

   • 0,2 units for declared contents of less than 1 unit but not less than 0,5 units,

   • 40 % of the declared content of less than 0,5 units.

   These tolerances shall apply also to the maximum levels of feed additives in compound feed.

As long as the fixed maximum level for each feed additive is not exceeded, the variation from the declared content may be up to three times the relevant tolerance laid down in paragraph 2.

For feed additives belonging to the group of micro-organisms the acceptable upper limit shall correspond to the fixed maximum level.

Contaminated materials shall be labelled as ‘feed with excessive level(s) of … (designation of the undesirable substance(s) in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC), only to be used as feed after detoxification in authorised establishments’. The authorisation of such establishments shall be in accordance with Article 10(2) or (3) of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005.

Where the contamination is intended to be reduced or eliminated by cleaning, the labelling of contaminated materials shall contain the following addition: ‘feed with excessive level(s) of … (designation of the undesirable substance(s) in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC), only to be used as feed after adequate cleaning’.