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B 4323 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,620, 16 ta’ Lulju, 2010 Taqsima B ____________________________________________________________________ A.L. 358 tal-2010 ATT DWAR IS-SERVIZZI VETERINARJI (KAP. 437) Regoli tal-2010 li jemendaw ir-Regoli dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel tal-Annimali BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji, il-Ministru għar-Riżorsi u Affarijiet Rurali, għamel dawn ir-regoli li ġejjin:- 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regoli hu Regoli tal-2010 li jemendaw ir-Regoli dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel ta’ l-Annimali, u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar- Regoli tal-2009 dwar Sustanzi Mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel tal-Annimali, hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħa “ir-regoli prinċipali”. 2. L-Iskeda I li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali għandha tiġi sostitwita kif ġej: Titolu. A.L. 105 of 2009. Tissostitwixxi Skeda I li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali.

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  • B 4323

    Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,620, 16 ta’ Lulju, 2010Taqsima B

    ____________________________________________________________________

    A.L. 358 tal-2010

    ATT DWAR IS-SERVIZZI VETERINARJI(KAP. 437)

    Regoli tal-2010 li jemendaw ir-Regoli dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel tal-Annimali

    BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji, il-Ministru għar-Riżorsi u Affarijiet Rurali, għamel dawn ir-regoli li ġejjin:-

    1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regoli hu Regoli tal-2010 li jemendaw ir-Regoli dwar Sustanzi mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel ta’ l-Annimali, u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar-Regoli tal-2009 dwar Sustanzi Mhux Mixtieqa fl-Ikel tal-Annimali, hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħa “ir-regoli prinċipali”.

    2. L-Iskeda I li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali għandha tiġi sostitwita kif ġej:

    Titolu.

    A.L. 105 of 2009.

    Tissostitwixxi Skeda I li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali.

  • B 4324

    2

    SKEDA I

    Regolamenti 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 u 9

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf

    b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12%

    1. Arseniku (*) (**)

    Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al:

    - l-g"alf mag"mul mill-"axix, minn xnien imnixxef u

    minn silla mnixxfa,

    u polpa mnixxfa

    tal-pitravi u polpa

    mnixxfa tal-$ulepp mag"qud tal-pitravi

    - i#-#ejt li jo"rog mill-qalba tal-palma

    - il-fosfati u l-algi

    kalkarji tal-ba"ar

    - il-karbonat

    tal-kal%ju

    - l-ossidu

    tal-manje#ju

    - il-prodotti tal-g"alf li jkunu gejjin

    mill-ippro%essar tal- "ut jew ta’ l- annimali o"rajn tal-ba"ar, inklu# il-"ut

    - l-g"alf mill-alka tal-ba"ar u materjali tal-g"alf li jkunu $ejjin mill-alka tal-ba"ar

    2

    4

    4(***)

    10

    15

    20

    25(***)

    40(***)

  • B 4325

    3

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf

    b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12%

    Il-partikuli tal-"adid u#ati b"ala tra%%atur fl-g"alf.

    Addittivi li jag"mlu parti mill-grupp funzjonali ta’

    ta"litiet tal-elementi ta’ tra%%a, "lief:

    - il-pentaidrat

    tas-sulfat tar-ramm u

    l-karbonat tar-ramm

    - l-ossidu ta#-#ingu, l-ossidu tal-

    mangani# u l-ossidu tar-ramm.

    Materjal tal-g"alf komplut, "lief g"al:

    - materjal tal-g"alf komplut g"all-"ut u materjal tal-g"alf komplut g"all-annimali tal-pil.

    Materjal tal-g"alf kumplimentari, "lief g"al:

    - materjal tal-g"alf minerali.

    50

    30

    50

    100

    2

    10(***)

    4

    12

    (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"at-total ta’ arseniku. (**) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"ad-determinazzjoni analitika tal-arseniku, fejn l- estrazzjoni ssir fl-a%idu nitriku (5%w/w) g"al 30 minuta f’temperatura tbaqbaq. Pro%eduri ta’ estrazzjoni ekwivalenti jistg"u ji$u applikati f’ka#ijiet fejn jintwera li l- pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni u#ata tag"ti l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni. (***) Fuq talba tal-Awtorità Kompetenti, l-operatur responsabbli jrid iwettaq anali#i biex juri li l-kontenut tal-arseniku inorganiku huwa inqas minn 2ppm. Din l-anali#i hija importanti b’mod partikolari g"all-ispe%i tal-alka tal-ba"ar Hizikia fusiforme.

  • B 4326

    4

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    2. 'omb

    3. Fluworin(*)

    Materjal tal-ikel

    "lief g"al:

    - silla "adra

    - fosfati

    - lamtu

    G"alf komplut

    G"alf kumplimentari "lief g"al:

    - g"alf minerali

    Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al:

    - g"alf tal-annimali li jori$ina mill-annimali "lief g"al krusta%ji tal-ba"ar b"al frott tal-ba"ar

    - krusta%ji tal-ba"ar b"al frott tal-ba"ar

    - fosfati

    - karbunat tal-kal%ju

    - ossidu tal-manjesju

    - alka tal-ba"ar kalkarja

    Vermikulit (E 561)

    10

    40

    30

    5

    5

    10

    30

    150

    500

    3 000

    2 000

    350

    600

    1 000

    3 000(**)

  • B 4327

    5

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    G"alf tal-annimali kumplimentari

    - li fih inqas jew daqs

    4% fosfru

    - li fih aktar minn 4%

    fosfru

    G"alf tal-annimali komplut "lief g"al:

    - g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"al annimali tal-ifrat,

    nag"a$ u mog"o#

    - fit-treddieg"

    - o"rajn

    - g"alf tal-annimali komplut

    g"all-"nie#er

    - g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"at-tjur

    - g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"all-flieles

    - g"alf tal-annimali komplut g"all-"ut

    500

    125 g"al kull 1% fosfru

    150

    30

    50

    100

    350

    250

    350

    (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"al determinazzjoni analitika tal-fluworin, fejn l-estrazzjoni ssir bl-a%idu idrokloriku 1 N g"al 20 minuta f’temperatura ambjentali. Pro%eduri ta’ estrazzjoni ekwivalenti jistg"u ji$u applikati fejn jista’ jintwera li l-pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni w#ata g"andha l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni. (**)Il-livelli g"andhom ji$u riveduti sal-31 ta’ Di%embru 2008 bl-g"an li jitnaqqsu l- livelli massimi.

  • B 4328

    6

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    4. Merkurju (*) (**)

    5. Nitriti

    6. Kadmijum

    Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al:

    — g"alf prodott mill-"ut jew mill-ippro%essar tal-"ut jew annimali akkwati%i o"ra;

    — karbonat tal-kal%ju.

    G"alf (kumplimentari u komplut) kompost "lief g"al: — g"alf minerali; — g"alf tal-annimali

    kompost g"all-"ut; — g"alf kompost g"all-klieb,

    qtates u annimali bil-pil.

    Materjal tal-g"alf

    "lief g"al:

    — smida tal-"ut;

    — g"alf iffermentat.

    Materjal tal-g"alf komplut

    "lief g"al:

    — g"alf komplut g"al klieb u qtates b'kontenut ta'

    umdità li tkun i#jed minn 20%.

    Materjal tal-ikel li jori$ina mill-"axix

    Materjal tal-ikel li jori$ina mill-annimali, "lief g"al:

    g"alf g"al annimali domesti%i

    0.1

    0.5

    0.3

    0.1

    0.2

    0.2

    0.3

    15 (espress b"ala nitrit tas-sodju)

    30 (espress b"ala nitrit tas-sodju)

    15 (espress b"ala nitrit tas-sodju)

    1

    2

    (*) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"at-total ta’ merkurju. (**) Il-livelli massimi jirreferu g"ad-determinazzjoni analitika tal-merkurju, fejn l-estrazzjoni ssir fl-a%idu nitriku (5 % w/w) g"al 30 minuta f’temperatura tbaqbaq. Pro%eduri ta’ estrazzjoni ekwivalenti jistg"u ji$u applikati fejn jista’ jintwera li l-pro%edura ta’ estrazzjoni u#ata g"andha l-istess effi%jenza ta’ estrazzjoni.

  • B 4329

    7

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    7. Aflatoxin B1

    Fosfati

    G"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# "lief g"al:

    - g"alf komplut g"al g"o$ol, "rief u gidien

    G"alf komplut ie"or "lief g"al:

    - g"alf g"al annimali domesti%i

    G"alf minerali

    G"alf kumplimentari ie"or g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o#

    Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al:

    - karawett, kopra,

    il-qalba tal-palma,

    #errieg"a tal-qoton, babassu, qam" ir-run u prodotti

    miksuba

    mill-ippro%essar ta’:

    G"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# "lief g"al:

    - baqar li ja"ilbu l-"alib

    - g"o$ol u "rief

    G"alf komplut g"al "nie#er u t-tjur ("lief g"al annimali #g"ar)

    10(1)

    1

    0.5

    5(2)

    0.5

    0.05

    0.02

    0.05

    0.005

    0.01

    0.02

  • B 4330

    8

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    8. A%idu idro%iniku

    9. Gossipol mhux

    im"allat

    G"alf ie"or komplut

    G"alf kumplimentari g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# ("lief g"al g"alf kumplimentari g"al annimali, g"o$ol u "rief li jag"mlu l-"alib)

    G"alf kumplimentari g"al "nie#er u tjur ("lief g"al annimali #g"ar)

    G"alf kumplimentari ie"or

    Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al:

    - #errieg"a tal-kittien

    - torti ta#-#errieg"a tal-kittien

    - prodotti tal-manjoka

    u torti tal-lew#

    G"alf komplut "lief g"al:

    - g"alf komplut g"all-flieles

    Materjal tal-g"alf "lief g"al:

    - #errieg"a tal-qoton;

    - kejkijiet ta#-#errieg"a tal-qoton u smida ta#-#errieg"a tal-qoton.

    0.01

    0.05

    0.03

    0.005

    50

    250

    350

    100

    50

    10

    20

    5000

    1 200

  • B 4331

    9

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    10. Teobromina

    11. (ejt tal-mustarda volatili

    Materjal tal-g"alf komplut "lief g"al:

    - g"alf komplut g"al baqar adulti;

    - g"alf komplut g"al nag"a$ ("lief g"al "rief) u mog"o# ("lief g"al gidien);

    - g"alf komplut g"at-tjur ("lief ti$ie$ li jbidu) u l-g"o$ol;

    - g"alf komplut g"all-fniek, "rief, gidien u "nie#er ("lief g"al q#ie#e#).

    Materjal tal-g"alf komplut, "lief g"al:

    - materjal komplut tal-

    g"alf tal-annimali g"all-"nie#er

    - materjal komplut tal-

    g"alf g"all-klieb, fniek, #wiemel u l-annimali bil-pil.

    Materjal tal-ikel "lief g"al:

    - g"a$na ta#-#errieg"a tal-kolza

    G"alf komplut "lief g"al:

    - g"alf komplut g"al baqar, nag"a$ u mog"o# ("lief g"al annimal #g"ar)

    20

    500

    300

    100

    60

    300

    200

    50

    100

    4 000

    (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate)

    150

    (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate)

    1 000

    (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate)

  • B 4332

    10

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    12. Vinal thiooxazolidone

    (Vinyloxazolidine

    thione)

    13. Rye ergot (Claviceps

    purpurea)

    14. (erriegha tal-"axix "azin u frott mhux mit"un u mhux mg"affe$ li fih

    l-alcaloids,

    il-glucosides jew

    sustanzi tossici ohra,

    separatament jew

    inkella flimkien,

    inluza:

    Datura sp.

    15. I#-#erriegha u l-"lief mir-Ricinus

    communis L., il-

    Croton tiglium L. U l-

    Abrus precatorius L.

    Kif ukoll

    id-derivattivi

    pro%essati tag"hom (****), separatament

    jew flimkien.

    - g"alf komplut g"al "nie#er ("lief g"al "nie#er #g"ar) u tjur

    G"alf komplut g"al tjur "lief g"al:

    - g"alf komplut g"al ti$ie$ li jbidu

    L-g"alf kollu li fih %ereali ta’ ta"t l-art

    Il-materjal tal-g"alf tal-annimali kollha

    Il-materjal tal-g"alf tal-annimali kollha

    500

    (espress b"ala ally1 isothiocyanate)

    1 000

    500

    1 000

    3 000

    1 000

    10

    (****) Kemm-il darba wie"ed ikun jista’ jiddetermina dan permezz tal-mikroskopija analitika.

  • B 4333

    11

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    16. Crotalaria spp.

    17. Aldrin

    ||

    Wa"du jew im"allat espress b"ala

    ||

    18. Dieldrin

    19. Camphechlor

    (toxaphene)

    20. Chlordane (ta"lita ta’ cis- u transisomers u

    ta’ oxychlordane,

    meqjus b"ala chlordane)

    21. DDT (ta"lita ta’ DDT-DDD-(jew

    TDE-) u DDE-

    i!omeri, meqjus b"ala DDT)

    22. Endosulfan (ta"lita ta’ alpha- u beta-isomers

    u ta’ endosulfansulphate

    meqjus b"ala endosulfan)

    L-g"alf kollu

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    L-g"alf kollu

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    L-g"alf kollu ta’ l-annimali "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet u #jut

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - qam"irrun

    - #errieg"a ta#-#ejt

    - g"alf komplut g"al

    100

    0.01

    0.02

    0.1

    0.02

    0.05

    0.05

    0.5

    0.1

    0.2

    0.5

    0.005

  • B 4334

    12

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    23. Endrin (ta"lita ta’ endrin u ta’ delta-ketoi-

    endrin, meqjus b"ala endrin)

    24. Heptachlor (ta"lita ta’ heptachlor u ta’

    heptachlorepoxide,

    meqjus b"ala heptachlor)

    25. Hexachlorobenzene

    (HCB)

    26. Hexachlorocyclo-

    hexane (HCH)

    26.1 alpha-isomers

    26.2 beta-isomers

    26.3 gamma-isomers

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    G"alf kompost "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    G"alf kompost "lief g"al:

    - g"alf g"al baqar li ja"ilbu

    G"alf tal-ikel "lief g"al

    - xa"mijiet

    L-g"alf kollu "lief g"al:

    - xa"mijiet

    0.01

    0.05

    0.01

    0.2

    0.01

    0.2

    0.02

    0.2

    0.01

    0.005

    0.01

    0.1

    0.2

    2.0

  • B 4335

    13

    Sustanzi mhux mixtieqa Prodotti ma"suba g&al g&alf tal-annimali

    Il-kontenut massimu

    f’mg/kg(ppm) f’dak li

    g"andu x’jaqsam ma’ materjal tal-g&alf b’kontenut

    imxarrab ta’ 12%

    27. Dioxin (ta"lita ta’ PCDD u PCDF), meqjus

    f’ekwivalenti ta’ tossiku

    internazzjonali

    28. )ew# tal-fagu ming"ajr qoxra - Fagus silvatica L

    29. Purghera – Jatropha

    curcas L.

    30. Mustarda Indjana –

    Brassica juncea (L.)

    Czern. And Coss. ssp.

    Intergrifolia (West.) Thell

    31. Mustarda sareptian –

    Brassica juncea (L.)

    Czern. And Coss. ssp.

    Juncea

    32. Mustarda 'ini#a – Brassica juncea (L.)

    Czern. And Coss. ssp.

    Juncea var. lutea Batalin

    33. Mustarda sewda –

    Brassica nigra (L.) Koch

    34. Mustarda Etijopjana

    mustard – Brassica

    carinata A. Braun

    Polpa ta%-%itru

    L-g"alf kollu

    500 pg I –TEQ/kg

    (limitu stabbilit lejn il-

    massimu) (3)

    (errieg"a u frott tal- ispe%i ta’ pjanti

    mni##la fa%%ata kif ukoll id-derivati

    pro%essati tag"hom jistg"u jkunu pre#enti fl-g"alf f’ammonti ta’ tra%%i li ma jistg"ux ikunu determinati

    kwantitivament.

    (1) L-Awtorità Kompetenti tista’ wkoll tistabbilixxi kontenut massimu ta’ kadmijun ta’ 0.5

    mg kull 1% fosfru.

    (2) L-Awtorità Kompetenti tista’ wkoll tistabbilixxi kontenut massimu ta’ kadmijum ta’ 0.75

    mg kull 1% fosforu.

    (3) Kon%entrazzjonijiet lejn il-massimu huma kalkulati bl-assunzjoni li l-valuri kollha tal-congeners differenti li jkunu inqas mill-limitu stabbilit huma ugwali g"al limitu stabbilit.

  • B 4336

    3. It-test Malti ta’ Skeda II li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali għandhu jiġi sostitwit kif ġej:

    Tissostitwixxi t-test Malti ta’ Skeda II li tinsab mar-regoli prinċipali.

    13

    3. The Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules shall be substituted as

    follows:

    “SKEDA II

    Regolamenti 5 u 9

    Sustanzi mhux

    mixtieqa

    Prodotti ma!suba

    g!all-g!alf

    tal-annimali

    Linja ta’ limitu f’dak li g!andu

    x’jaqsam ma’ prodott ma!sub

    g!all-g!alf tal-annimali

    b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12 %

    Kummenti u informazzjoni

    supplimentari (e". ix-xorta ta’

    investigazzjonijiet li g!andhom isiru)”.

    Substitutes

    Maltese text of

    Schedule II to the principal rules.

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    L.N. 358 of 2010

    VETERINARY SERVICES ACT(CAP. 437)

    Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds (Amendment)Rules, 2010

    IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs has made the following rules:-

    1. (1) The title of these rules is Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds (Amendment) Rules, 2010 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Undesirable Substances in Animal Feeds Rules 2009, hereinafter referred to as “the principal rules”.

    2. Schedule I to the principal rules shall be substituted as follows:

    Title.

    L.N. 105 of 2009.

    Substitutes Schedule I to the principle rules.

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    SCHEDULE I

    Regulations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

    Undesirable substances Products intended for

    animal feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a

    moisture content of 12%

    1. Arsenic (*) (**)

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - meal made from

    grass, from dried

    Lucerne and from

    dried clover, and

    dried sugar beet

    pulp and dried

    molasses sugar beet

    pulp,

    - palm kernel

    expeller,

    - phosphates and

    calcareous marine

    algae,

    - calcium carbonate,

    - magnesium oxide,

    - feeding stuffs

    obtained from the

    processing of fish or

    other marine

    animals, including

    fish,

    - seaweed meal and

    feed materials

    derived from

    seaweed,

    Iron particles used as

    tracer.

    Additives belonging to the

    functional group of

    compounds of trace

    2

    4

    4(***)

    10

    15

    20

    25(***)

    40(***)

    50

    30

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    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    - copper sulphate

    pentahydrate and

    copper carbonate,

    - zinc, oxide,

    manganese oxide and

    copper oxide,

    Complete feedingstuffs with

    the exception of:

    - complete

    feedingstuffs for fish

    and complete

    feedingstuffs for fur

    animals,

    Complementary feedingstuffs

    with the exception of:

    - mineral feedingstuffs,

    50

    100

    2

    10(***)

    4

    12

    (*) The maximum levels refer to total arsenic.

    (**) Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of arsenic, whereby extraction is

    performed in nitric acid (5% w/w) for 30 minutes at boiling temperature. Equivalent

    extraction procedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction

    procedure has equal extraction efficiency.

    (***) Upon request of the competent authorities, the responsible operator must perform an

    analysis to demonstrate that the content of inorganic arsenic is lower than 2ppm. This

    analysis is of particular importance for the seaweed species Hizikia fusiforme.

    2. Lead

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - green fodder

    - phosphates

    - yeasts

    Complete feeding stuffs

    10

    40

    30

    5

    5

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    4

    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    3. Fluorine(*)

    Complementary feeding

    stuffs with the exception of:

    - mineral feeding stuffs

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - feeding stuffs of

    animal origin with the

    exception of marine

    crustaceans such as

    marine krill

    - marine crustaceans

    such as marine krill

    - phosphates

    - calcium carbonate

    - magnesium oxide

    - calcareous marine

    algae

    Vermiculite (E 561)

    Complementary feeding

    stuffs

    - containing 4% or less

    phosphorous

    - containing more than

    4% phosphorous

    Complete feeding stuffs with

    the exception of:

    10

    30

    150

    500

    3 000

    2 000

    350

    600

    1 000

    3 000 (**)

    500

    125 per 1% phosphorous

    150

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    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for cattle sheep

    and goats

    - in lactation

    - other

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for pigs

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for poultry

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for chicks

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for fish

    30

    50

    100

    350

    250

    350

    (*) Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of fluorine, whereby extraction is

    performed with hydrochloric acid 1 N for 20 minutes at ambient temperature. Equivalent

    extraction procedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction

    procedure has equal extraction efficiency.

    (**) The levels shall be reviewed by 31st December 2008 with the aim of reducing the

    maximum levels.

    4. Mercury(*) (**)

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - feeding stuffs produced

    from fish or by the

    processing of fish or other

    aquatic animals,

    - calcium carbonate.

    Compound (complementary

    and complete) feeding stuffs

    with the exception of:

    - mineral feed,

    - compound feedingstuffs

    for fish

    - compound feedingstuffs

    for dogs, cats and fur

    animals.

    0.1

    0.5

    0.3

    0.1

    0.2

    0.2

    0.3

    (*) The maximum levels refer to total mercury.

    (**) Maximum levels refer to an analytical determination of mercury, whereby extraction is

    performed in nitric acid (5 % w/w) for 30 minutes at boiling temperature. Equivalent

    extraction procedures can be applied for which it can be demonstrated that the used extraction

    procedure has equal extraction efficiency.

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    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    5. Nitrites

    6. Cadmium

    7. Aflatoxin B1

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - fishmeal,

    - silage.

    Complete feedingstuffs with

    the exception of:

    - complete feedingstuffs

    for dogs and cats with a

    moisture content

    exceeding 20%

    Feed materials of vegetable

    origin

    Feed materials of animal

    origin except:

    - feeding stuffs for pets

    Phosphates

    Complete feeding stuffs for

    cattle, sheep and goats

    except:

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for calves,

    lambs and kids

    Other complete feeding stuffs

    except:

    - feeding stuffs for pets

    Mineral feeding stuffs

    Other complementary

    feeding stuffs for cattle,

    sheep and goats

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    15

    (expressed as sodium nitrate)

    30

    (expressed as sodium nitrate)

    15

    (expressed as sodium nitrate)

    1

    2

    10(1)

    1

    0.5

    5(2)

    0.5

    0.05

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    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    8. Hydrocyanic acid

    - ground nut, copra,

    palm-kernel, cotton

    seed, babassu, maize

    and products derived

    from the processing

    thereof

    Complete feeding stuffs for

    cattle, sheep and goats with

    the exception of:

    - dairy cattle

    - calves and lambs

    Complete feeding stuffs for

    pigs and poultry (except

    young animals)

    Other complete feeding stuffs

    Complementary feeding

    stuffs for cattle, sheep and

    goats (except complementary

    feeding stuffs for dairy

    animals, calves and lambs)

    Complementary feeding

    stuffs for pigs and poultry

    (except young animals)

    Other complementary

    feeding stuffs

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - linseed

    - linseed cakes

    - manioc products and

    almond cakes

    0.02

    0.05

    0.005

    0.01

    0.02

    0.01

    0.05

    0.03

    0.005

    50

    250

    350

    100

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    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    9. Free gossypol

    10. Theobromine

    11. Volatile mustard oil

    Complete feeding stuffs with

    the exception of:

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for chicks

    Food materials with the

    exception of:

    - cottonseed,

    - cottonseed cakes and

    cottonseed meal.

    Complete feeding stuffs

    with the exception of:

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for adult cattle,

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for sheep (except

    lambs) and goats

    (except kids),

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for poultry

    (except laying hens)

    and calves,

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for rabbits,

    lambs, kids and pigs

    (except piglets).

    Complete feedingstuffs with

    the exception of:

    - complete

    feedingstuffs for pigs,

    - complete

    feedingstuffs for

    dogs, rabbits, horses

    and for animals.

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - rapseed cakes

    50

    10

    20

    5000

    1200

    20

    500

    300

    100

    60

    300

    200

    50

    100

    4 000

    (expressed as ally1

    isothiocyanate)

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    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    12.Vinal thiooxazolidone

    (Vinyloxazolidine thione)

    13. Rye ergot (Claviceps

    purpurea)

    14. Weed seeds and

    ungrounded and

    uncrushed fruits

    containing alkaloids,

    glucosides or other toxic

    substances separately or

    in combination including:

    Datura sp.

    15. Seeds and husks from

    Ricinus communis L.,

    Croton tiglium L. and

    Abrus precatorius L. as

    well as their processed

    derivates (****),

    separately or in

    combination.

    Complete feeding stuffs with

    the exception of:

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for cattle, sheep

    and goats (except

    young animals)

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for pigs (except

    piglets) and poultry

    Complete feeding stuffs for

    poultry with the exception of:

    - complete feeding

    stuffs for laying hens

    All feeding stuffs containing

    ungrounded cereals

    All feedingstuffs

    All feedingstuffs

    150

    (expressed as ally1

    isothiocyanate)

    1 000

    (expressed as ally1

    isothiocyanate)

    500

    (expressed as ally1

    isothiocyanate)

    1 000

    500

    1 000

    3 000

    1 000

    10

    (****) In so far determinable by analytical microscopy.

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    11

    Undesirable substances Products intended for animal

    feed

    Maximum content in

    mg/kg(ppm) relative to a

    feeding stuff with a moisture

    content of 12%

    23. Endrin (sum of endrin

    and of delta-ketoi-

    endrin, expressed as

    endrin)

    24. Heptachlor (sum of

    heptachlor and of

    heptachlorepoxide,

    expressed as

    heptachlor)

    25. Hexachlorobenzene

    (HCB)

    26. Hexachlorocyclo-

    hexane (HCH)

    26.1 alpha-isomer

    26.2 beta-isomers

    26.3 gamma-isomers

    All feeding stuffs with the

    exception of:

    - fats

    All feeding stuffs with the

    exception of:

    - fats

    All feeding stuffs with the

    exception of:

    - fats

    All feeding stuffs with the

    exception of:

    - fats

    Compound feeding stuffs

    with the exception of:

    - feeding stuffs for

    daily cattle

    Feed materials with the

    exception of:

    - fats

    All feeding stuffs with the

    exception of:

    - fats

    0.01

    0.05

    0.01

    0.2

    0.01

    0.2

    0.02

    0.2

    0.01

    0.005

    0.01

    0.1

    0.2

    2.0

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    3. The Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules shall be substituted as

    follows:

    “SKEDA II

    Regolamenti 5 u 9

    Sustanzi mhux

    mixtieqa

    Prodotti ma!suba

    g!all-g!alf

    tal-annimali

    Linja ta’ limitu f’dak li g!andu

    x’jaqsam ma’ prodott ma!sub

    g!all-g!alf tal-annimali

    b’kontenut imxarrab ta’ 12 %

    Kummenti u informazzjoni

    supplimentari (e". ix-xorta ta’

    investigazzjonijiet li g!andhom isiru)”.

    Substitutes

    Maltese text of

    Schedule II to the principal rules.

    3. The Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules shall be substituted as follows:

    Substitutes Maltese text of Schedule II to the principal rules.

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