Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 194 / 1996 Coll.

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture implementing the law on feedingstuffs

Valid Order Effective from 01.09.1996
194
DECLARATION
Ministry of Agriculture
of 28 June 1996
implementing the feed law
The Ministry of Agriculture provides, pursuant to § 3 (11), § 4 (7), § 6 (3), § 8 (12) and § 13 of Act No. 91 / 1996 Coll., on Feed ("the Act '):

ODDÍL PRVNÍ

§ 1
Prohibited substances and products, warehouse pests
(1) In the manufacture of feed, additives and premixtures and for animal feeding, the prohibited substances and the prohibited products listed in Annex 1 to this Decree shall not be used.
(2) The list of warehouse pests is set out in Annex 2 to this Decree.
§ 2
Adverse substances
(1) The undesirable substances, including their limit levels in feedingstuffs, are listed in Annex 3 to this Decree.
(2) Feed materials for which the undesirable substance content exceeds the limit content laid down in Annex 3 to this Decree may only be supplied for further processing to producers registered for the type of production of feed using premixtures.
(3) Paragraph 2 does not apply to:
(a) feed materials containing aflatoxin B 1 above 0,02 mg / kg;
(b) feed materials with a minimum phosphorus content of 80 g / kg for which the cadmium content per 10 g of phosphorus exceeds 0,5 mg / kg or whose arsenic content exceeds 20 mg / kg on the basis of 86% dry matter.
(4) Feed materials referred to in paragraph 2 may be put into circulation only if the following particulars are declared on their labelling:
(a) the content of undesirable substances whose limit content is exceeded;
(b) the warning notice "Do not feed directly, intended only for processing by producers registered for the production of feed using premixtures."
(5) Complementary feedingstuffs for which the limit content of undesirable substances is exceeded may be processed into complete feedingstuffs or fed with other feed provided that the maximum permitted limit content laid down in Annex 3 to this Regulation for complete feedingstuffs is not exceeded.
(6) For feed containing undesirable substances, the data of the test values of undesirable substances shall be considered satisfactory if they do not deviate by more than the analytical tolerance set out in column 3 of Annex 3, which for the purposes of this Decree means the tightness of conformity between the independent test results obtained by repeated application of the same test method on identical material in different laboratories, different workers, using different instruments and equipment.
§ 3
Radioactive contamination of feed, additives and premixtures
(1) The maximum levels of radioactive contamination, expressed as the sum of the mass of the activities of caesium 134 and caesium 137, are:
(a) for complete feedingstuffs for pigs 1250 Bq.kg-1;
(b) for complete feedingstuffs for poultry, lambs, calves 2500 Bq.kg-1,
(c) for other feedingstuffs 5000 Bq.kg-1.
(2) Those values apply to feed intended for direct animal feed.

ODDÍL DRUHÝ

FISH RAW
§ 4
(1) The feed materials authorised for the production and putting into circulation and the limit values for quality characteristics (hereinafter referred to as the limit characteristics) are set out in Annex 4.
(2) The limit characteristics of feed materials are set out in Annex 4, column 4.
(3) The species purity of feed materials of plant origin shall be at least 95%, unless a different value is set in column 4 of Annex 4.
(4) For feed materials, the insoluble content of ash in hydrochloric acid shall not exceed 20 g / kg in the dry matter unless a different value is set in column 4 of Annex 4.
(5) Where the values of the limit characters referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 and Annex 4 in column 4 are not complied with, the actual values shall be separately declared.
(6) The quality characteristics laid down for the declaration of feed materials are set out in Annex 4, column 5.
(7) The values of the quality characteristics are given in Annex 4, column 6, and their use is provided for in Section 19 of this Decree.
§ 5
(1) For feed materials, the data of the test values are considered still satisfactory if:
(a) for quality characteristics declared in accordance with Annex 4, column 5, and for other declared quality characteristics and for limit quality characteristics, provided that they do not deviate by more than the tolerances set out in Annex 5, column 4,
(b) for the type-quality characteristics declared in accordance with Annex 4, column 6, unless they deviate by more than the analytical tolerances laid down in that value;
(c) for quality characteristics for which tolerances are not laid down in Annex 5, column 4, unless they deviate by more than those set out in the analytical tolerances.
(2) Where no tolerance is set in column 4 of Annex 5 or analytical tolerance, the quality symbol shall not be evaluated.
(3) The tolerances listed in Annex 5, column 4, include errors caused by sampling and testing of feed materials.
§ 6
Feed materials with hygroscopic properties which are subject to the specific packaging requirements laid down in Section 12 (1) of the Act are identified in Annex 4, column 7. Feed materials with hygroscopic properties shall not be considered as feed materials with a structure treated with agglomeration, cultivation, etc.

ODDÍL TŘETÍ

ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES, PREMIXES AND STANDARDS
§ 7
Additives
(1) The additives authorised for production and putting into circulation and the quality limits are set out in columns 1 to 3 of Annex 6; their use results from Annex 6 to columns 4 to 7.
(2) The lowest and maximum levels of additives listed in Annex 6 apply to complete feed with a dry matter content of 86%, unless otherwise specified in Annex 6. In the case that the additive is also contained in the feed as a natural part of it, the sum of the amount of the additive added and the quantity of the additive naturally occurring shall not exceed the maximum authorised content of the additive referred to in Annex 6, column 6.
(3) The maximum permitted levels of additives listed in column 6 of Annex 6 may be exceeded in feed additives if the maximum permitted content of additives laid down for complete feed or in the daily ration is complied with when using feed additives according to the feeding instructions. This provision shall not apply to the additives referred to in paragraph 4 below.
(4) The content of additives from growth promoter groups, anti-coccidists, chemotherapeutic agents, vitamins D and trace elements may exceed in feed additives the maximum permissible content laid down in Annex 6, column 6, for complete feed, if the content of those additives does not exceed five times the maximum authorised content. This shall not apply in the case of trace elements to mineral complementary feed for farmed animals and to complementary feed for domestic animals.
(5) Paragraph 4 shall not apply to the content of vitamin D and growth promoters of:
(a) complementary feed for pigs, if the vitamin D content does not exceed 20 000 IU / kg and the growth promoter content of 200 mg / kg,
(b) mineral complementary feed for farmed animals, with the exception of mineral complementary feed for cattle in fattening, provided that the vitamin D content does not exceed 200 000 IU / kg and the growth stimulator content is 1000 mg / kg,
(c) mineral complementary feed for cattle in fattening provided that the vitamin D content does not exceed 200 000 IU / kg and the growth stimulator content 2000 mg / kg,
(d) supplemental liquid feed if vitamin content D shall not exceed the content laid down for those feedingstuffs in Annex 9.
(6) The provisions of paragraph 5 shall apply only if the complementary feed has such a composition, in particular taking into account the nitrogen content or any sugars or minerals which prevent the maximum permitted content of additives in complete feed set out in column 6 of Annex 6 to be exceeded when feeding.
(7) The additive intended for one species or category of animal at the same time as the growth promoter and as an anti-coccidic agent may be used in one feed for only one specified purpose.
(8) For the evaluation of the content of the additives,
(a) for additives, the data of the test values shall be considered satisfactory if they do not deviate by more than the tolerances laid down in Annex 6, Part B, taking into account analytical tolerances;
(b) the tolerances listed in Annex 6, Part B, do not include errors caused by sampling and testing;
(c) additives not covered by analytical tolerances shall not be evaluated,
(d) when assessing the contamination of products by other substances under Section 7 (2) of the Act, the data of the identified value of additives shall be evaluated only by analytical tolerance.
Premixes and carriers
§ 8
(1) Only the amino acids listed in columns 1 and 2 of Annex 4, the additives listed in columns 1 and 2 of Annex 6 and the carriers which comply with the provisions of Sections 4 and 10 of this Decree are used for the manufacture of premixtures intended for circulation, provided that they are physically-chemically tolerated in the premixture.
(2) In the premixture, only one growth promoter and only one additive may be used to prevent coccidiosis (an anticoccidic) or histomoniasis (a chemotherapeutic agent). This does not apply to the use of sulfaquinoxalin.
(3) When vitamin D is included in the premixture, it may be used only in one of the forms listed in Annex 6
§ 9
(1) For premixtures, the data of the test values are considered still satisfactory:
(a) for additives, if they do not deviate by more than the tolerances laid down in Annex 6, Part B, taking into account analytical tolerances,
(b) for the quality characteristics declared outside the feed additives, provided that they do not deviate by more than the tolerances set out in Annex 5, column 4,
(c) for quality characteristics other than additives for which tolerances are not set out in column 4 of Annex 5, provided that they do not deviate by more than those set out in analytical tolerances.
(2) Where no analytical tolerance is set for a particular additive or where no tolerance in column 4 or analytical tolerance is set for other quality characteristics, the additive or other quality characteristics shall not be evaluated.
§ 10
(1) For the manufacture of premixtures intended for putting into circulation, media are used which do not adversely affect the quality and stability of premixtures and the quality characteristics of complete and complementary feedingstuffs to which premixtures of additives are processed.
(2) The maximum permissible content of undesirable substances in the carrier is set out in Annex 3.

ODDÍL ČTVRTÝ

COMPLETE AND ADDITIONAL FEED
§ 11
(1) Only feed materials listed in column 2 of Annex 4, feed additives listed in columns 1 and 2 of Annex 6 and premixtures complying with the requirements laid down in Sections 8 and 10 of this Regulation and, for dietary feed, feed materials and feed additives listed in Annex 7 are used for the manufacture of complete and complementary feed, milk compound feed and dietetic feed for farmed animals intended for circulation.
(2) Only additives listed in column 2 of Annex 6 and premixtures complying with the requirements laid down in Sections 8 and 10 of this Decree are used for the manufacture of complete and supplementary feedingstuffs and pet food (hereinafter referred to as "pets"). In addition, feed materials listed in column 2 of Annex 4 and, where appropriate, other feed materials to be indicated on the labelling shall be used for the food feed for domestic animals and feed materials and feed additives listed in Annex 7.
(3) Only one growth promoter and one additive may be used in complete and complementary feed to prevent coccidiosis (an anticoccidic) or histomoniasis (a chemotherapeutic agent). This does not apply to the use of sulfaquinoxalin.
(4) Meat, meat-and-bone animals, bone, duvet and protein bone meal, protein concentrate, bone meal and bone meal shall not be used in complete and complementary feedingstuffs for ruminants.
§ 12
Quality requirements
(1) The moisture content of complete and complementary feedingstuffs, excluding mixtures of whole seeds, grains or fruits, is not more than:
(a) for mineral complementary feedingstuffs without organic feed materials - 5,0%;
(b) for mineral complementary feedingstuffs containing organic feed materials - 10,0%;
(c) for milk compound feedingstuffs and complete and complementary feedingstuffs containing more than 40% milk derivatives - 7,0%,
(d) for other complete and complementary feedingstuffs - 14,0%.
(2) The insoluble content of ash in hydrochloric acid on the dry anhydrous product of complete and complementary feedingstuffs, excluding mixtures of whole seeds, grains or fruits, is not more than:
(a) for mineral and mineral-vitamin additives - 60 g / kg,
(b) for complete and complementary feedingstuffs composed primarily of by-products for rice processing - 30 g / kg,
(c) for other complete and complementary feedingstuffs - 20 g / kg.
The insoluble proportion of ash in hydrochloric acid referred to in point (c) shall not be limited to complete and complementary feedingstuffs consisting predominantly of dried sugar beet or dried sugar beet and fish feed containing more than 15% of fish meal. In such cases, the insoluble ash content of hydrochloric acid shall be declared separately.
(3) In the case of pressed feed, granular rot may not exceed:
(a) for complete and complementary feedingstuffs with added fat - 15%,
(b) for other complete and complementary feedingstuffs except trout feed - 10%,
(c) for trout feed - 0%.
(4) The temperature of granules of pressed complete and supplementary feedingstuffs at dispatch shall not exceed 30 ° C, not exceeding 40 ° C during May to September.
(5) The values of the type physical and quality characteristics of complete, complementary and dietary feedingstuffs for farmed animals are set out in Annex 8 and Annex 9 in column 3. The use of quality characteristics is provided for in Section 19 of this Decree.
§ 13
(1) For complete, supplementary and dietary feedingstuffs, the data of the test values are considered to be still satisfactory:
(a) for additives, if they do not deviate by more than the tolerances laid down in Annex 6, Part B, taking into account analytical tolerances,
(b) for quality characteristics outside the feed additives declared in accordance with Annex 19, for feed for farmed animals or Annex 20 for pet feed and for other declared quality characteristics outside the feed additives and for limit quality characteristics, provided that they do not deviate by more than the tolerances set out in Annex 10, column 4 or Annex 11, column 4,
(c) for type-characteristics other than additives declared in accordance with Annex 9, column 3, provided that they do not deviate by more than the analytical tolerances laid down in that value;
(d) for quality characteristics other than additives for which tolerances are not set out in column 4 of Annex 10 or in column 4 of Annex 11, unless they deviate by more than those set out in analytical tolerances.
(2) Where no analytical tolerance is set for a particular additive, or where no tolerance is set for other quality characteristics in Annex 10, column 4 or Annex 11, column 4 or analytical tolerance, the additive or other characteristics shall not be evaluated.
(3) The tolerances listed in Annex 10, column 4 and Annex 11, column 4 include errors caused by sampling and testing of complete, complementary and dietary feed.

ODDÍL PÁTÝ

EXPERIENCE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES, PREMIXES AND PREMIXES
§ 14
For the demonstration of competence:
(a) for the manufacture of additives
the successful completion of one of the higher education fields, namely chemistry, biology, biotechnology, pharmacy, medicine, veterinary medicine, food or agriculture and professional practice relating to the production of additives of a minimum duration of two years;
(b) for the manufacture of premixtures and feedingstuffs using premixtures
(aa) successful completion of the higher education field of agriculture or veterinary medicine; or
(bb) the successful completion of the higher education fields referred to in (a) outside agriculture and veterinary medicine and the successful completion of post-graduate studies at a university in the agricultural or veterinary direction with a professional focus on animal feed and nutrition;
and professional experience relating to the production of premixtures and feedingstuffs using premixtures of a minimum duration of three years;
(c) only for the manufacture of feed using premixtures
Graduate examination at the secondary vocational school of agricultural, veterinary or food direction and professional practice in the production of feed using premixtures of a minimum duration of four years.

ODDÍL ŠESTÝ

DETAILS OF THE REGISTER OF PRODUCTS AND IMPORTERS OF FEED, ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES AND PREMIXES AND TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF BIOLOGICAL TESTING
§ 15
Registration of producers and importers
The application shall contain:
(a) in the case of an applicant for manufacture or importation, if the person is a natural person, the name, surname (hereinafter referred to as the name), residence and identification number; the business name, registered office, type of legal person and identification number, if any;
(b) in the case of an applicant for the production of feed, feed additives and premixtures, the place of production, the type of production and the expression of the authorities responsible for the special regulations, 1)
(c) for applicants for the production of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs using premixtures, the name and address of the person responsible for the production, description and scheme of the production technology and proof of compliance with the requirements laid down in Sections 4 (4), 6 (2), 7 and 8 of the Act;
(d) for the applicant for the production of feed using premixtures, a verified indication of the dose limit of the premixtures in which the requirement of Article 7 (4) (b) of the Act is met,
(e) in the case of an applicant for import of a species of imported feed, feed additives and premixtures, including composition and use;
(f) methods of testing, unless specified in a separate Regulation.
Biological testing
§ 16
(1) Biological testing shall be carried out in simultaneous comparative trials and shall be carried out in accordance with Annexes 12 to 16.
(2) Data on biological test results should be recorded separately for each repeated experiment.
(3) The biological testing shall include analytical verification of the composition of the feed, feed additives and premixtures used to an extent that sufficiently expresses the nutrient and additive content and the health.
(4) Safety testing to an extent appropriate to the type of feed or additive and its use in animal nutrition shall be part of the biological testing of all additives or feedingstuffs which have not yet been used for animal nutrition.
§ 17
(1) The summary dossier for the biological testing of feed produced from micro-organisms is processed as set out in Annex 17.
(2) The summary dossier for the biological testing of additives is supplemented by the monograph set out in Annex 18.
§ 18
Evidence of results
(1) For basic biological testing:
(a) the name and registered office of the legal person who carried out the examinations and the name of the person responsible for the execution;
(b) the type of feed, additive or premixture tested; its composition and quality characteristics established by analysis; the reference number of the lot used; the qualitative and quantitative composition of the daily ration,
(c) the species, breed, age and sex of the animals and their marking;
(d) the number of animal test and control groups, the number of animals per group and the number of simultaneous comparative trials;
(e) animal health, feeding and rearing conditions, including any changes;
(f) the date of commencement and completion of the test;
(g) place of test;
(h) the results and, in the case in question, the statistical evaluation of the evidence of the results, the adverse effects and other changes arising during the test.
(2) For preservative efficacy testing:
(a) the name and registered office of the legal person who carried out the examinations and the name of the person responsible for the execution;
(b) the type of preservative tested, its composition and concentration;
(c) the route of dosing of the preservative,
(d) the type of feed used for preservation; the manner in which it is adapted; the composition and quality of the feed determined at the beginning of the test by physical, chemical and other testing;
(e) venue, date of commencement and completion of the test;
(f) monitored indicators during the test as temperature, weight loss during preservation, etc.,
(g) the composition and quality of the feed determined after completion of the test by physical, chemical and other testing;
(h) any adverse effects and other changes occurring during the test;
(i) the results of further testing, if any.
(3) For testing the quality of animal products:
(a) the name and address of the legal person conducting the examinations, the name of the person responsible for the execution and the place of execution;
(b) the species of samples taken of animal products;
(c) the number of animals sampled, the category and age of animals, the method of feeding, the quality of the feed tested, the additive or the premixture;
(d) the date of sampling and the method of keeping the sample by the date of start of the test;
(e) test results.
(4) For safety testing:
(a) the name and address of the legal person conducting the examinations, the name of the person responsible for the execution and the place of execution;
(b) the type of test and the method for carrying out the test;
(c) the species and number of animals on which the test has been carried out, the number of repetitions;
(d) the date of commencement and completion of the test;
(e) test results and statistical evidence of results;
(f) results of animal health monitoring and animal health monitoring.
All tests carried out shall be individually documented.

ODDÍL SEDMÝ

MARKING OF FEED, ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES AND PREMIXES
§ 19
(1) In addition to the requirements laid down in Section 11 (1) of the Act, additional particulars shall be given in the labelling according to the type of feed, additive and premixture and according to the purpose of their use, contained in Sections 20 to 23 of this Decree.
(2) If the manufacturer, importer or supplier does not declare the quality characteristics set out in Annexes 4 or 19 or No 20 on the labelling, it shall indicate the type-quality characteristics of the feed material, complete or complementary feed or refer to their serial number in Annexes 4 or 8 or No 9 on the labelling and the number of the relevant Annex.
(3) The declared content of the additive or the declared value of a quality character shall be expressed by one value, except for the declaration, with reference to the type-characteristics set out in Annex 4 or 8 or 9 to the Ordinance.
§ 20
Labelling of feed materials
(1) The labelling of feed materials shall indicate as a declaration the values of the quality characteristics set out in Annex 4, column 5, referring to a kilogram of feed of the original dry matter. Where the manufacturer, importer or supplier does not declare the values of those characteristics, the mandatory type characteristics listed in column 6 of Annex 4 shall be those listed in column 6, either indicating those values as a declaration or referring to the serial number of the type-characteristics of the feed material, the group of feed materials and the Annex number.
(2) The following shall be indicated as declarations if they are used:
(a) preservatives;
(b) denaturants;
(c) binding substances;
(d) enzymatic preparations for the treatment of feed materials,

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CitationDecree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 194 / 1996 Coll., implementing the law on feedingstuffs
Regulation TypeOrder
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation31.07.1996
Effective from01.09.1996
Effective until-
Status Valid
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