# Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on 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), Division (2): Where the composition of a feed material or compound feed is found to deviate from the labelled value of the analytical constituents set out in Annexes I, V, VI and VII the following tolerances shall apply:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The tolerances are given either as an absolute percentage value (this value must be subtracted from/added to the declared content) or as a relative value marked with ‘ % ’ after the value (this percentage must be applied to the declared content to calculate the acceptable deviation).
The tolerances are applicable where no tolerance has been laid down in accordance with an EU method or in accordance with an official national method in the Member State in which the feed is placed on the market or in accordance with an method adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (https://standards.cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:32:0::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:6308,25&cs=1C252307F473504B6354F4EE56B99E235).
Constituent
Declared content of the constituent
Tolerance
[%]
Below the labelled value
Above the labelled value
crude fat
< 8
1
2
8 - 24
12,5 %
25 %
> 24
3
6
crude fat, feed for non-food producing animals
< 16
2
4
16 - 24
12,5 %
25 %
> 24
3
6
crude protein
< 8
1
1
8 - 24
12,5 %
12,5 %
> 24
3
3
crude protein, feed for non-food producing animals
< 16
2
2
16 - 24
12,5 %
12,5 %
> 24
3
3
crude ash
< 8
2
1
8 - 32
25 %
12,5 %
> 32
8
4
crude fibre
< 10
1,75
1,75
10 - 20
17,5 %
17,5 %
> 20
3,5
3,5
sugar
< 10
1,75
3,5
10 - 20
17,5 %
35 %
> 20
3,5
7
starch
< 10
3,5
3,5
10 - 20
35 %
35 %
> 20
7
7
calcium
< 1
0,3
0,6
1 - 5
30 %
60 %
> 5
1,5
3
magnesium
< 1
0,3
0,6
1 - 5
30 %
60 %
> 5
1,5
3
sodium
< 1
0,3
0,6
1 - 5
30 %
60 %
> 5
1,5
3
total phosphorus
< 1
0,3
0,3
1 - 5
30 %
30 %
> 5
1,5
1,5
ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid
< 1
no limits are set
0,3
1 - 5
30 %
> 5
1,5
potassium
< 1
0,2
0,4
1 - 5
20 %
40 %
> 5
1
2
moisture
< 2
no limits are set
0,4
2 - < 5
20 %
5 - 12,5
1
> 12,5
8 %
energy value
5 %
10 %
protein value
10 %
20 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/767/annex/IV/part/1/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-767/annex-IV/part-1/division-2
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