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Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (Text with EEA relevance)
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- Annex 4 para. 1 word omiited by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(12)
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- Art. 12A inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(7)
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- Art. 13(4A) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(8)(e)
- Art. 13(6)(7) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(8)(f)
- Art. 15(1) Art. 15 renumbered as Art. 15(1) by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(10)(a)
- Art. 15(1) words omitted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(10)(b)
- Art. 15(2)-(5) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(10)(c)
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- Annex 4 para. 1 word omiited by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(12)
- Art. 2(2)(t) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(2)
- Art. 12A inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(7)
- Art. 13(3A) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(8)(c)
- Art. 13(4A) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(8)(e)
- Art. 13(6)(7) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(8)(f)
- Art. 15(1) Art. 15 renumbered as Art. 15(1) by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(10)(a)
- Art. 15(1) words omitted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(10)(b)
- Art. 15(2)-(5) inserted by S.I. 2025/361 reg. 3(10)(c)
Article 16U.K.Labelling and packaging of feed additives and premixtures
1.No person shall place on the market a feed additive or a premixture of additives unless its packaging or container is labelled under the responsibility of a producer, packer, importer, seller or distributor established within [F1the British Islands] and bears the following information, in a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible manner, in [F2English or in English and Welsh] in relation to each additive contained in the material:
(a)the specific name given to the additives upon authorisation, preceded by the name of the functional group as mentioned in the authorisation;
(b)the name or business name and the address or registered place of business of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in this Article;
(c)the net weight or, in the case of liquid additives and premixtures, either the net volume or the net weight;
[F3(d) where appropriate, the approval number of the establishment manufacturing or placing on the market the feed additive or the premixture pursuant to F4... Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene (1) F5...;]
(e)directions for use, and any safety recommendations regarding the use and, where applicable, the specific requirements mentioned in the authorisation, including animal species and categories for which the additive or premixture of additives is intended;
(f)the identification number;
(g)the batch reference number and date of manufacture.
[F6In the case of premixtures, points (b), (d), (e) and (g) shall not apply to the incorporated feed additives.]
2.For flavouring compounds, the list of additives may be replaced by the words ‘mixture of flavouring compounds’. This shall not apply to flavouring compounds subject to a quantitative limitation when used in feed and drinking water.
[F33 . In addition to the information specified in paragraph 1, the packaging or container of a feed additive belonging to a functional group specified in Annex III or of a premixture containing an additive belonging to a functional group specified in Annex III shall bear the information, presented in a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible manner, indicated in that Annex.]
[F34 . In the case of premixtures, the word ‘premixture’ shall appear on the label. Carriers shall be declared, in the case of feed materials, in compliance with Article 17(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed (2) , and, where water is used as a carrier, the moisture content of the premixture shall be declared. Only one minimum storage life may be indicated in respect of each premixture as a whole; such minimum storage life shall be determined on the basis of the minimum storage life of each of its components.]
5.Additives and premixtures shall be marketed only in closed packages or closed containers which must be closed in such a way that the fastener is damaged on opening and cannot be re-used.
[F7 6 .The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to Annex 3 to take technological progress and scientific development into account.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 8(9)(a)
F2Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 24(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
F4Words in Art. 16(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2022) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 8(9)(b)(i)
F5Words in Art. 16(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2022) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 8(9)(b)(ii)
F6Inserted by Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
F7Art. 16(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 24(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F3Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
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