Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 499

The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1994

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1994 No. 499

AGRICULTURE

The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1994

Made	1st March 1994

Laid before Parliament

10th March 1994

Coming into force

31st March 1994

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970^[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 84(1) of the said Act with such persons or organisations as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated^[2] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^[3] in relation to the common agriculture policy of the European Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Title and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 31st March 1994.

Amendment of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991
    2.    The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991^[4] shall be further amended in accordance with regulation 3 below.

    3.—(1)  In Schedule 4—
 (a) in Part III ("PERMITTED EMULSIFIERS, STABILISERS, THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS")
 (i) in Chapter A, after the provisions relating to Microcrystalline cellulose there shall be inserted the following provisions:

E460(ii)

Cellulose powder

 (ii) in Chapter B, after the provisions relating to Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) there shall be added the following provisions:

E499

Cassia Gum

Dogs, Cats

17600

Canned feeding stuffs only

 (b) in Part VII ("AROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES"), in Columns 4 and 6 opposite the reference to the additive Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone, there shall be added the following provisions:

—	<—	—	Calves	—	30
			Ovines	—	30


    (2)  In Schedule 7—
 (a) after the provisions relating to item 2.2.2 ("Ammonium acetate in aqueous solution") there shall be inserted the following provisions:

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2.2.3 Ammonium sulphate in aqueous solution

(NH4)2SO4

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Ammonium sulphate: min. 35%

Ruminants, from the start of rumination

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:   —the words "Ammonium sulphate";   —nitrogen and moisture contents;   —animal species;   —in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5% Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feeding stuffs:the words "Ammonium sulphate";   —the amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff;   —percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;   —indication in the instructions for use of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species;   —in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5%.

 (b) after the provisions relating to item 3.1.4 ("Concentrated liquid sodium DL-Methionine technically pure") there shall be inserted the following provisions:

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3.1.5 DL-methionine, technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene

CH3S(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH

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DL-methionine: minimum 65% copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene: maximum 3%

Dairy cows

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:   —"Protected methionine with copolymer vinyl-pyridine/styrene";   —DL-methionine and moisture contents   —animal species

 (c) after the provisions relating to item 3.2.6 ("L-Lysine phosphate and its by-products produced by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum NRRLB-11470") there shall be inserted the following provisions:

—	3.2.7 mixtures of: "(a) L-lysine-monohydrochloride, technically pure and,	NH2-(CH2)4-CH(NH2)-COOH-HC1	L-lysine + DL-methionine: minimum 50% (including DL-methionine: minimum 15% Copolymer vinyl-pyridine/styrene: maximum 3%	Dairy cows	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging ofthe product:   —the name "mixture of-L-lysine monohydrochloride and DL-methionine protected with copolymer vinyl-pyridine/ /styrene"   —L-lysine, DL-methionine and moisture contents;   —animal species.
	(b) DL-methionine, technically pure protected with copolymer vinyl-pyridine/styrene	CH3S(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH

 (d) for the provisions relating to item 4 ("Hydroxy-analogues of amino acids") and item 4.1 ("Hydroxy-analogue of methionine and its salts") there shall be substituted the following provisions:

4. Analogues of amino acids
4.1 Analogues of methionine	"4.1.1 Hydroxy analogue of methionine 4.1.2 Calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine	CH3S(CH2)2-CH(OH)-COOH [CH3-S-(CH2)2-CH(OH)-COO]2Ca	— —	Total of acids: minimum 85% Monomer acid: minimum 65% Monomer acid: minimum 83% Calcium: minimum 12%	all animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:   —if appropriate, the name](column 2);   —monomer acid and total acids contents in the case of product 4.1.1 and monomer acid content in the case of product 4.1.2;   —moisture content;   —animal species Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:   —if appropriate, the name (column 2);   —monomer acid and total acids contents in the case of product 4.1.1 and monomer acid content in the case of product 4.1.2;   —amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
17th February 1994

L.S.
Gillian Shephard

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Scottish Office

16th February 1994

Wyn Roberts

Minister of State Welsh Office

1st March 1994

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991 ("the principal Regulations") and implement the following Community legislation:
    1.  Commission Directive 93/26/EEC (OJ No. L179, 22.7.93, p.2) amending the Annex to Council Directive 82/471/EEC concerning certain products used in animal nutrition (regulation 3(2)(b), (c) and (d));

    2.  Commission Directive 93/27/EEC (OJ No. L179, 22.7.93, p.5) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feeding stuffs (regulation 3(1)(a)(i) and (b));

    3.  Commission Directive 93/55/EEC (OJ No. L206, 18.8.93, p.11) amending Annex I to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (regulation 3(1)(a)(ii));

    4.  Commission Directive 93/56/EEC (OJ No. L206, 18.8.93, p.13) amending the Annex to Council Directive 82/471/EEC (regulation 3(2)(a) . . . and (d)).

Regulation 3(1) amends Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations, which relates to permitted additives in feeding stuffs. Regulation 3(2) amends Schedule 7 to those Regulations, which relates to certain products used in animal nutrition.

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Notes:

[1] 1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, c. 68, Schedule 4, paragraph 6, and the Act was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/980). Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions "the Ministers", "prescribed" and "regulations"; the definition of "the Ministers" was amended by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272), Schedule 5, paragraph 1.

[2] S.I. 1972/1811.

[3] 1972 c. 68.

[4] S.I. 1991/2840; amended by S.I. 1993/1442.

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