21 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2008/0050(COD)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘Complete feed’: means compound feed which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration;, as defined in Article 2(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition1; 1 OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point p
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) ‘Labelling’: attribution of means any words, particulars, trade marks, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a feed byand placing this information on any medium like packaginged on any packaging, document, container, notice, label, document, ring, or collar or the internet referring to or accompanying such feed;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it is sound, genuineunadulterated, fit for purpose and of merchantable quality;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Manufacturers of feedFeed businesses responsible for the labelling particulars as provided for in Article 12 shall make available to the authorities responsible for carrying out official controls any information concerning the composition or claimed properties of the feed they place on the market which enables the accuracy of the information given by the labelling to be verified.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Prohibitioned materials
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Taking into account in particular scientific evidence, technological progress, notifications under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed or results from official controls according to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the Commission shall adopt athe list in Annex II a of materials whose placing on the market or use for animal nutritional purposes is prohibited..
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. If, on the basis of available scientific and technical information, the Commissionttee referred to in Article 29, has reasons to believe that the use of the specific feed may not meet the particular intended nutritional purpose or may have adverse effects on animal health, human health, the environment and animal welfare, the Commission shall, in accordance with to the procedure laid down in Article 29(3), forward a request for a assessment together with the dossier to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) within three months. The Authority shall give an opinion within six months of receipt of the request. This time limit shall be extended whenever the Authority seeks supplementary information from the applicant.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the person responsible for the labelling provides on request of the competent authority a scientific substantiation of the truthfulness of the claim, either via publicly available scientific evidence or through documented company research. The scientific substantiation shall be available at the time the feed is placed on the market. Consumers shall have the right to receive confirmation that the claim is scientifically substantiated from the competent authority.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of paragraph 2(b), the Commission shall establish implementing rules establishing the conditions under which: - the feed user may have access to further compositional information and - the manufacturer may be exempted from the obligation to disclose that information. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it with new elements, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 29(4),
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – introductory part
Article 19 – introductory part
On the label of pet food a free telephone numbercost-free means of contacting the person responsible for the labelling particulars (such as by telephone, e-mail or via the Internet) shall be indicated in order to allow the customer to obtain information in addition to the mandatory particulars on
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The information in points (a) and (b) must be given without prejudice to the right to withhold details either when they are commercially sensitive or when their disclosure could infringe intellectual property rights.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 15(c), (d) and (ed) and Article 16(2) shall not be required where before each transaction the purchaser has stated in writing that he does not require this information. A transaction may consist of several consignments.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, the particulars referred to in Article 15(c), (d) and (ed) and Article 16(2) of this Regulation shall not be mandatory for feed materials that do not contain feed additives, with the exception of preservatives or silage additives, and which are produced and delivered by a feed business operator according to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 to a feed user in primary production for use within its own holding.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
Article 21 – paragraph 7
7. For quantities of pet food not exceeding the daily ration of the respective animal species sold in packages with several containers, the particulars referred to in Article 15(b), (c) and (f) and Article 17(1) (b), (c), (e) and (f) may be given only on the outer package instead of each container.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the mandatory labelling requirements, the labelling of compound feed may also include within the mandatory declarations required by Article 14 voluntary labelling particulars, provided that the general principles laid down in Article 11 are respected.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the mandatory labelling requirements, the labelling of feed materials or compound feed may also include voluntary labelling particulars, provided that the general principles laid down in Article 11 are respected.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The additional voluntary labelling may only include the following particulars:
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
For non-food producing animals first placed on the market, it shall apply thirty- six months after the date of publication of the measures referred to in Article 17(3).
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 6 – indent 4
Annex I – point 6 – indent 4
– 14 % in the case of other feedcompound feeding stuffs.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI
Annex VI
1. The following additives shall be listed with their name and/or identification number, added amount and the respective name of the functional group suchAdditives of the functional groups 'preservatives', 'antioxidants' , 'colourants', 'vitamins, pro- vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect', and 'compounds of trace elements' as laid down in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or the category in case of ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’: (a) additives where a maximum content is set, (b) additives belonging to the categories ‘zootechnical additives’ and ‘coccidiostats and histomonostawill be labelled as follows: “Contains EU- permitted preservatives/antioxidants/ colours/vitamins/trvaace elements’”, (c) additives belonging to the fas appropriate. 2. Functional groups of ‘urea and its derivatives’ of the category ‘nutritional additives’ as laid down in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 2. Feed additives not mentioned in paragraph 1 may be voluntarily indicated in the same full form or partially. 3. If a nutritional feed additive as referred to in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 is labelled voluntarily its level offeed additives not referred to in paragraph 1 may be voluntarily indicated. 3. In the event that particular attention is drawn on the label to one or several additives, the amount shall be declared in line with the Code of Practice established pursuant to Article 26. 4. Other additives incorporationed shall be indicated. 4. If an additive belongs to more than one of the functional groups, the group appropriate to its principal funcgiven on request to the customer pursuant to Article 19. 4a. The person responsible for the labelling particulars must, on request, immediately provide to the competent authority full information ion the case of the feed in question shall be indicateall additives incorporated into the pet food.