Act No. 244 / 2000 Coll.

Act amending Act No. 91 / 1996 Coll., on Feed

Valid Law Effective from 01.01.2001
244
THE LAW
of 29 June 2000
amending Act No 91 / 1996 Coll., on feedingstuffs
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Čl. I
Act No. 91 / 1996 Coll., on Feed, is amended as follows:
1. Article 1, including the title and footnotes 1) and 2) shall read as follows:
„§ 1
Subject matter
(1) That law lays down the conditions for the production, import, use, packaging, labelling, transport and putting into circulation of feed, additives and premixtures, the competence of the professional surveillance bodies to comply with the obligations laid down by that law, including the authorisation to impose penalties, as well as the conditions for the export of feed with an excessive content of undesirable substances and products.
(2) This Act shall not apply to feed, additives and premixtures intended for the feeding of animals imported into the Czech Republic for the purpose of sedimentation of animals (1) in a quantity corresponding to the length of sediments and animal species, and to the production of feed, additives and premixtures intended for export and thus clearly marked.
(3) This law does not apply to veterinary products and medication.2)
1) § 3 (1) (f) of Act No. 166 / 1999 Coll., on Veterinary Care and on the Amendment of Certain Related Acts (Veterinary Act).
2) Act No. 79 / 1997 Coll., on Medicines, and on amendments and additions to certain related laws, as amended. "
2.
„§ 2
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this Act:
(a) feed of products of plant or animal origin fresh or preserved and products of industrial processing, as well as organic and inorganic substances with the addition of additives or without addition which are intended for feeding to animals separately or in mixtures;
(b) feed materials intended for direct use in animals in their original state or after processing, for the manufacture of compound feedingstuffs or as carriers for the manufacture of premixtures,
(c) compound feedingstuffs of compound feed containing or without additives intended as complete or complementary feed for animals;
(d) complete feedingstuffs of compound feedingstuffs which, by their composition, cover the need for a daily ration;
(e) complementary feedingstuffs of a compound feed with a high content of certain nutrients which, when added to other feedingstuffs, cover the need for a daily ration;
(f) a daily ration of the minimum amount of feed required by the animal of the species, age and utility on average daily to ensure the overall nutrient needs calculated at a moisture content of 12%;
(g) additives of substances used in animal nutrition in order to have a favourable effect on the properties of feed or animal products, to satisfy the requirements of animal nutrition, to improve animal production, in particular by affecting the digestibility of feed, to supplement the need for animal nutrients or to ensure specific animal nutrition needs during a certain period of time and to mitigate the harmful effects caused by animal feces or affecting the environment;
(h) premixtures of a mixture of additives without carriers or a mixture of one or more additives with carriers, where appropriate with the addition of amino acids intended for the manufacture of feedingstuffs,
(i) undesirable substances and products of organic or inorganic origin which adversely affect animal health or the health of raw materials and foodstuffs of animal origin ("animal products");
(j) prohibited substances and products of substances or products which, by their very nature, adversely affect animal health and the health of animal products and must not be used in the manufacture of feed and animal nutrition;
(k) a withdrawal period of the minimum period which must elapse from the end of the feed containing a specific additive for which that period is fixed until the slaughter of the animal or the start of production of animal products intended for human consumption;
(l) conditionally applicable feedingstuffs, additives and premixtures of feedingstuffs, additives and premixtures which do not comply with any of the requirements laid down and for which, for this reason, the original use is restricted if their health is maintained,
(m) degraded feedingstuffs, additives and premixtures which are unfit for animal feeding;
(n) livestock animals which are normally kept for farming purposes and fed for human consumption, and fur animals;
(o) pet animals kept but not used by humans (hereinafter referred to as "pet animals"),
(p) certain protein feed materials which constitute direct or indirect protein sources and have been produced by a specific technological process;
(r) specific nutritional purposes for the purpose of ensuring specific nutritional and physiological requirements of certain categories of livestock or domestic animals in which indigestion or metabolism may occur;
(s) placing into circulation the holding, storage, sale, import or export of feedingstuffs, additives or premixtures for the purpose of their sale, offering for sale and any other way of transferring them against or without payment to other persons,
(t) by biological testing to determine the efficacy of the feed or additive under precisely specified conditions laid down in the Decree;
(u) the type of production of feed or the production of additives or the production of premixtures or the production of feed using additives or the production of feed using premixtures;
(v) sampling of feedingstuffs, additives or premixtures by sampling in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Decree;
(w) the manufacturing plant of the operation which produces and puts into circulation feed, feed additives or premixtures;
(x) the date of minimum durability of the date by which the feed, additive or premixtures retain the quality-determining properties in the specified storage conditions;
(y) the supplier, the legal or natural person holding the feed, feed additive or premixtures, manipulates and puts them into circulation;
(z) by a distributor, a legal or natural person who makes the putting into circulation of feedingstuffs, additives or premixtures;
(aa) lots of feed, feed additive or premixture showing consistency with their external arrangements, labelling and local storage;
(bb) cross-contamination of the presence of two or more additives which have mutual contrasting or inhibiting effects and which occur in feed at levels higher than the limit of determination of the method for demonstrating them. ';
3. Article 3, including the title and footnote 3, reads:
„§ 3
Basic provisions
(1) In the manufacture, putting into circulation and use of feed, additives and premixtures, the content and the intended purpose of the use of additives and certain protein feedingstuffs and the content and limits of undesirable substances and products and the intended purpose of the use of feed containing undesirable substances and products must be respected, so as to avoid damage to animal health and to ensure that the quality of animal products intended for human consumption is not adversely affected. Feed materials for which excess levels of undesirable substances and products have been found may be put into circulation and used in the manufacture of compound feed only under specified conditions.
(2) For the manufacture of feed, feed additives and premixtures, their putting into circulation and animal feed, no authorised protein feed or non-authorised additives or additives which do not comply with the conditions of their authorisation, and premixtures or feed containing such substances shall be used.
(3) Additives intended for animal nutrition may be used only as part of the feed.
(4) The use of feed marked with a withdrawal period shall respect the minimum period of withdrawal; This is without prejudice to the provisions of the Special Act (3).
(5) Feed, additives and premixtures which have undergone a minimum durability date or warranty period may not be used for production, put into circulation and used for feeding unless their declared quality and health is checked.
(6) For the manufacture of feed, feed additives and premixtures and for animal feeding
(a) prohibited substances and products, feed and premixtures containing prohibited substances and products, and degraded feedingstuffs, feed additives and premixtures,
(b) feed materials containing undesirable substances and products if they exceed the limits laid down by the Decree, provided that the conditions laid down therein are not fulfilled;
(c) feed, additives and premixtures in which foreign objects are present which are liable to endanger animal health and live stock pests listed in the Decree.
(7) Feed and substances which, by their physical characteristics, do not ensure the homogeneity and stability of the additives in the premixture shall not be used as carriers for the manufacture of premixtures.
(8) Feed, additives and premixtures for which the level of radioactive contamination exceeds the limits laid down must not be used for the further manufacture of complete and complementary feed and premixtures and must not be put into circulation, fed, imported and exported.
(9) Additives of growth promoters, anti-coccidials, chemotherapeutic agents, vitamin A, vitamin D, copper and selenium groups may be used only in the form of premixtures with carriers and delivered only to authorised registered production establishments in accordance with Article 4 (3), unless the cases referred to in Article 4 (5) are concerned. Vitamin A, vitamin D, copper and selenium may be supplied directly to registered manufacturers of compound feedingstuffs for domestic animals.
(10) Premixes containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 9 may be supplied only to registered feed manufacturers and suppliers meeting the requirements laid down in Section 4 and not added to feed of less than 0,2% by weight of feed. Where the authorised production operation technology on the basis of the examination allows a homogeneous incorporation in the premixture of the feed additives in the premixture, the percentage of premixture dosage may be reduced to 0,05% of the feed weight, provided that the manufacturing operation is authorised for that purpose.
(11) Paragraph 10 shall also apply to persons producing feed for their own use which fulfil the conditions for the production of feed laid down by this Law.
(12) Feed and feed additives which contain or have been obtained by genetically modified organisms may be used for the production of feed, including production for their own use and for putting into circulation only on condition that they have been authorised under a specific legislation.
(13) The list of prohibited substances and products, the list of undesirable substances and products and the maximum levels of their content and use, the putting into circulation of feed containing undesirable substances and products, the list of storage pests, the maximum levels of radioactive contamination and the withdrawal periods for certain additives shall be laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture) by decree.
3) Paragraph 19 (2) of Act No. 166 / 1999 Coll. '.
4. the heading of Part Two and Section 4, including footnotes 4), 5), 5a) and 5b) shall read as follows:
"PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION AND INSPECTION OF FEED, ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES AND PREMIXES
§ 4
(1) Feed, feed additives and premixtures intended for putting into circulation may be produced by persons who are business4) and who are registered in accordance with § 8 (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturers"). The obligation to register shall also apply to the persons referred to in Article 3 (11), to persons operating the production facilities of mobile feed mills, to suppliers referred to in paragraph 4, to imports (5) of feed, additives or premixtures, except for imports of feed referred to in Article 1 (2), and to distributors referred to in Article 8a.
(2) The obligations referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to persons producing grains, oilseeds and oilseeds, livestock-bulky fodder and watery industrial feed (brewing straw, yeast milk, whey, milk-treated milk, buttermilk, buttermilk, sugar pulp, starch grits, molasses, feed hydrolysates, waste cream, distillates and fodder pastes). This obligation shall also not apply to importers and suppliers of those feed unless it has been obtained from genetically modified organisms.
(3) Production plants in which they are produced
(a) antioxidants for which a maximum level of use is established, carotenoids and xanthophylls, enzymes and micro-organisms, growth promoters, anti-coccidic agents and chemotherapeutic agents, vitamins, trace elements or certain protein feed provided for in the Decree, with the exception of urea and its derivatives, and ammonium salts and yeasts cultured on substrates of plant or animal origin;
(b) premixtures containing growth promoters, anti-coccidic agents and chemotherapeutic agents, vitamin A, vitamin D, copper or selenium; or
(c) compound feed using:
1. premixtures containing growth promoters, anti-coccidic agents or chemotherapeutic agents, vitamin A, vitamin D, copper or selenium; or
2. feed materials with an excessive content of undesirable substances and products,
must comply with the requirements for manufacturing operations laid down in the Decree and must be authorised by the competent administrative authority.
(4) Suppliers holding and putting into circulation
(a) additives or certain protein feedingstuffs referred to in paragraph 3 (a) and premixtures containing those additives and certain protein feedingstuffs; or
(b) the premixtures referred to in paragraph 3 (b);
be competent in accordance with Section 6 and meet the requirements for suppliers laid down in the Decree.
(5) Growth promoters, anti-coccidiums and chemotherapeutic agents, vitamin A and vitamin D, copper and selenium may be processed directly into compound feedingstuffs, provided that this method of processing is established by decree, and provided that the production technology by examination ensures a homogeneous incorporation of the additive in the compound feed and that the production operation is authorised for that purpose.
(6) If a person operating an agricultural production producing exclusively for the purpose of the own livestock production of compound feedingstuffs finds that the feed material which he intends to use shows an excessive content of undesirable substances and products, he must inform the competent authority of the veterinary administration accordingly. (a)
(7) Manufacturers are obliged to use only feed materials complying with the requirements laid down in the Decree, certain protein feed and additives listed in the Decree and complying with the requirements laid down by the law and supplied from producers and importers registered under this Act. The provisions of this paragraph shall also apply to suppliers and distributors putting feed, feed additives and premixtures into circulation.
(8) The manufacturer of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs using additives or premixtures and certain protein feedingstuffs must be competent in accordance with Section 6 or must establish a competent person responsible for production. This obligation also applies to persons producing feed for their own use. Production facilities and equipment shall comply with the requirements set out in Section 7.
(9) Manufacturers of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs covered by the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 5 shall be required to process written procedures in the production process in relation to quality control, including the definition of critical stages of the production process, to draw up a nominal list of staff with a definition of the scope of responsibility, to designate the persons responsible for quality control and to ensure, on the basis of a written quality control plan, inspection in their own laboratory or on a custom basis. For the additives referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3, manufacturers shall ensure quality control before putting the products into circulation.
(10) The manufacturer of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs using additives or premixtures shall take a sample from each batch produced and retain it for a minimum durability or warranty period, except for samples subject to destruction. This obligation also applies to manufacturers processing feed with an excessive content of undesirable substances and products.
(11) Only feed, additives and premixtures which are non-toxic, non-degraded, not containing prohibited substances and products and which are not labelled with false or misleading data may be put into circulation. This provision shall also apply to feed intended for the feeding of wild game 5b) and feed put into circulation for that purpose.
(12) Additives and certain protein feed authorised for the production and putting into circulation, the conditions for their use and processing into compound feedingstuffs, the requirements for feed materials and the minimum requirements for compound feedingstuffs and the limit values for their composition, the requirements for the production of premixtures and the use of media, specific nutritional purposes and requirements for them, the requirements for suppliers and production facilities, taking into account the type of production and products and the use of additives, certain protein feed and feed materials with an excessive content of undesirable substances and products and the method of storage of samples from manufacturers, are laid down by the Ministry by decree.
4) § 2 (2) of Act No. 513 / 1991 Coll., Commercial Code, as amended.
5) Paragraph 2 (1) (d) of Act No. 634 / 1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection, as amended.
5 (a) § 49 paragraph 1 (j) of Act No. 166 / 1999 Coll.
5b) Article 19 (1) of Act No. 23 / 1962 Coll., on hunting, as amended. '
5.
„§ 5
Record keeping
(1) The manufacturer, importer and supplier of feed, feed additives and premixtures is required to keep an accurate record of their production, import, intake and supply.
(2) The records shall contain:
(a) for the manufacturer, importer and supplier of additives
1. the type and quantities of additives produced, imported, delivered or stored and the date of their manufacture;
2. name and surname (hereinafter referred to as "first name") and address or business name and registered office of the manufacturer, importer, supplier or consignee,
(b) for the manufacturer, importer and supplier of premixtures and feedingstuffs using additives or premixtures
1. the type and quantities of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs produced, imported, delivered or stored using additives or premixtures and the date of their manufacture,
2. the name and address or business name of the establishment of the manufacturer, importer, supplier or consignee of premixtures or feedingstuffs using additives or premixtures.
(3) The manufacturer of compound feedingstuffs shall also keep a record of their receptor composition as a percentage or weight of feed materials, additives and premixtures. The obligation shall also apply to persons referred to in Article 3 (11).
(4) The producer of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs using additives and premixtures covered by the provisions of Section 4 (9) is also required to keep a record of the results of quality control.
(5) The manufacturer, importer, supplier and distributor who processes or puts into circulation feedingstuffs with an excessive content of undesirable substances and products are required to keep separate records of such feedingstuffs.
(6) The manufacturer, importer, supplier or distributor who manufactures, processes or puts into circulation the additives, premixtures or feedingstuffs referred to in Article 4 (3) and compound feedingstuffs containing them is required to keep a record of the processing of claims allowing, where necessary, the withdrawal of products. The withdrawn products may be re-put into circulation provided that they have been examined from a quality perspective by the manufacturer, importer, supplier or distributor and from a health perspective by the competent veterinary authority. (a)
(7) Records shall be kept for a period of 3 years from the end of the calendar year in which they were acquired.
(8) The Ministry shall determine the further requirements for keeping records of manufacturers, importers and suppliers of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs, including the records of quality control results, by decree. ';
6. Paragraph 6 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) Professional competence for the production, processing, import and putting into circulation of additives, certain protein feed, premixtures, feedingstuffs with the use of additives or premixtures and feedingstuffs with an excess content of undesirable substances (hereinafter referred to as" professional competence ") means a set of professional and practical knowledge relating to the production of feed, additives and premixtures, knowledge of the foundations of livestock nutrition and feed technology and of the legislation on feed production."
7.
„§ 7
Requirements for production facilities and installations
(1) In production plants where feed, feed additives and premixtures are produced or processed, the premises and production facilities shall be such as to allow safe production and ensure that during production there are no undesirable changes in the characteristics of feed used and produced, additives and premixtures.
(2) Production equipment intended for the manufacture of feed, additives and premixtures shall ensure that during production there is no confusion or omission of certain parts of the production process or contamination of products and cross-contamination with other substances, in particular the introduction of additives into the product subsequently mixed. During and after manufacture, sampling, quality verification and health shall be technically possible.
(3) The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 also apply to production plants and establishments producing compound feedingstuffs using complementary feedingstuffs.
(4) Production plants and equipment intended for the production and processing of additives, premixtures or feedingstuffs referred to in Article 4 (3) and compound feed containing them must comply with the requirements for production facilities and production processes following quality control and storage, as laid down by the Ministry by decree.
(5) Production plants covered by paragraph 4 must have weighing, mixing and removal equipment complying with the requirements laid down by the Ministry by decree for each type of production.
(6) The manufacturer shall demonstrate that the products meet the required characteristics, namely:
(a) for premixtures, the content or efficacy and homogeneity of amino acids and additives,
(b) for feedingstuffs using additives and premixtures, the content or efficacy and homogeneity of additives.
(7) The operator of the mobile feed plant shall notify the Institute of the place and period of operation and the timetable for the production of feed before the start of production. ';
8. § 8, including the title and footnotes No 8) and 9) reads as follows:
„§ 8
Registration of producers, importers and suppliers
(1) The person covered by Paragraph 4 (1) ("the applicant") is required to apply for import before the start of manufacture (8) or for registration. The customs authority shall not release the goods on importation unless the importer provides evidence that the importation is justified under Article 9 (1) (c) and (e) by a registration decision.
(2) The Institute shall decide on the registration upon request. The conditions for initiating the registration procedure for the production, processing, import and entry into circulation of additives, premixtures, feedingstuffs using additives or premixtures, certain protein feed and feed with an excessive content of undesirable substances and products shall be those laid down in Article 6.
(3) The registrant for the production and processing of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs is required to apply at the same time for the registration of production operations. Where the applicant has more than one production facility, he shall submit the particulars set out in the registration application for each production operation separately.
(4) The registrant for the production and processing of additives, premixtures and feed covered by the provisions of Article 4 (3) and (5) is required to apply at the same time for the authorisation of production operations intended for such production. The Institute shall verify that the production operation complies with the requirements laid down in the Decree.
(5) For the registrant for the placing into circulation of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs referred to in Article 4 (3), subject to the provisions of § 4 (1) and (4), the Institute shall verify that the applicant complies with the requirements for suppliers laid down in the Decree before issuing the marketing authorisation.
(6) The manufacturer, importer and supplier of feed, feed additives and premixtures must notify the Institute without delay of changes to the information contained in the application for registration.
(7) An applicant intending to produce, import or put into circulation certain protein feed and feed additives which are not listed in the Ordinance or are to be used otherwise than as provided for in the Ordinance may be registered only after biological testing of feed, feed additives or their new use. If it is not possible to terminate the biological testing no later than 3 years after the registration, the final date for the end of the biological testing shall be determined by the Ministry on a proposal from the applicant by a decision.
(8) The provisions of paragraph 7 shall also apply to the production, putting into circulation or import of premixtures where they contain a feed additive or carriers which are not authorised and shall also apply to feed materials or products which have been obtained or modified by means of new technological processes or which do not yet have the character of feed.
(9) Biological testing for registration procedures is carried out by the Institute. The cost of biological testing shall be borne by the applicant who is obliged to supply feed, additive or premixture free of charge to the Institute in the quantity required to carry out the biological testing.
(10) The Institute, on the basis of the approval of the State Veterinary Administration (9), will refrain from biological testing of feed or additive or premixture subject to biological testing where the applicant submits, together with the application for registration, the results of biological testing of feed, additive or premixture or the new use of the additive required by this Act. The Institute may request additional special expertise.
(11) The Institute shall draw up a summary dossier on the biological testing carried out which is a condition for the issue of a marketing authorisation by the manufacturer or importer in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 7 and 8. The summary dossier for additives shall include the processing of the monograph.
(12) Data submitted for registration subject to the protection of patent rights shall not be published by the Institute. The documents submitted during the registration of feed, feed additives and premixtures shall be kept by the Institute for a period of 10 years from the issue of the marketing authorisation or the extension of the marketing authorisation.
(13) The requirements of the application for registration of manufacturers, suppliers and importers of feed, feed additives and premixtures and for the registration and authorisation of production facilities and the technical parameters and methods for carrying out biological testing, including methods for testing the efficacy of feed preservatives, methods for testing the quality of animal products, methods for testing the safety of the use of feed or feed additive, and the method for processing the monograph of the additive and the summary dossier shall be laid down by the Ministry by decree.
8) § 128 et seq. and § 163 (b) of Act No. 13 / 1993 Coll., Customs Act, as amended.
9) § 48 (i) of Act No. 166 / 1999 Coll. '.
9. The following Section 8a is inserted after Section 8:
„§ 8a
Registration of distributors
(1) Distributors which put into circulation additives or premixtures or feed referred to in Article 4 (3) (a) and (b), or grains and oil seeds obtained through genetically modified organisms or containing genetically modified organisms, must apply for registration with the Institute.
(2) The application for registration of a distributor shall include a written declaration by the applicant to ensure that the documentation and registration of the products it provides for the placing into circulation comply with the applicable legislation.
(3) The Institute will issue a decision to register the distributor. The decision shall include the registration number and address of the distributor and of the group of additives or premixtures or feed referred to in Article 4 (3) (a) and (b) and grains or oil seeds obtained through genetically modified organisms or containing genetically modified organisms which are put into circulation.
(4) In the event of a change in the groups of additives, premixtures, feedingstuffs, grains and oil products referred to in paragraph 1 and put into circulation by the distributor, the distributor shall apply for a change to the marketing authorisation. A change of registration shall be decided by the Institute.
(5) The Institute shall issue a decision to cancel the registration of a distributor if it finds a serious breach of the obligations laid down in paragraph 2, § 3 (2), § 3 (6) (a) and (b), § 3 (8), (10) and (12), § 11 and 18. Upon written request by the distributor, the Institute shall cancel the registration by decision.
(6) The formalities for the application for registration of a distributor and the requirements for documentation and registration of products referred to in paragraph 2 shall be laid down by the Ministry by decree. "
10.
„§ 9
Registration of producers, importers and suppliers
(1) The Institute shall issue a marketing authorisation for the manufacturer for the production and registration of the importer for the import of feed, feed additives and premixtures and for the registration of suppliers for the putting into circulation of additives and feed referred to in Article 4 (3) and premixtures and compound feed containing them, provided that the requirements of this Law are met. If the applicant fails to comply with these requirements within a time limit following the request to supplement the application, the registrant shall stop by decision. In particular, the marketing authorisation shall contain:
(a) in the case of a manufacturer, the registration number and address, the registration number and the address of the manufacturing plant, the type of production and the scope of the activities and, in the case of a feed manufacturer using premixtures, the dosage limit for feed premixtures; where the applicant has submitted an application for registration of multiple production plants (Section 8 (3)), the manufacturer's marketing authorisation shall specify those establishments individually,
(b) for the manufacturer for the production and processing of additives and feedingstuffs referred to in Article 4 (3) and premixtures and compound feedingstuffs containing them, the registration number and address of the authorised production operation; where the applicant has submitted an application for registration of multiple production plants (Section 8 (3)), the manufacturer's marketing authorisation shall specify those establishments individually,
(c) with the supplier and importer, the registration number, address, type and scope of the activity;
(d) for the supplier, the group of additives, feed and premixtures referred to in Article 4 (3) (a) and (b);
(e) for the importer, the types of feed, additives and premixtures.
(2) In case of introduction of a different type of production or import of feed types, additives and premixtures other than those for which a marketing authorisation is granted, the manufacturer, supplier and importer shall apply for an extension of the marketing authorisation. Paragraph 8 shall apply to the extension procedure. The Institute shall take a decision on the extension of the registration.
(3) If the data covered by the notified change pursuant to Article 8 (6) are part of the marketing authorisation, the Institute shall issue a decision to change the data in the marketing authorisation. This is also the case if the Institute finds, in the exercise of professional supervision, that the data included in the marketing authorisation is changed, even if the manufacturer, importer or supplier has not notified the change of the data contained in the application.
(4) The Institute shall issue a decision on the withdrawal of the manufacturer's production record, the registration of the supplier or importer if, in the exercise of supervision, it finds a serious breach of the obligations laid down in Sections 3 (1) and (2), § 3 (6) (a), (b), § 3 (8) to (12), § 4 (3), (4), (5) and (7), § 7, 11 and 18.
(5) The decision to cancel the registration shall also be taken by the Institute at the written request of the manufacturer, supplier or importer. "
11.
„§ 10
Publication of registration of producers, suppliers and distributors
(1) The list and registration numbers of manufacturers of additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs using additives or premixtures, the list and registration numbers of authorised production establishments and the list and registration numbers of suppliers and distributors to which registration has been granted or cancelled shall be published by the Ministry of Agriculture on a semi-annual basis, as on 1 January and 1 July of the calendar year in the Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin.
(2) The list shall indicate for which type of production or group of additives, and, where appropriate, certain protein feed and premixtures referred to in Article 4 (3) (a) and (b), the marketing authorisation has been granted or revoked. ';
12. in Article 11 (1) and (2):
"(1) Feed, feed additives and premixtures produced or put into circulation must bear a label indicating in particular:
(a) the name of the feed, the additive and the premixture,
(b) the trade name, registration number of the manufacturer or supplier or importer or distributor, registered office and registration number of the manufacturing operation;
(c) quantity (weight, volume, number of pieces),
(d) the date of manufacture;
(e) purpose of use and recommendations for correct use;
(f) the date of minimum durability or the date of expiry of the guarantee period;
(g) the composition, the nutrient content, the additive, undesirable substances, the energy content, the declared characteristics and the specific nutritional purpose to the extent provided for in the Decree;
(h) the duration of the withdrawal period, if prescribed;
(i) an indication of the presence of genetically modified organisms when used in the manufacture of feed, feed additive or premixture;
(j) warning if prescribed.
(2) The marking must appear on each individual packaging, container or label affixed thereto, in the case of bulk feedingstuffs in the accompanying document. The marking must be in the Czech language, clearly visible, legible, durable, indelible and unmistakable. '
13. In the second sentence of Article 11 (3), the words "and feed for particular purposes of animal nutrition 'shall be added at the end.
14. In Article 11, the following paragraphs 4 and 5 are added:

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CitationAct No. 244 / 2000 Coll., amending Act No. 91 / 1996 Coll., on Feed
Regulation TypeLaw
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation09.08.2000
Effective from01.01.2001
Effective until-
Status Valid
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