{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-68/annex/part-C/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-68/annex/part-C/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/68",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 of 16 January 2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-68",
  "path": "annex/part/C/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Oil seeds, oil fruits, and products derived thereof",
  "text": "The indication ‘ low in glucosinolate ’ as defined in Union legislation may be added, where appropriate. This is valid for all rape seed products.\nThe name ‘ vegetable oil and fat ’ may be replaced by the term ‘ vegetable oil ’ or ‘ vegetable fat ’ as appropriate. It shall be supplemented by the plant species and as appropriate by the part of the plant. It shall be specified whether the oil(s) and/or fat(s) is/are crude or refined.\nNumber\nName\nDescription\nCompulsory declarations\n2.1.1\nBabassu expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing Babassu palm nuts Orbignya varieties\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.2.1\nCamelina seed\nSeeds of Camelina sativa L. Crantz\n2.2.2\nCamelina, expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of Camelina\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.2.3\nCamelina meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of Camelina seed expeller\nCrude protein\n2.3.1\nCocoa husks\nTeguments of dried and roasted beans of Theobroma cacao L.\nCrude fibre\n2.3.2\nCocoa hulls\nProduct obtained from processing beans of Theobroma cacao L.\nCrude fibre\nCrude protein\n2.3.3\nCocoa bean meal, partially decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of dried and roasted beans of Theobroma cacao L. from which part of the husks has been removed\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.4.1\nCopra expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing the dried kernel (endosperm) and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the coconut palm Cocos nucifera L.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.4.2\nCopra, hydrolysed expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing and enzymatic hydrolisation of the dried kernel (endosperm) and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the coconut palm Cocos nucifera L.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.4.3\nCopra meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of the dried kernel (endosperm) and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the coconut palm Cocos nucifera L.\nCrude protein\n2.5.1\nCotton seed\nSeeds of Gossypium spp. from which the fibres have been removed. It may be rumen protected.\n2.5.2\nCotton seed meal, partially decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of seeds of cotton from which fibres and part of the husks have been removed. (Maximum crude fibre 22,5 % in the dry matter). It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.5.3\nCotton seed expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of cotton from which fibres have been removed\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nCrude fat\n2.6.1\nGroundnut expeller, partially decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing partially decorticated groundnuts Arachis hypogaea L. and other species of Arachis\n(Maximum crude fibre content 16 % in the dry matter)\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.6.2\nGroundnut meal, partially decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of partially decorticated groundnut expeller (Maximum crude fibre content 16 % in the dry matter)\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.6.3\nGroundnut expeller, decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing decorticated groundnuts\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.6.4\nGroundnut meal, decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of decorticated groundnut expeller\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.7.1\nKapok expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture obtained by pressing Kapok seeds ( Ceiba pentadra L. Gaertn.)\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.8.1\nLinseed\nSeeds of linseed Linum usitatissimum L. (Minimum botanical purity 93 %) as whole, flattened or ground linseed. It may be rumen protected.\n2.8.2\nLinseed expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing linseed.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.8.3\nLinseed meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of linseed expeller. It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\n2.8.4\nLinseed expeller feed\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing linseed. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to:\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % of crude lecithins\n2 % of soap stocks\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.8.5\nLinseed meal feed\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of linseed expeller. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n2 % soap stocks.\nIt may be rumen protected\nCrude protein\n2.9.1\nMustard bran\nProduct of the manufacture of mustard ( Brassica juncea L.). It consists of fragments of the outer skins and particles of grain.\nCrude fibre\n2.9.2\nMustard seed meal\nProduct obtained by the extraction of volatile mustard oil from mustard seeds\nCrude protein\n2.10.1\nNiger seed\nSeeds of the niger plant Guizotia abyssinica (L. F.) Cass\n2.10.2\nNiger seed expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of seeds of the niger plant (Ash insoluble in HCl: maximum 3,4 %)\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.11.1\nOlive pulp\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of pressed olives Olea europea L. separated as far as possible from parts of the kernel\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nCrude fat\n2.11.2\nDefatted olive meal feed\nProduct of olive oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of olive pulp expeller separated as far as possible from parts of the kernel. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins.\n2 % soap stocks.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.11.3\nDefatted olive meal\nProduct of olive oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of olive pulp expeller separated as far as possible from parts of the kernel.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.12.1\nPalm kernel expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of palm kernels Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Corozo oleifera (HBK) L. H. Bailey ( Elaeis melanococca auct .) from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nCrude fat\n2.12.2\nPalm kernel meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of palm kernels from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.13.1\nPumpkin and squash seed\nSeeds of Cucurbita pepo L. and plants of the genus Cucurbita\n2.13.2\nPumpkin and squash seed, expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of Cucurbita pepo and plants of the genus Cucurbita\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\n2.14.1\nRape seed\nSeeds of rape Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk. Indian sarson Brassica napus L. var. glauca (Roxb.) O.E. Schulz and Brassica rapa ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk. Minimum botanical purity 94 %. It may be rumen protected.\n2.14.2\nRape seed, expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of rape. It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.14.3\nRape seed meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of rape seed expeller. It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\n2.14.4\nRape seed, extruded\nProduct obtained from whole rape by means of a treatment in humid, warm conditions and under pressure increasing starch gelatinisation. It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\n2.14.5\nRape seed protein concentrate\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by separation of protein fraction of rape seed expeller or rape seed\nCrude protein\n2.14.6\nRape seed expeller feed\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of rape. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n2 % soap stocks.\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.14.7\nRape seed meal feed\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of rape seed expeller. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n2 % soap stocks.\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\n2.15.1\nSafflower seed\nSeeds of the safflower Carthamus tinctorius L.\n2.15.2\nSafflower seed meal, partially decorticated\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of partially decorticated seeds of safflower.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.15.3\nSafflower hulls\nProduct obtained during dehulling of safflower seeds\nCrude fibre\n2.16.1\nSesame seed\nSeeds of Sesamum indicum L.\n2.17.1\nSesame seed, partially dehulled\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by removing part of the husks\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.17.2\nSesame hulls\nProduct obtained during dehulling of sesame seeds\nCrude fibre\n2.17.3\nSesame seed expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of the sesame plant (Ash insoluble in HCl: maximum 5 %).\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nCrude fat\n2.18.1\nToasted soya (beans)\nSoya beans ( Glycine max L. Merr.) subjected to an appropriate heat treatment. (Urease activity maximum 0,4 mg N/g × min.). It may be rumen protected.\n2.18.2\nSoya (bean) expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing the seed of soya.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.18.3\nSoya (bean) meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained from soya beans after extraction and appropriate heat treatment. (Urease activity maximum 0,4 mg N/g × min.).\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nif > 8 % in dry matter\n2.18.4\nSoya (bean) meal, dehulled\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained from dehulled soya beans after extraction and appropriate heat treatment. (Urease activity maximum 0,5 mg N/g × min.). It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\n2.18.5\nSoya (bean) hulls\nProduct obtained during dehulling of soya beans\nCrude fibre\n2.18.6\nSoya beans, extruded\nProduct obtained from soya beans by means of a treatment in humid, warm conditions and under pressure increasing starch gelatinisation. It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\n2.18.7\nSoya (bean) protein concentrate\nProduct obtained from dehulled, fat extracted soya beans, after a second extraction or enzymatic treatment to reduce the level of nitrogen-free extract. May contain inactivated enzymes.\nCrude protein\n2.18.8\nSoya bean pulp; [Soya bean paste]\nProduct obtained during extraction of soya beans for food preparation\nCrude protein\n2.18.9\nSoya bean molasses\nProduct obtained during the processing of soya bean\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\n2.18.10\nBy-product from soybean preparation\nProducts obtained when processing soybeans to obtain soybean food preparations\nCrude protein\n2.18.11\nSoya (beans)\nSoya beans ( Glycine max L. Merr.)\nUrease activity if > 0,4 mg N/g × min\n2.18.12\nSoybean, flakes\nProduct obtained by steaming or infrared micronising and rolling dehulled soya beans (Urease activity maximum 0,4 mg N/g × min.)\nCrude protein\n2.18.13\nSoya (bean) meal feed\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained from soya beans after extraction and appropriate heat treatment. (Urease activity maximum 0,4 mg N/g × min.). Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n1,5 % soap stocks.\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nif > 8 % in dry matter\n2.18.14\nSoya (bean) meal feed, dehulled\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained from dehulled soya beans after extraction and appropriate heat treatment. (Urease activity maximum 0,5 mg N/g × min.). Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n1,5 % soap stocks.\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\n2.18.15\nFermented soya (bean) protein (concentrate)\nProduct obtained from dehulled, fat extracted soya beans, after microbial fermentation to reduce the level of nitrogen-free extract. It may also include dead cells and/or parts thereof of the fermentation micro-organisms used.\nCrude protein\n2.19.1\nSunflower seed\nSeeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus L. It may be rumen protected.\n2.19.2\nSunflower seed expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of the sunflower.\nCrude protein\nCrude fat\nCrude fibre\n2.19.3\nSunflower seed meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of sunflower seed expeller. It may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.19.4\nSunflower seed meal, dehulled\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of expeller of sunflower seeds from which part or all of the husks has been removed. Maximum crude fibre 27,5 % in the dry matter\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.19.5\nSunflower seed hulls\nProduct obtained during dehulling of sunflower seeds\nCrude fibre\n2.19.6\nSunflower seed meal feed\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of sunflower seed expeller. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n2 % soap stocks.\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\n2.19.7\nSunflower seed meal feed, dehulled\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and appropriate heat treatment of expeller of sunflower seeds from which part or all of the husks has been removed. Only when produced at an integrated crushing and refining site, the product may contain up to\n1 % of the sum of used bleaching earth and filter aid (e.g. diatomaceous earth, amorphous silicates and silica, phyllosilicates and cellulosic or wood fibres)\n1,3 % crude lecithins\n2 % soap stocks.\nMaximum crude fibre: 27,5 % in the dry matter.\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.19.8\nHigh-protein low-cellulose fraction of sunflower meal\nProduct of the processing of sunflower meal, obtained by grinding and fractionation (sieving and air fractionation) of sunflower seed meal, dehulled.\nMinimum crude protein content: 45 % on 8 % moisture basis\nMaximum crude fibre content: 8 % on 8 % moisture basis\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.19.9\nHigh-cellulose fraction of sunflower meal\nProduct of the processing of sunflower meal, obtained by grinding and fractionation (sieving and air fractionation) of sunflower seed meal, dehulled.\nMinimum crude fibre content: 38 % on 8 % moisture basis\nMinimum crude protein content: 17 % on 8 % moisture basis\nIt may be rumen protected.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.20.1\nVegetable oil and fat\nOil and fat obtained from oilseeds or oil fruits (excluding castor oil from the ricinus plant), it may be degummed, refined and/or hydrogenated.\nMoisture, if > 1 %\n2.20.2\nUsed food factory vegetable oils\nVegetable oils having been used by food business operators in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 for cooking purposes and which have not been in contact with meat, animal fats, fish or aquatic animals.\nMoisture, if > 1 %\n2.21.1\nCrude lecithins\nProduct obtained during degumming of crude oil from oilseeds and oil fruits with water. Citric acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide or enzymes may be added during degumming of the crude oil\n2.22.1\nHemp seed\nControlled seeds of varieties of Cannabis sativa L. with a maximum tetrahydrocannabinol content according to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.\n2.22.2\nHemp expeller\nProduct of oil manufacture obtained by pressing hemp seeds\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n2.22.3\nHemp oil\nOil obtained by pressing of hemp plants and seeds\nMoisture, if > 1 %\n2.23.1\nPoppy seed\nSeeds of Papaver somniferum L.\n2.23.2\nPoppy meal\nProduct of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of expeller of poppy seeds.\nCrude protein",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1017 of 15 June 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The indication ‘ low in glucosinolate ’ as defined in Union legislation may be added, where appropriate. This is valid for all rape seed products."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The name ‘ vegetable oil and fat ’ may be replaced by the term ‘ vegetable oil ’ or ‘ vegetable fat ’ as appropriate. It shall be supplemented by the plant species and as appropriate by the part of the plant. It shall be specified whether the oil(s) and/or fat(s) is/are crude or refined."
    }
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