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) (c. 767)

[F1 ANNEX VI U.K. Labelling particulars for feed materials and compound feed for food-producing animals

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2279 of 11 December 2017 amending Annexes II, IV, VI, VII and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed (Text with EEA relevance).

Chapter I: Compulsory and voluntary labelling of feed additives as referred to in Article 15(f) and 22(1) U.K.

1. The following additives shall be listed, along with their specific names, identification numbers, added amount and the name of the functional group as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or the category referred to in Article 6(1) of that Regulation: U.K.

(a)

additives where a maximum content is set for at least one food producing animal;

(b)

additives belonging to the categories ‘ zootechnical additives ’ and ‘ coccidiostats and histomonostats ’ ;

(c)

additives for which the recommended maximum contents established in the legal act authorising the feed additive are exceeded.

The labelling particulars shall be indicated in accordance with the legal act authorising the feed additive in question.

The added amount referred to in the first paragraph shall be expressed as the amount of the feed additive except where the legal act authorising the respective feed additive indicates a substance in the column ‘ minimum/maximum content ’ . In this latter case, the added amount shall be expressed as the amount of that substance.

2. For feed additives of the functional group vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect which must be listed pursuant to point 1, the labelling may indicate the total amount guaranteed during the complete shelf-life under the heading ‘ Analytical constituents ’ instead of indicating the added amount under the heading ‘ Additives ’ . U.K.

3. The name of the functional group as referred to in point 1, 4 and 6 may be replaced by the following abbreviation, if such abbreviation is not established in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003: U.K.

Functional group	Name and description	Abbreviated name
1h	Substances for control of radionuclide contamination: substances that suppress absorption of radionuclides or promote their excretion	Radionuclide controllers
1m	Substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins: substances than can suppress or reduce the absorption, promote the excretion of mycotoxins or modify their mode of action	Mycotoxin reducers
1n	Hygiene condition enhancers: substances or, when applicable, microorganisms which favourably affect the hygienic characteristics of feed by reducing a specific microbiological contamination	Hygiene improvers
2b	Flavouring compounds: substances the inclusion of which in feedingstuffs increase feed smell or palatability.	Flavourings
3a	Vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect	Vitamins
3b	Compounds of trace elements	Trace elements
3c	Amino acids, theirs salts and analogues	Amino acids
3d	Urea and its derivatives	Urea
4c	Substances affecting favourably the environment	Environment improvers

4. Feed additives emphasised on the labelling in words, pictures or graphics shall be indicated in accordance with point 1 or 2, as applicable. U.K.

5. The person responsible for the labelling shall disclose the names, the identification number and the functional group of the feed additives not mentioned in point 1, 2 and 4 to the purchaser at his request. This provision shall not apply to flavouring compounds. U.K.

6. Feed additives not mentioned in points 1, 2 and 4 may be voluntarily indicated at least with their name or, in the case of flavouring compounds, at least with their functional group. U.K.

[F2 7. Without prejudice to point 6, where a sensory or nutritional feed additive is labelled on a voluntary basis, the added amount shall be indicated in accordance with point 1 or in case of feed additives of the functional group vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect, the total amount guaranteed during the complete shelf-life shall be indicated in accordance with point 2.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1903 of 5 December 2018 correcting Annexes IV, VI and VII to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, and correcting certain language versions of Annexes II, IV, V and VI to that Regulation (Text with EEA relevance).

8. If an additive belongs to more than one of the functional groups, the functional group or category appropriate to its principal function in the case of the feed in question shall be indicated. U.K.

9. Labelling particulars concerning the proper use of feed materials and compound feed which are laid down in the legal act authorising the feed additive in question shall be indicated.] U.K.