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Part VI TRACE ELEMENTS

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EEC No.ElementName of AdditiveChemical FormulaKind of AnimalMaximum Content of the Element mg/kg in Complete Feeding StuffsConditions
E1Iron-FeFerrous carbonateFeCO3} all animals1250 (total)—
Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrateFeCl2.4H2O—
Ferric chloride, hexahydrateFeCl3.6H2O—
Ferrous citrate, hexahydrateFe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O—
Ferrous fumurateFeC4H2O4—
Ferrous lactate, trihydrateFe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O—
Ferric oxideFe2O3—
Ferrous sulphate, monohydrateFeSO4.H2O

Permitted:

  1. (i)

    in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:

    • subject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.

    • declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.

  2. (ii)

    in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).

Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrateFeSO4.7H2Oall animals1250 (total)

Permitted:

  1. (i)

    in denatured skimmed milk and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:

    • subject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.

    • declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.

  2. (ii)

    in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i) above.

Ferrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrateFe(x) 1-3.nH2O (where x equals an anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed Soya Protein) Molecular weight not exceeding 1500} all animals——
E2Iodine-ICalcium iodate, hexahydrateCa(IO3)2.6H2O

} equines;

} other species of animals

} 4 (total);

} 40 (total)

—
Calcium iodate, anhydrousCa(IO3)0—
Sodium iodideNaI—
Potassium iodideKl—
E3Cobalt-CoCobaltous acetate, tetrahydrateCo(CH3COO)2.4H2O} all animals} 10 (total)—
Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O—
Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrateCoCl2.6H2O—
Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrateCoSo4.7H2O—
Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrateCoSo4.H2O—
Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrateCo(NO3)2.6H2O—
E4Copper-CuCupric acetate, monohydrateCu(CH3COO)2.H2O

} Pigs for fattening:

} —over six months

} Breeding pigs:

} Calves:

} —milk replacers:

} —other complete feeding stuffs:

}

} 35 (total)

} 35 (total)

}

} 30 (total)

} 50 (total)

—
Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrateCuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O—
Cupric chloride, dihydrateCuCl2.2H2O—
Cupric methionateCu(C3H10NO2S)2—
Cupric oxideCuO—
Cupric sulphate, pentahydrateCuSO4.5H2O—
Ovines:15 (total)—
Other species of animals:35 (total)
Cupric sulphate, monohydrateCuSO4.H2O

} Pigs for fattening:

} —over six months

} Breeding pigs:

} Ovines:

} Other species of animals with the exception of calves:

}

} 35 (total)

} 35 (total)

} 15 (total)

} 35 (total)

Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:

  • Subject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.

  • Declaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed milk powder.

Cupric sulphate, pentahydrateCuSO4.5H2O
E5Manganese-MnManganous carbonateMnCO3} all animals250 (total)—
Manganous chloride, tetrahydrateMnCl2.4H2O—
Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrateMnHPO4.3H2O—
Manganous oxideMnO—
Manganic oxideMn2O3—
Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrateMnSO4.4H2O—
Manganous sulphate, monohydrateMnSO4.H2O—
E6Zinc-ZnZinc lactate, trihydrateZn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O} all animals250 (total)—
Zinc acetate, dihydrateZn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O—
Zinc carbonateZnCO3—
Zinc chloride, monohydrateZnCl2.H2O—
Zinc oxideZnOMaximum content of lead 600 mg/kg.
Zinc sulphate, heptahydrateZnSO4.7H2O—
Zinc sulphate, monohydrateZnSO4.H2O—
E7Molybdenum-MoAmmonium molybdate(NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O} all animals2.5 (total)—
Sodium molybdateNa2MoO4.2H2O
E8Selenium-SeSodium seleniteNa2SeO3} all animals0.5 (total)—
Sodium selenateNa2SeO4