Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/893 of 7 June 2022 amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the methods of analysis for the detection of constituents of terrestrial invertebrates for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/893of 7 June 2022amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the methods of analysis for the detection of constituents of terrestrial invertebrates for the official control of feed(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1., and in particular Article 34(6), first subparagraph, point (a), thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1). establishes testing methods used to support official controls to enforce the ban on the use of processed animal protein in feed for food producing animals. This includes methods of analysis for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feed, which are described in Annex VI to that Regulation and performed by light microscopy or polymerase chain reaction (PCR).(2)The use of processed animal protein derived from farmed insects has been authorised in the feed of aquaculture animals by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/893Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/893 of 24 May 2017 amending Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes X, XIV and XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the provisions on processed animal protein (OJ L 138, 25.5.2017, p. 92)., and in the feed of porcine animals and poultry by Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1372Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1372 of 17 August 2021 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the prohibition to feed non-ruminant farmed animals, other than fur animals, with protein derived from animals (OJ L 295, 18.8.2021, p. 1)., but is still prohibited under Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1). in certain feed, notably in the feed of ruminants.(3)The European Union reference laboratory for animal proteins in feedingstuffs has developed and validated a special protocol, including a double sedimentation step, which ensures the detection of particles from terrestrial invertebrates, including insects, if present in feed materials, compound feed and premixtures submitted to laboratory testing. With this additional step, that protocol should be used in the framework of official controls to verify the correct enforcement of the ban on the use of processed animal protein of insects in certain feed for food producing animals.(4)The description of the light microscopy method set out in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 should therefore be adjusted in order to include a double sedimentation step in the protocol for the preparation of samples to be tested for detecting constituents of terrestrial invertebrates.(5)Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: