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First Commission Directive 71/250/EEC of 15 June 1971 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feeding-stuffs

Official Journal L 155 , 12/07/1971 P. 0013 - 0037

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FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 15 June 1971 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feeding-stuffs (71/250/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to the Council Directive of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feeding-stuffs, (1) and in particular Article 2 thereof;

Whereas that Directive requires that official controls of feeding-stuffs be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements arising under the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action concerning the quality and composition of feeding-stuffs;

Whereas all the necessary methods of analysis should be established as soon as possible ; whereas the establishment of methods for the determination of hydrocyanic acid, calcium, carbonates, crude ash, ash insoluble in HCl, chlorine from chlorides, mustard oil, lactose, potassium, sodium, sugars, theobromine and urea, and the determination of alkaloids in lupins and the estimation of the urease activity of products derived from soya are a first stage in this process;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee for Feeding-stuffs;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Member States shall require that analyses for official controls of feeding-stuffs as regards their levels of hydrocyanic acid, calcium, carbonates, crude ash, ash insoluble in HCl chlorine from chlorides, mustard oil, lactose, potassium, sodium, sugars, theobromine and urea, and the determination of alkaloids in lupins and the estimation of the urease activity of products derived from soya be carried out using the methods set out in the Annex to this Directive. (1)OJ No L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 2.

Article 2

The Member States shall, not later than 1 July 1972, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 June 1971.

For the Commission

The President

Franco M. MALFATTI

ANNEX METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF THE COMPONENTS OF FEEDING-STUFFS

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  INTRODUCTION

Methods of analysis of the components of feeding-stuffs are generally applicable to all straight and compound feeding-stuffs. However certain feeding-stuffs, by reason of their inherent compositional characteristics, require their own individual methods of analysis. These cases have been provided for under the heading "observations" in the description of methods.

When two or more methods may be used to determine a component of a feeding-stuff, the choice of method shall, except where otherwise indicated, be left to the test laboratory concerned ; the method used must however be indicated in the certificate of analysis.

Preparation of the sample for analysis

It is essential for the chemical analysis to be carried out on a homogeneous sample. It should however be possible to carry out certain macroscopic or microscopic determinations and also the determination of moisture on the sample in the state in which it reaches...

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