Article 10 Weight determination, sampling and analysis of dried fodder

The processing undertaking shall weigh the dried fodder and take samples when it leaves the undertaking, as provided for in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003.

However, where the dried fodder is mixed on the premises of the processing undertaking, weighing and sampling shall be carried out before mixing takes place.

Where mixing is carried out before or during drying, a sample shall be taken after drying. It shall be accompanied by a statement to the effect that it relates to a mixture and specifying the type and name of the additive, its total nitrogenous content in the dry matter and the rate of incorporation in the finished product.

The competent authority may require each processing undertaking to notify it at least two working days in advance each time dried fodder leaves the undertaking or is mixed, specifying the dates and quantities, to enable the latter to carry out the necessary checks.

The competent authority shall regularly take samples and weigh a quantity relating to at least 5 % by weight of dried fodder leaving the undertaking and at least 5 % by weight of dried fodder mixed each marketing year.

F1The determination of moisture and crude protein content provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 shall be carried out by taking a sample for every 110 tonnes maximum of each lot of dried fodder leaving the processing undertaking or mixed on its premises in accordance with the method laid down in Commission Directives 76/371/EEC ^f1 , 71/393/EEC ^f2 and 72/199/EEC ^f3 .

Where several lots of the same quality with regard to composition, moisture content and protein content, together weighing 110 tonnes or less, leave the undertaking or are mixed on its premises, a sample shall be taken from each lot. However, the analysis shall be carried out on a representative mixture of these samples.