Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed - Council statement
COUNCIL STATEMENT
The Member States confirm that they shall do their utmost to ensure that the relevant measures needed to
implement the Directive are adopted expeditiously within the time period laid down in Articles 14 and 15.
Where animal or human health or the environment is
endangered, Member States should be allowed temporarily
to reduce the fixed maximum permissible levels, to
fix maximum levels for other substances or to prohibit
the presence of such substances in products intended for
animal feed. In order to ensure a uniform application,
any amendments to Annex I to this Directive should be
decided on by emergency Community procedure, on the
basis of supporting documents and the precautionary
principle.
(15) Products intended for animal feed that satisfy the
requirements of this Directive may not be subject to
restrictions on entry into circulation, as regards the level
of undesirable substances they contain, other than those
provided for in this Directive and in Council Directive
95/53/EC of 25 October 1995 fixing the principles
governing the organisation of official inspections in the
field of animal nutrition (1).