Commission Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 of 14 July 2004 concerning the permanent authorisation of certain additives and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs(Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004
• Articles: 5

Article 1

The preparations belonging to the group ‘Colourants, including pigments’ and ‘Micro-organisms’, as set out in Annex I, are authorised for use without a time limit as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

The preparation belonging to the group ‘micro-organisms’, as set out in Annex II, is provisionally authorised for use as an additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

EC No

Additive

Chemical formula, description

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

mg/kg of complete feedingstuff

Colourants, including pigments

1.    Carotenoids and xanthophylls

E 161(z)

Astaxanthin-rich Phaffia Rhodozyma

(ATCC 74219)

Concentrated biomass of the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma (ATCC 74219), killed, containing at least 4,0 g astaxanthin per kilogram of additive and having a maximum ethoxyquin content of 2 000  mg/kg

Salmon

—

—

100

The maximum content is expressed as astaxanthin

Use permitted only from the age of six months onwards

The mixture of the additive with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff

Ethoxyquin content to be declared

Without a time limit

Trout

—

—

100

The maximum content is expressed as astaxanthin

Use permitted only from the age of six months onwards

The mixture of the additive with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff

Ethoxyquin content to be declared

Without a time limit

EC No

Additive

Chemical formula, description

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff

Micro-organisms

E 1702

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

NCYC Sc 47

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing a minimum of 5 × 10 9  CFU/g additive

Sows

—

5 × 10 9

1 × 10 10

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting

Without a time limit

E 1704

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

CBS 493.94

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing a minimum of 1 × 10 8  CFU/g additive

Calves

6 months

2 × 10 8

2 × 10 9

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting

Without a time limit

Cattle for fattening

—

1,7 × 10 8

1,7 × 10 8

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting

The quantity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the daily ration must not exceed 7,5 × 10 8 CFU for 100 kg of body weight

Add 1 × 10 8 CFU for each additional 100 kg body weight

Without a time limit

E 1705

Enterococcus faecium

NCIMB 10415

Preparation of Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of

Microencapsulated form:

1 × 10 10 CFU/g additive

Granulated form:

3,5 × 10 10 CFU/g additive

Calves

6 months

1 × 10 9

6,6 × 10 9

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting

Granulated form to be used exclusively in milk replacers

Without a time limit

E 1706

Enterococcus faecium

DSM 7134

Mixture of:

Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of: 7 × 10 9 CFU/g

Calves

4 months

1 × 10 9

5 × 10 9

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting

Without a time limit

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

DSM 7133

and of

Lactobacillus rhamnosus containing a minimum of: 3 × 10 9 CFU/g

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

No

Additive

Chemical formula, description

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff

Micro-organisms

13

Enterococcus faecium

DSM10663/NCIMB 10415

Preparation of Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of:

Powder and granulated form:

3,5 × 10 10 CFU/g of additive

Coated form:

2,2 × 10 10 CFU/g of additive

Liquid form:

1 × 10 10 CFU/ml of additive

Dogs

—

1 × 10 9

1 × 10 10

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting

17 July 2008