
Article 1 
Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Feed included in the Annex to this Regulation that has been produced and labelled before 12 May 2015 and which is in compliance with Directive 2008/38/EC before entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. In case this feed is intended for pets, the date mentioned in the last sentence is 12 November 2016.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 October 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

Part B of Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC is amended as follows:

((a)) The row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘support of heart function in the case of chronic cardiac insufficiency’ is replaced by the following:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
‘Support of heart function in the case of chronic cardiac insufficiency Level of sodium restricted to be lower than 2,6 g/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 % Dogs and cats 
— Magnesium
— Potassium
— Sodium Initially up to 6 months 
— The feed shall be placed on the market as complete feed.
— Indicate on the labelling:
“It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”’
((b)) The row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency’ is replaced by the following:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
‘Support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency High quality proteins and restricted levels ofphosphorus maximum 5 g/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 % andcrude protein maximum 220 g/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 %or Dogs 
— Protein source(s)
— Calcium
— Phosphorus
— Potassium
— Sodium
— Content of essential fatty acids (if added) Initially up to 6 months 
— The feed shall be placed on the market as complete feed.
— Recommended digestibility of proteins: minimum 85 %.
— Indicate on the labelling:
“It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”
— Indicate in the instructions for use:
“Water should be available at all times.”
Reduced phosphorus absorption by means of incorporation of Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate Adult dogs 
— Protein source(s)
— Calcium
— Phosphorus
— Potassium
— Sodium
— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)
— Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate Initially up to 6 months 
— Indicate on the labelling: “It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”
— Indicate in the instructions for use:
“Water should be available at all times.”
High quality proteins and restricted levels ofphosphorus maximum 6,2 g/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 % andcrude protein maximum 320 g/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 %or Cats 
— Protein source(s)
— Calcium
— Phosphorus
— Potassium
— Sodium
— Content of essential fatty acids (if added) Initially up to 6 months 
— The feed shall be placed on the market as complete feed.
— Recommended digestibility of proteins: minimum 85 %.
— Indicate on the labelling:
“It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”
— Indicate in the instructions for use:
“Water should be available at all times.”
Reduced phosphorus absorption by means of incorporation of Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate Adult cats 
— Protein source(s)
— Calcium
— Phosphorus
— Potassium
— Sodium
— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)
— Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate Initially up to 6 months 
— Indicate on the labelling: “It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”
— Indicate in the instructions for use: “Water should be available at all times.”


((c)) The row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘reduction of copper in the liver’ is replaced by the following:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
‘Reduction of copper in the liver Restricted level of copper: maximum 8,8 mg/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 % Dogs Total copper Initially up to 6 months 
— The feed shall be placed on the market as complete feed.
— Indicate on the labelling:
“It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”’
((d)) The row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘reduction of iodine levels in feed in case of hyperthyroidism’ is replaced by the following:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
‘Reduction of iodine levels in feed in case of hyperthyroidism Restricted level of iodine: maximum 0,26 mg/kg complete pet food with a moisture content of 12 % Cats Total iodine Initially up to 3 months 
— The feed shall be placed on the market as complete feed.
— Indicate on the labelling:
“It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”’
((e)) The row for the particular nutritional purpose ‘stabilisation of water and electrolyte balance’ is replaced by the following:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
'Stabilisation of water and electrolyte balance to support the physiological digestion 
— Predominantly electrolytes: sodium, potassium and chlorides
— Buffering capacity: minimum 60 mmol per litre potion ready prepared for feeding
— Easily digestible carbohydrates Calves, pigs, lambs, kids and foals 
— Sodium
— Potassium
— Chlorides
— Carbohydrate source(s)
— Bicarbonates and/or citrates (if added) 1 to 7 days 
— Recommended range of electrolytes per litre potion ready prepared for feeding:
 Sodium: 1,7 g – 3,5 g
 Potassium: 0,4 g – 2,0 g
 Chlorides: 1 g – 2,8 g
— Indicate on the labelling:
((1)) ‘In case of risk of, during periods of, or recovery from digestive disturbance (diarrhoea).’
((2)) ‘It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.’
— Indicate in the instructions for use:
((1)) The recommended intake of the ready stirred potion and of milk, if appropriate.
((2)) In case of bicarbonates and/or citrates are above 40 mmol per litre potion ready prepared for feeding: ‘Simultaneous feeding of milk should be avoided in animals with abomasum’
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((f)) The row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘nutritional restoration, convalescence’, species or category of animals ‘Dogs’ is replaced by the following:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
 ‘The complementary feed may contain Enterococcus faecium DSM 10663/NCIMB 10415 in a concentration higher than 100 times the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed. Dogs Enterococcus faecium DSM 10663/NCIMB 10415 including added amount 10 to 15 days 
— The instructions for use of the feed shall ensure that the legal maximum content of the gut flora stabiliser//micro-organism for complete feed is respected.
— Indicate on the labelling: “It is recommended that advice from a veterinarian be sought before use and before extending the period of use.”’
((g)) The row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘stabilisation of physiological digestion’, species or category of animals ‘Animal species for which the gut flora stabiliser is authorised’ is replaced by the following

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time Other provisions
 'Feed additives of the functional group ‘Gut flora stabiliser’ of the category ‘zootechnical additives’ as referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or,pending the re-authorisation procedure as referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, feed additives of the group ‘micro-organisms’.The complementary feed may contain feed additives of the functional group of ‘gut flora stabilisers/micro-organisms’ in a concentration higher than 100 times the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed. Animal species for which the gut flora stabiliser/micro-organism is authorised Name and added amount of the gut flora stabiliser/micro-organism Up to 4 weeks 
— Indicate on the labelling of the feed:
((1)) ‘In case of risk of, during periods of, or recovery from digestive disturbance.’
((2)) If applicable: ‘The feed contains a gut flora stabiliser/micro-organism in a concentration above 100 times the authorised maximum content in complete feed.’
— The instructions for use of the feed shall ensure that the legal maximum content of the gut flora stabiliser/micro-organism for complete feed is respected.'
