Council Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs
Modified by
  • Act of accession of Greece, 11979H, November 19, 1979
  • Commission Directive 80/509/EECof 2 May 1980, 31980L0509, May 21, 1980
  • Commission Directive 80/695/EECof 27 June 1980, 31980L0695, July 22, 1980
  • Commission Directive 82/957/EECof 22 December 1982, 31982L0957, December 31, 1982
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85of 20 December 1985, 31985R3768, December 31, 1985
  • Council Directive 86/354/EECof 21 July 1986, 31986L0354, August 2, 1986
  • Commission Directive 87/235/EECof 31 March 1987, 31987L0235, April 14, 1987
  • Council Directive 90/44/EECof 22 January 1990, 31990L0044, January 31, 1990
  • Council Directive 90/654/EECof 4 December 1990, 31990L0654, December 17, 1990
  • Council Directive 93/74/EECof 13 September 1993, 31993L0074, September 22, 1993
  • Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
  • (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Council Directive 95/69/ECof 22 December 1995, 31995L0069, December 30, 1995
  • Council Directive 96/24/ECof 29 April 1996, 31996L0024, May 23, 1996
  • Commission Directive 97/47/ECof 28 July 1997, 31997L0047, August 5, 1997
  • Commission Directive 98/87/ECof 13 November 1998amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs(Text with EEA relevance), 31998L0087, November 27, 1998
  • Commission Directive 1999/61/ECof 18 June 1999amending the Annexes to Council Directives 79/373/EEC and 96/25/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 31999L0061, June 26, 1999
  • Directive 2000/16/EC of the European Parliament and the Councilof 10 April 2000amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs and Council Directive 96/25/EC on the circulation of feed materials, 32000L0016, May 3, 2000
  • Directive 2002/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 28 January 2002amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 91/357/EECDecision No 623/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 23 May 2007amending Directive 2002/2/EC amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs, 32002L000232007D0623, March 6, 2002
  • Decision No 623/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 23 May 2007amending Directive 2002/2/EC amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs, 32007D0623, June 14, 2007
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (unanimity), 32003R0807, May 16, 2003
  • Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 11 March 2009adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutinyAdaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Two, 32009R0219, March 31, 2009
  • Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 13 July 2009on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32009R0767, September 1, 2009
Council Directiveof 2 April 1979on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs(79/373/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 34, 14.4.1971, p. 8.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 10, 5.2.1972, p. 35.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 4, 20.1.1972, p. 3.,Whereas livestock production occupies a very important position in the agriculture of the European Economic Community; whereas satisfactory results depend to a large extent on the use of suitable, good-quality feedingstuffs;Whereas rules governing feedingstuffs are important to an increase in agricultural productivity, in view of the important role played by compound feedingstuffs in this respect;Whereas, when rules are being laid down for the circulation of compound feedingstuffs, care should be taken to ensure that such feedingstuffs have a favourable effect on livestock production; whereas feedingstuffs must therefore always be wholesome, unadulterated and of merchantable quality; whereas they must neither represent a danger to animal or human health nor be marketed in a manner liable to mislead;Whereas it is necessary to provide the user with accurate and meaningful information on the compound feedingstuffs at his disposal; whereas, therefore, at least the levels of analytical constituents having a direct effect on the quality of the feedingstuffs should be declared;Whereas, pending the adoption of further provisions, it is necessary, given the existing practices in certain Member States, to provide temporarily for national administrations to require a fuller declaration of the composition of feedingstuffs, with regard to both analytical constituents and feed materials; whereas such declarations may be required only as provided for in this Directive;Whereas, moreover, all producers of feedingstuffs should be able to show on their labelling certain information useful to the purchaser; whereas Member States also retain the right to authorize producers to provide further information;Whereas, pending the adoption of Community provisions, Member States may, if their regulations contain these limitations when this Directive is adopted, continue to require that compound feedingstuffs marketed on their territories be manufactured from certain feed materials or be free of certain feed materials;Whereas, for as long as Community methods have not been established, Member States will not be able to require or allow energy values to be indicated unless this is required or permitted in their territories when this Directive is adopted;Whereas, in order to give adequate protection to purchasers, compound feedingstuffs should normally be marketed in sealed packages or containers; whereas it appears necessary, however, to allow for exceptions to this rule in certain special circumstances to be defined by the Community;Whereas Member States must ensure that compound feedingstuffs satisfying the provisions of this Directive are not subject within the Community to any circulation restrictions in connection with their marking or packaging;Whereas Member States must make suitable control arrangements to ensure compliance during circulation with the provisions laid down for compound feedingstuffs;Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the measures envisaged and, in particular, to amend and supplement them where necessary, provision should be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs set up by Decision 70/372/EECOJ No L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 1.;Whereas this Directive contains a number of national derogations; whereas it is therefore necessary to include provision for certain of them to be reviewed within a specified period,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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