CHAPTER IIIGENETICALLY MODIFIED FEED

Section 2Labelling

Article 25Requirements

1

Without prejudice to the other requirements of F1retained EU law concerning the labelling of feed, feed referred to in Article 15(1) shall be subject to the specific labelling requirements laid down below.

2

No person shall place a feed referred to in Article 15(1) on the market unless the particulars specified below are shown, in a clearly visible, legible and indelible manner, on an accompanying document or, where appropriate, on the packaging, on the container or on a label attached thereto.

Each feed of which a particular feed is composed shall be subject to the following rules:

a

for the feeds referred to in Article 15(1) (a) and (b), the words ‘genetically modified (name of the organism)’ shall appear in parentheses immediately following the specific name of the feed.

Alternatively, these words may appear in a footnote to the list of feed. It shall be printed in a font of at least the same size as the list of feed;

b

for the feed referred to in Article 15(1)(c), the words ‘produced from genetically modified (name of the organism)’ shall appear in parentheses immediately following the specific name of the feed.

Alternatively, these words may appear in a footnote to the list of feed. It shall be printed in a font of at least the same size as the list of feed;

c

as specified in the authorisation, any characteristic of the feed referred to in Article 15(1) such as those indicated hereunder, which is different from its conventional counterpart:

  1. (i)

    composition;

  2. (ii)

    nutritional properties;

  3. (iii)

    intended use;

  4. (iv)

    implications for the health of certain species or categories of animals;

d

as specified in the authorisation, any characteristic or property where a feed may give rise to ethical or religious concerns.

3

In addition to the requirements referred to in paragraph 2(a) and (b) and as specified in the authorisation, the labelling or accompanying documents of feed falling within the scope of this Section which does not have a conventional counterpart shall contain appropriate information about the nature and the characteristics of the feed concerned.