S.L. 437.96 Art. 6Establishment of maximum levels.

(1) The competent authority shall establish together with the carrying out of good manufacturing practices, the maximum levels of unavoidable carry-over of coccidiostats and histomonostats in non-target feed according to the principal ‘As Low As Reasonably Achievable’.

(2) The feed manufacturer shall be provided with any possible aid to be able to manage the unavoidable carry-over mentioned in sub-rule (1), and thus the competent authority shall consider a carry-over rate of approximately 3% when compared to the maximum authorised content of substances regarding non-target feed for animal species which are less sensitive, while a carry-over rate of approximately 1% shall be retained when compared to the maximum authorised content of substances for non-target feed made for animal species which are sensitive and for "withdrawal feed", when the latter is to be given to animals to be used for human consumption or for the use of final consumers.

(3) The carry-over rate of 1% shall also be taken into consideration for the cross-contamination of other target feed for species to which no coccidiostats or histomonostats have been added, and with regard to non-target feed, for continuous producing animals, such as dairy cows and laying hens, where there is evidence of unavoidable carry-over of contamination from feed to food of animal origin.

(4) If feed materials are fed directly to animals or if complementary feeding-stuffs has been used, such use in a daily portion shall not lead to the animal being exposed to a higher level of coccidiostat or histomonostat than the corresponding maxium levels to which animals are exposed where only complete feedingstuffs are used in a daily portion.