S.I. No. 50/1994 - European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1994.

S.I. No. 50 of 1994.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PROTEIN FEEDINGSTUFFS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1994.

I, JOE WALSH, 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 purposes of giving effect to Commission Directive 93/26/EEC of 4 June, 1993¹ and Commission Directive 93/56/EEC of 29 June, 1993², and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June, 1982³, as amended, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1994.

(2) The European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1986 to 1991, and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1986 to 1994.

(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 31st day of March, 1994.

2. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1986" means the European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 433 of 1986 ).

3. Regulation 2 (1) of the Regulations of 1986, as amended by Regulation 3 of the European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991, are hereby amended by the substitution, for the definition of "the Directive of 1982", of the definition set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

4. The Regulations of 1986, as amended by Regulation 4 of the European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991, are hereby amended by the substitution, for the First Schedule thereto, of the Schedule set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

¹O.J. No. L. 179 of 22.7.1993, p.2.

²O.J. No. L. 206 of 18.8.1993, p.13.

³O.J. No. L. 213 of 21.7.1982, p.8.

FIRST SCHEDULE

"The Directive of 1982" means Council Directive No. 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982¹ as amended by—

Council Directive No. 83/228/EEC of 18 April, 1983²

Commission Directive No. 84/443/EEC of 26 July, 1984³

Second Commission Directive No. 85/509/EEC of 6 November, 1985⁴

Commission Directive No. 86/530/EEC of 28 October, 1986⁵

Commission Directive No. 88/485/EEC of 26 July, 1986⁶

Commission Directive No. 89/520/EEC of 6 September, 1989⁷

Commission Directive No. 90/439/EEC of 24 July, 1990⁸

Commission Directive No. 93/26/EEC of 4 June, 1993⁹ and

Commission Directive No. 93/56/EEC of 29 June, 1993¹⁰

¹O.J. No. L. 213 of 21.7.1982, p.8.

²O.J. No. L. 126 of 13.5.1983, p.23.

³O.J. No. L. 245 of 14.9.1984, p.21.

⁴O.J. No. L. 314 of 23.11.1985, p.25.

⁵O.J. No. L.312 of 7.11.1986, p.39.

⁶O.J. No. L. 239 of 30.8.1988, p.36.

⁷O.J. No. L. 270 of 19.9.1989, p.13.

⁸O.J. No. L. 227 of 21.8.1990, p.33.

⁹O.J. No. L. 179 of 22.7.1993, p.2.

¹⁰O.J. No. L. 206 of 18.8.1993, p. 13.

SECOND SCHEDULE

"FIRST SCHEDULE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Name of product group	Name of product	Designation of nutritive principle or identity of microorganism	Culture substrate (specifications if any)	Composition characteristics of product¹	Animal species	Special provisions¹
1. Proteins obtained from the following groups of micro- organisms.
1.1 Bacteria
1.1.1 Bacteria cultivated on methanol	1.1.1.1 Protein product of fermentation obtained by culture of Methylophilus methylotrophus on methanol	Methylophilus methylotrophus NCIB strain 10.515	Methanol	—Crude protein: minimum 68% —Reflectance index: at least 50	—Pigs —calves —poultry —fish	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —name of the product; —crude protein; —crude ash; —crude fat; —moisture content; —instructions for use; —declaration of the words "avoid inhalation".
						Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff.
1.2 Yeasts
1.2.1 Yeasts cultivated on substrates of animal or vegetable origin	—All yeasts: —obtained from the micro-organisms and substrates listed in columns 3 and 4 respectively —the cells of which have been killed	Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces carlsbergiensis, Kluyveromyces lactis, Kluyveromyces fragilis	Molasses, distillery residues, cereals and products containing starch, fruit juice, whey, lactic acid hydrolyzed vegetable fibres	—	All Animal Species
1.2.2 Yeasts cultivated on substrates other than those given in 1.2.1
1.3 Algae
1.4 Lower fungi
1.4.1 Products from the production of antibiotics by fermentation	1.4.1.1 Mycelium, wet by-product from the production of penicilin ensiled by means of Lactobacillus brevis, plantarum, sake, collenoid and Streptococcus lactisto inactivate the penicillin and heat treated	Notrogenous compound. Pencillium chrysogenum ATCC 48271	Different sources of carbohydrates and their hydrolysates	Nitrogen expressed as crude protein: min. 7%	Ruminants Pigs	Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name: "Mycelium silage from the production of penicillin" —nitrogen expressed as crude protein —crude ash —moisture —animal species or category Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feedingstuff: the name: "Mycelium silage from the production of penicillin"
2. Non-protein nitrogenous compounds
2.1 Urea and its derivatives	2.1.1 Urea, technically pure	CO(NH₂)₂	—	Urea: minimum 97%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Urea", —nitrogen level, —animal species or category. Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the name "Urea", —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff, —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen, —indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration
	2.1.2 Biuret, technically pure	(CONH₂)₂NH	—	Biuret: minimum 97%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Biuret", —nitrogen level, —animal species or category. Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the name "Biuret", —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff, —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen, —indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration
	2.1.3 Urea-phosphate, technically pure	CO(NH₂)₂H₃PO₄	—	Nitrogen: minimum 16.5% Phosphorus: minimum 18%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Urea-phosphate", —nitrogen and phosphorus levels, —animal species or category. Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the name "Urea-phosphate", —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff, —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen, —indication, in the instruction for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration
	2.1.4 Diureidoisobutane, technically pure	(CH₃)₂(CH)₂— (NHCONH₂)₂	—	Nitrogen: minimum 30% Isobutyraldehyde: minimum 35%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Diureidoisobutane", —nitrogen level, —animal species or category. Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the name "Diureidoisobutane", —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff, —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen, —indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration
2.2 Ammonium salts	2.2.1 Ammonium lactate, produced by fermentation with Lactobacillus bulgaricus	CH₃CH(OH)— COONH₄	Whey	Nitrogen expressed as crude protein: minimum 44%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name `Ammonium lactate from fermentation'; —nitrogen expressed as crude protein; —crude ash; —moisture; —animal species or category.Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs:—the name `Ammonium lactate from fermentation'; —amount of product contained in the feedingstuff;—percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;—indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category.
	2.2.2 Ammonium acetate in aqueuous solution	CH₃COONH₄	—	Ammonium acetate: minimum 55%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:—the name "Ammonium acetate"; —nitrogen and moisture contents;—animal species or category.Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the words: "Ammonium acetate"; —the amount of the product contained in the feedingstuffs; —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen; —indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category.
	2.2.3 Ammonium sulphate in aqueuous solution	(NH₄)₂SO₄	—	Ammonium sulphate: minimum 35%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Ammonium sulphate"; —nitrogen and moisture contents; —animal species —in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5% Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feedingstuffs: —the name: "Ammonium sulphate"; —the amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff; —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;—indication, in the instructions for use of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species, —in the case of the young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5%
2.3 By products from the production of amino acids by fermentation	2.3.1 Concentrated liquid by-products from the production of L-glutamic acid by fermentation with Corynebacterium melassecola	Ammonium salts and other nitrogenous compounds	Sucrose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates	Nitrogen expressed as crude protein: minimum 48% Moisture: maximum 28%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name by-products from the production of L-gutamic acid' —nitrogen, expressed as crude protein; —crude ash; —moisture; —animal species or category. Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen, —indication, in the instruction for use, of the level of total non protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category.
	2.3.2 Concentrated liquid by-products from the production of L-lysine monohydrochloride by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum	Ammonium salts and other nitrogenous compounds	Sucrose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates	Nitrogen expressed as crude protein: minimum 45%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name `By-products from the production of L-lysine", —nitrogen, expressed as crude protein, —crude ash, —moisture, —animal species or category.Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feedingstuffs: —percentage of the total crude protein provided by non-protein nitrogen,—indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category.
3. Amino acids and their salts
3.1 Methionine	3.1.1 DL- Methionine technically pure	CH₃S(CH₂)₂— CH(NH₂)COOH	—	DL-methionine: minimum 98%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "DL-methionine", —DL-methionine and moisture contents;
	3.1.2 Dihydrated calcium salt of N-hydroxymethyl-DL-methionine, technically pure	(CH₃S(CH₂)₂CH—(NHCH₂OH)— COO)₂Ca.2H₂O	—	DL-methionine: minimum 67% Formaldehyde: maximum 14% Calcium: minimum 9%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Dihydrated calcium salt of N-hydroxymethly-DL-methionine", —DL-methionine and moisture contents; —animal species or category.
	3.1.3 Methionine-zinc, technically pure	[CH₃S(CH2]₂- CH(NH₂)— COO]₂ Zn	—	DL-methionine: minimum 80% Zn: maximum 18.5%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Zinc-methionine", —DL-methionine and moisture contents, —animal species or category.
	3.1.4 Concentrated liquid sodium DL-methionine, technically pure	[CH₃S(CH_2-)₂CH(NH₂) COO]Na	—	DL-methionine: minimum 40.0% Sodium: minimum 6.2%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Concentrated liquid sodium DL-methionine", —DL-methionine and moisture contents.
	3.1.5 DL-methionine, technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene	CH₃S(CH₂)₂- CH(NH₂)— COOH	—	DL-methionine: minimum 65% Copolymer vinylpyridine/ styrene: maximum 3%	Dairy Cows	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —Protected methionine with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene", —DL-methionine and moisture contents, —animal species.
3.2 Lysine	3.2.1 L-lysine, technically pure	NH₂(CH₂)₄CH(NH₂)— COOH	—	L-lysine: minimum 98%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "L-lysine" —L-lysine and moisture contents.
	3.2.2 Concentrated liquid L-lysine (base)	NH₂(CH₂)₄ CH(NH₂)— COOH	Saccharose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates	L-lysine: minimum 60%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Concentrated liquid L-lysine base" —L-lysine and moisture contents.
	3.2.3 L-lysine monohydrochloride, techically pure.	NH₂(CH₂)₄ CH(NH₂)— COOH-HCI	—	L-lysine: minimum 78%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "L-lysine monohydrochloride" —L-lysine and moisture contents.
	3.2.4 Concentrated liquid L-lysine monohydrochloride	NH₂(CH₂)₄ CH(NH₂)— COOH-HCI	Saccharose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates	L-lysine: minimum 22.4%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Concentrated liquid L-lysine monohydrochloride" —L-lysine and moisture contents.
	3.2.5 L-lysine sulphate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum	[NH₂(CH₂)₄ CH(NH₂)— COOH]2-H₂SO₄	Sugar syrup, molasses, cereals, starch products and their hydrolysates	L-lysine: minimum 40%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "L-lysine sulphate and its by-products from fermentation" —L-lysine and moisture contents.
	3.2.6 L-lysine phosphate and its by-products produced by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum NRRL B-11470	[NH₂(CH₂]₄ CH(NH₂)—COOH]-H₃ Po₄	Sucrose ammonia and fish solubles	L-lysine: minimum 35% Phosphorus: minimum 4.3%	Poultry, Pigs	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "L-lysine phosphate and its by-products from fermentation" —L-lysine and moisture contents.
	3.2.7 Mixture of: (a) L-lysine monohydrochloride, technically pure and,	NH₂(CH₂)₄ CH(NH₂)— COOH-HCI	—	L-lysine + DL-Methionine: minimum 50% (including DL-methionine: minimum 15%) Copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene: maximum 3%	Dairy Cows	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "mixture of L-lysine monohydrochloride and DL-methionine protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene" —L-lysine, DL-methionine and moisture contents —animal species
	(b) DL-methionine, technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpuridine/ styrene	CH₃S(CH₂)₂ CH(NH₂)—COOH
3.3 Threonine	3.3.1 L-Threonine, technically pure	CH₃CH(OH) CH—(NH₂) COOH	—	L-threonine: minimum 98%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name 'L-threonine'; —L-threonine and moisture contents.
3.4 Tryptophan	3.4.1 L-tryptophan, technically pure	(C₅H₅NH)CH₂ CH—(NH₂) COOH	—	L-tryptophan: minimum 98%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name: 'L-tryptophan'; —L-tryptophan and moisture contents.
	3.4.2 DL-tryptophan, technically pure	(C₅H₅NH)CH₂ CH—(NH₂) COOH	—	DL-tryptophan: minimum 98%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name: 'DL-tryptophan'; —DL-tryptophan and moisture contents.
4. Hydroxy analogues of amino acids
4.1 Analogue of methionine	4.1.1 Hydroxy analogue of methionine	CH₃S(CH₂)₂ CH(OH)—COOH	—	Total of acids: minimum 85% Monomer acid: minimum 65%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Hydroxy analogue of methionine" —monomer acid and total acids contents —moisture contents —animal species —Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the name "Hydroxy analogue of methionine" —monomer acid and total acids contents —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff
	4.1.2 Calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine	[CH₃S(CH₂]₂— CH(OH)COO]₂ Ca	—	Monomer acid: minimum 83% Calcium: minimum 12%	All animal species	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: —the name "Calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine" —monomer acid content —moisture content —animal species Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs: —the name "Calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine" —monomer acid content —amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff

¹The contents laid down or to be declared, in accordance with columns 5 and 7, refer to the product as such

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of March, 1994.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1986 and 1991, so as to give effect to Commission Directive No. 93/26/EEC of 4 June 1993 and Commission Directive No. 93/56/EEC of 29 June 1993.