{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-68/annex/part-C/division-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-68/annex/part-C/division-6.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/6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Forages and roughage, and products derived thereof",
  "text": "The name shall be supplemented by the plant species.\nThe name must be supplemented by an indication of the nature of the treatment carried out.\nThe species of forage crop may be added to the name.\nThe term ‘ meal ’ may be replaced by ‘ pellets ’ . The method of drying may be added to the name.\nNumber\nName\nDescription\nCompulsory declarations\n6.1.1\nBeet leaves\nLeaves of Beta spp.\n6.2.1\nCereal plants\nWhole plants of cereal species or parts thereof. It may be dried, fresh or ensiled.\n6.3.1\nCereals straw\nStraw of cereals.\n6.3.2\nCereal straw, treated\nProduct obtained by an appropriate treatment of cereal straw.\nSodium, if treated with NaOH\n6.4.1\nClover meal\nProduct obtained by drying and milling clover Trifolium spp. It may contain up to 20 % lucerne ( Medicago sativa L. and Medicago var. Martyn ) or other forage crops dried and milled at the same time as the clover.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.5.1\nForage meal ; [grass meal] ; [green meal]\nProduct obtained by drying and milling and in some cases compacting forage plants.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.6.1\nGrass, field dried; [hay]\nSpecies of any grass, field dried.\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.6.2\nGrass, high temperature dried\nProduct obtained from grass (any variety) that has been artificially dehydrated (in any form).\nCrude protein\nFibre\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.6.3\nGrass; herbs; legume plants; [green forage]\nFresh, ensiled or dried arable crops consisting of grass, legumes or herbs, commonly described as silage, haylage, hay or green forage.\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.7.1\nHemp flour\nFlour ground from dried leaves from C annabis sativa L.\nCrude protein\n6.7.2\nHemp fibre\nProduct obtained during the processing of hemp, green coloured, dried, fibrous.\n6.8.1\nHorse bean straw\nStraw of horse bean ( Vicia faba L. ssp. faba var. equina Pers. and var. minuta (Alef.) Mansf.).\n6.9.1\nLinseed straw\nStraw of linseed ( Linum usitatissimum L.).\n6.10.1\nLucerne; [alfalfa]\nMedicago sativa L. and Medicago var. Martyn plants or parts thereof.\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.10.2\nLucerne, field dried; [alfalfa field dried]\nLucerne, field dried.\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.10.3\nLucerne, high temperature dried; [alfalfa, high temperature dried]\nLucerne artificially dehydrated, in any form.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.10.4\nLucerne, extruded; [alfalfa, extruded]\nAlfalfa pellets that have been extruded.\n6.10.5\nLucerne meal ; [alfalfa meal]\nProduct obtained by drying and milling Lucerne. It may contain up to 20 % clover or other forage crop dried and milled at the same time as the lucerne.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\nAsh insoluble, in HCl, if > 3,5 % of dry matter\n6.10.6\nLucerne pomace; [alfalfa pomace]\nDried product obtained by pressing the juice from lucerne.\nCrude protein\nCrude fibre\n6.10.7\nLucerne protein concentrate; [alfalfa protein concentrate]\nProduct obtained by artificially drying fractions of lucerne press juice, which have been separated by centrifugation and heat treated to precipitate protein.\nCrude protein\nCarotene\n6.10.8\nLucerne solubles\nProduct obtained after protein extraction from lucerne juice, it may be dried\nCrude protein\n6.11.1\nMaize silage\nEnsiled plants or parts thereof of Zea mays L. ssp. mays .\n6.12.1\nPea straw\nStraw of Pisum spp.\n6.13.1\nRapeseed straw\nStraw of Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brassica napus L. var. glauca (Roxb.) O.E. Schulz and of rape Brassica rapa ssp. oleifera (Metzg.)",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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 name shall be supplemented by the plant species."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The name must be supplemented by an indication of the nature of the treatment carried out."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The species of forage crop may be added to the name."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The term ‘ meal ’ may be replaced by ‘ pellets ’ . The method of drying may be added to the name."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/68/annex/part/C/division/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:53.421364+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}