Council Directive 99/29/EC on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 115, 4 May 1999, pp. 32-46. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal feed/feedstuffs International trade Toxicity/poisoning Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Directive shall entered into force on 4 May 1999. Abstract This Directive deals with undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition. Member States shall prescribe that feed materials may only be put into circulation in the Community if they are sound, genuine and of merchantable quality. Feed materials cannot be considered as sound, genuine and of merchantable quality if the level of undesirable substances or products is so high as to make it impossible to respect the maximum levels fixed for compound feedingstuffs in Annex I. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that feedingstuffs and feed materials are officially controlled, at least by random sampling, to verify whether the conditions laid down in this Directive are satisfied. (18 articles and 4 Annexes) Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by 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 Ministerial Decree No. 241 implementing EC Directives 92/88, 94/16, 96/6 on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition. Legislation | Italy | 1998 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, MRL-maximum residue limit, International trade, Toxicity/poisoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2002/70/EC establishing requirements for the determination of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in feedingstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Residues, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Council Directive 2001/102/EC amending Directive 1999/29/EC on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Residues Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2001/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organization of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition and Directives 70/524/EEC, 96/25/EC and 1999/29/EC on animal nutrition. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Inspection, Toxicity/poisoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fish disease, Animal health, Standards, Toxicity/poisoning, MRL-maximum residue limit Source: FAO, FAOLEX