Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs.

Country/Territory: European Union
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1979
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 86, 6 April 1979, pp. 30-37.

Subject: Livestock
Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs Standards Internal trade Drugs Institution Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health
Geographical area: European Union Countries

Abstract: Member States shall prescribe that compound feedingstuffs may be marketed only if they are wholesome, unadulterated and of merchantable quality. They shall also prescribe that compound feedingstuffs may not represent a danger to animal or human health and may not be presented or marketed in a manner liable to mislead. Member States shall make all necessary arrangements for official inspection during marketing, at least by sampling, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Directive. (17 articles and 1 Annex)
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree amending the Decree implementing the Feedstuffs Act.

Legislation | Czechia | 2004

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, MRL-maximum residue limit, Toxicity/poisoning, Standards, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree amending Decree implementing the Feedstuffs Act.

Legislation | Czechia | 2003

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, MRL-maximum residue limit, Toxicity/poisoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Feed (Specified Undesirable Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (W.S.I. No. 3256 (W. 296) of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Government Ordinance on feedingstuffs.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2006

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on fodders packaging.

Legislation | Poland | 2007

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Marking/identification, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on additional information placed on markings of feedstuffs or compound feedstuffs.

Legislation | Poland | 2008

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act No. XLVI of 2008 on food chain and its control.

Legislation | Hungary | 2008 (2023)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Access-to-information, Codex Alimentarius, Consumer protection, Food quality control/food safety, Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Traceability/product tracing, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, HACCP, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Pests/diseases, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Plant protection, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 376 amending the Act on feedstuff.

Legislation | Denmark | 2003

Keyword: Inspection, Consumer protection, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Real Decreto Nº 418/1987 - Sustancias y productos que intervienen en la alimentación de los animales.

Legislation | Spain | 1987

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade, Drugs, Registration, Research, Institution, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Circulation of Compound Feedingstuffs Rules, 2005 (L.N. 362 of 2005).

Legislation | Malta | 2005

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Internal trade, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Feedstuffs Act.

Legislation | Germany | 1998 (2000)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Inspection, Registration, Data collection/reporting, International trade, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX