#2011-708Decree No. 2011-708 of June 21, 2011, Amending the Consumer Code Regarding the Marketing and Use of Animal Feed
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This law updates the rules for marketing and using animal feed in France, aligning domestic regulations with European standards. It allows certain non-EU authorized additives for scientific research with strict oversight. Key regulations from previous decrees no longer apply except where consistent with EU rules. This affects animal feed producers and research institutions focusing on animal nutrition.
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Key Changes
- Updates rules for marketing and using animal feed to match EU standards
- Allows use of non-EU authorized additives for scientific research under strict conditions
- Abolishes some outdated national decrees unless in line with EU regulations
Obligations
What this law requires
Animal feed producers must comply with EU Regulation (CE) No. 767/2009 regarding marketing and use of animal feed, including articles 2-4, 5(1-2), 6(1), 8-9, 11-19, 20(1), 21(1-7), 22-23, 24(5-6), and 25(4), and all annexes to this regulation.
Animal feed producers must comply with EU Regulation (CE) No. 1831/2003 on feed additives, specifically articles 1-2, article 3(1,3,4), article 12(1), and article 16, and all annexes and implementing regulations.
Research institutions seeking to use non-EU authorized substances as feed additives for scientific research must obtain authorization from the Minister responsible for consumer affairs after receiving opinion from the National Food Safety Agency (ANSES).
Authorization for non-EU authorized feed additives in scientific research is conditional on trials being conducted in farming conditions or on animals destined to enter the food chain.
For histomonostatic or coccidostatic substances used in scientific research on animals destined for the food chain, joint authorization must be obtained from the Ministers of consumer affairs, health, and agriculture when ANSES cannot conclude on product safety.