Part A - General provisions for feed for particular nutritional purpo

Part A - General provisions for feed for particular nutritional purpo

General provisions for feed for particular nutritional purposes

1. Where there is more than one group of essential nutritional characteristics

indicated in column 2 of Part B, denoted by ‘and/or’, for the same particular nutritional purpose, the manufacturer has the option to use either or both groups of essential characteristics, in order to achieve the particular nutri­ tional purpose defined in column 1 of Part B. For each option the corre­ sponding labelling declarations are given in column 4 of Part B.

1. Where an essential nutritional characteristic mentioned in column 2 of Part B

is quantitatively indicated, the provisions of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 and the permitted tolerances as established in Annex IV to that Regulation shall apply. If that Annex does not establish a tolerance for the respective labelling particular, a technical deviation of +/- 15 % shall be permitted.

1. Where a feed additive is mentioned in column 2 or column 4 of Part B, the

authorisation provisions for feed additive(s) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) are applicable and their use shall comply with the specified essential nutritional characteristic.

1. Where the declaration of a substance, also authorised as a feed additive, is

required in column 4 of Part B and is accompanied by the expression ‘total’, the total content of the substance shall be labelled under the heading ‘analytical constituents’.

1. The declarations to be given in accordance with column 4 of Part B shall be

quantitative without prejudice to Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

1. The recommended period of use indicated in column 5 of Part B indicates a

range within which the nutritional purpose should normally be achieved. Manufacturers can refer to more precise periods of use, within the fixed limits.

1. Where a feed intended for particular nutritional purposes is intended to meet

more than one particular nutritional purpose, it shall comply with each respective entry in Part B.

1. In the case of complementary feed intended for particular nutritional

purposes, guidance on the balance of the daily ration must be provided in the instructions for proper use.

1. When a feed intended for particular nutritional purposes is with an appro­

priate mode of use intended for individual oral administration via a bolus,