
Article 1 
Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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 November 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

In Part B of Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC, the following row is inserted between the row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘Support of skin function in the case of dermatosis and excessive loss of hair’ and the row of the particular nutritional purpose ‘Reduction of the risk of milk fever’:

Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time for use Other provisions
‘Support of the metabolism of joints in the case of osteoarthritis Dogs:
 Minimum dry matter content of total omega-3 fatty acids 3,3 % and of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 0,38 %.
 Adequate level of vitamin E.Cats:
 Minimum dry matter content of total omega-3 fatty acids 1,2 % and of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 0,28 %.
 Increased levels of methionine and manganese.
 Adequate level of vitamin E. Dogs and cats Dogs:
— Total omega-3 fatty acids
— Total EPA
— Total vitamin ECats:
— Total omega-3 fatty acids
— Total DHA
— Total methionine
— Total manganese
— Total vitamin E Initially up to 3 months It is recommended that a veterinary surgeon’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.’
