S.L. 437.59 Art. 5Tolerance for undesirable substances.

(1) Undesirable substances listed in Schedule I may be tolerated in products intended for animal feed only if they are subject to the conditions laid down therein.

(2) The competent authority shall, in co-operation with economic operators, carry out investigations to identify the sources of undesirable substances, in cases where the maximum levels are exceeded and in cases where increased levels of such substances are detected, taking into account background levels, in order to reduce or eliminate sources of undesirable substances in products intended for animal feed. Maximum levels may be established so that cases of added levels are treated uniformally and if such maximum levels are exceeded such investigation could be necessary. These may be laid down in Schedule II.

(3) The competent authority shall transmit to the Commission and to the relevant international organisation and to the other Member States all relevant information and findings of the source and the measures taken to reduce such level or to eliminate the undesirable substances. This information shall be transmitted in the form of an annual report to be transmitted to the Commission and to the relevant international organisation according to the provisions of Article 22 of Directive 95/53/EC except in those cases where the information is of immediate relevance for the other Member States. In this latter case, the information shall be transmitted immediately.