The Feedingstuffs (Zootechnical Products) Regulations 1999

Incorporation of zootechnical premixtures

59.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall incorporate a zootechnical premixture into a compound feedingstuff unless—

(a) the incorporation of the premixture is in accordance with any applicable provisions of Annex B to Directive 70/524/EEC, as amended by Directive 96/51/EC, covering the incorporation, and

(b) the establishment on which the premixture is incorporated in the compound feedingstuff is—

(i) a UK approved or permitted Chapter I.3(M) establishment or a UK approved or permitted Chapter I.3(P) establishment and the premixture is incorporated in the compound feedingstuff in a proportion of at least 0.2 per cent by weight, or

(ii) a specially approved manufacturing establishment and the premixture is incorporated in the compound feedingstuff in a proportion of at least 0.05 per cent by weight.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prohibit a person from incorporating a zootechnical premixture in a feedingstuff otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) where it is intended that the resulting feedingstuff will be fed to an animal for an Article 6.4 purpose and the use of the feedingstuff will constitute—

(a) a medicinal test on animals for which he has been issued with an animal test certificate, or

(b) a regulated procedure for which he holds a personal licence and which is specified in a project licence that authorises the procedure.