S.I. No. 275/1996 -- European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996
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S.I. No. 275/1996:
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (FEEDING STUFFS) (TOLERANCES OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (FEEDING STUFFS) (TOLERANCES OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996
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I, Ivan Yates, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive No. 96/6/EC of 16 February, 19961 and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 74/63/EEC of 17 December, 19732 as amended, hereby make the following Regulations:
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1OJ No L 49, 28. 2. 1996, p. 29.
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2OJ No L 38, 11. 2. 1974, p. 31.
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.
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(2) The European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) Regulations. 1989 to 1994 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) Regulations, 1989 to 1996.
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2. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1989" means the European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 216 of 1989 ).
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3. Regulation 2 (1) of the Regulations of 1989 is hereby amended by the substitution, for the definition of "the Directive", of the definition set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.
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4. The Regulations of 1989 are hereby amended by the substitution, for the First Schedule thereto, of the Schedule set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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"the Directive" means Council Directive No. 74/63/EEC of 17 December, 19731, as amended by--
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Commission Directive No. 76/14/EEC of 15 December, 19752,
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Commission Directive No. 76/934/EEC of 1 December, 19763,
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Council Directive No. 80/502/EEC of 6 May, 19804,
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Commission Directive No. 83/381/EEC of 28 July, 19835,
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Commission Directive No. 86/299/EEC of 3 June, 19866,
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Commission Directive No. 86/354/EEC of 21 July, 19867,
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Commission Directive No. 87/238/EEC of 1 April, 19878,
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Commission Directive No. 91/126/EEC of 13 February, 19919,
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Commission Directive No. 92/63/EEC of 10 July, 199210,
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Commission Directive No. 92/88/EEC of 26 October, 199211,
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Commission Directive No. 94/16/EEC of 22 April, 199412, and
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Commission Directive No. 96/6/EEC of 16 February, 199613.".
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1OJ No L 38, 11. 2. 1974, p. 31.
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2OJ No L 4, 9. 1. 1976, p. 24.
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3OJ No L 364, 31. 12. 1976, p. 20.
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4OJ No L 124, 20. 5. 1980, p. 17.
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5OJ No L 222, 13. 8. 1983, p. 31.
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6OJ No L 189, 11. 7. 1986, p. 40.
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7OJ No L 212, 2. 8. 1986, p. 27.
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8OJ No L 110, 25. 4. 1987, p. 25.
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9OJ No L 60, 7. 3. 1991, p. 16
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10OJ No L 221,6. 8. 1992, p. 49.
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11OJ No L 321, 6. 11. 1992, p. 24.
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12OJ No L 104, 23. 4. 1994, p. 32.
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13OJ No L 49, 28. 2. 1996, p. 29.
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ANNEX I
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| Substances, products |
Feedingstuffs |
Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) of feedingstuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
| A. Substances (ions or elements) |
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1. Arsenic
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
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- meal made from grass, dried lucerne, dried clover, dried sugar beet pulp and dried molassed sugar beet pulp
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4 |
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- phosphates and feeding stuffs obtained from the processing of fish or other marine animals
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10 |
| Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
2 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for fish
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4 |
| Complementary feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
4 |
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- mineral feedingstuffs
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12 |
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2. Lead
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of:
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10 |
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- green fodder
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40 |
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- phosphates
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30 |
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- yeast
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5 |
| Complete feedingstuffs |
5 |
| Complementary feeding stuffs with the exception of: |
10 |
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- mineral feedingstuffs
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30 |
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3. Fluorine
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of:
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150 |
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- feeding stuffs of animal origin
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500 |
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- phosphate
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2000 |
| Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
150 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats
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- in milk
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30 |
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- other
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50 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for pigs
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100 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for poultry
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350 |
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- complete feeding stuffs for chicks
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250 |
| Mineral mixtures for cattle, sheep and goats |
20001 |
| Other complementary feeding stuffs |
1252 |
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4. Mercury
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
0.1 |
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- feedingstuffs produced by the processing of fish or other marine animals
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0.5 |
| Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
0.1 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for dogs and cats
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0.4 |
| Complementary feedingstuffs (with the exception of complementary feedingstuffs for dogs and cats) |
0.2 |
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5. Nitrites
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Fish meal |
60 (expressed as sodium nitrite)
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| Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
15 (expressed as sodium nitrite)
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- feedingstuffs intended for pets except birds and aquarium fish
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| 6. Cadmium |
Straight feedingstuffs of vegetable origin |
1 |
| Straight feedingstuffs of animal origin (with the exception of feedingstuffs for pets) |
2 |
| Phosphates |
101 |
| Complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (with the exception of complete feedingstuffs for calves, lambs and kids) |
1 |
| Other complete feedingstuffs (with the exception of feedingstuffs for pets) |
0.5 |
| Mineral feedingstuffs |
52 |
| Other complementary feedingstuffs for cattle sheep and goats |
0.5 |
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1Member States may also prescribe a maximum fluorine content equal to 1.25% of the phosphorus content.
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2Fluorine content per percentage point phosphorus in the feedingstuff.
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| Substances, products |
Feedingstuffs |
Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
| B. Products |
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1. Aflatoxin B1
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of: - groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof
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0.05 0.02
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| Complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats with the exception of: |
0.05 |
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- dairy cattle
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0.005 |
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- calves and lambs
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0.01 |
| Complete feedingstuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals) |
0.02 |
| Other complete feedingstuffs |
0.01 |
| Complementary feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (with the exception of complementary feedingstuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs) |
0.05 |
| Complementary feedingstuffs for pigs and poultry (with the exception of young animals) |
0.03 |
| Other complementary feedingstuffs |
0.005 |
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2. Hydrocyanic acid
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Straight feedingstuffs except: |
50 |
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- linseed
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250 |
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- linseed cakes
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350 |
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- manioc products and almond cakes
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100 |
| Complete feedingstuffs except: |
50 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for chicks
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10 |
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3. Free gossypol
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
20 |
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- cotton seed cakes
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1200 |
| Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: |
20 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats
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500 |
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- poultry ( except laying hens) and calves
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100 |
| -rabbits, pigs (except piglets) |
60 |
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4. Theobromine
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Complete feedingstuffs except: |
300 |
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- complete feedingstuffs for adult cattle
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700 |
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5. Volatile mustard oil
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Straight feedingstuffs with the exception of: - rape seed cakes
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100 (expressed as allylisothiocyanate) 4000 (expressed as allylisothiocyanate)
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Complete feedingstuffs with the exception of:
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150 (expressed as allylisothiocyanate)
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- complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except young animals)
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1000 (expressed as allylisothiocyanate)
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- complete feedingstuffs for pigs (except piglets) and poultry
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500 (expressed as allylisothiocyanate)
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| 6. Vinylthiooxazolidone (Vinyloxazolidine thione) |
Complete feedingstuffs for poultry with the exception of: |
1000 |
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- complete feeding stuffs for laying hens
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500 |
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7. Rye Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
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All feedingstuffs containing ungrouped cereals |
1000 |
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8. Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruit containing alkaloids, glucosides or other toxic substances separately or in combination including: (a) Lolium temulentum L., (b) Lolium remotum Schrank., (c) Datura stramonium L.
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All feedingstuffs |
3000 1000 1000 1000
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9. Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
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All feedingstuffs |
10 (expressed in terms of castor-oil plant husks)
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10. Crotalaria spp.
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All feedingstuffs |
100 |
| Substances, products |
Feedingstuffs |
Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) of feedingstuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
| A. Substances (ions or elements) |
| C. Botanical impurities |
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1. Apricot Prunus armeniaca L.
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2. Bitter almond Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb var. amara (DC.) Focke (= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara (DC.) Focke)
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3. Unhusked beech mast Fagus silvatica L.
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4. Camelina Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz
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5. Mowrah, bassia, madhuca Madhuca longifolia (L.) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin (= Bassia latifolia Roxb. = Illipe latifolia (Roxb.) F. Mueller)
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All feedingstuffs |
Seeds and fruit of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feedingstuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
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6. Purghera Jatropha curcas L.
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7. Croton Croton tiglium L.
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8. Indian mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell
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9. Sareptian mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea
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10. Chinese mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin
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11. Black mustard Brassica nigra (L.) Koch
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12. Ethiopian mustard Brassica carinata A. Braun
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1Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0.5 mg per 1% of the phosphorus content
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2Member States may also prescribe a maximum cadmium content of 0.75 mg per 1% of the phosphorus content
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Given under my Official Seal this 19th day of September, 1996
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____________________
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Ivan Yates
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry
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Explanatory Note
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These Regulations amend the European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) Regulations, 1989 so as to give effect to Commission Directive No. 96/6/EC of 16 February, 1996 which amends the maximum permitted levels for aflatoxin B1 in complete feedingstuffs for dairy cows.
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