Article 1
The preparations belonging to the group ‘Compounds of trace elements’, as specified in the Annex, are authorised for use without a time-limit as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2006 of 23 March 2006 as regards the authorisation of certain additives belonging to the group compounds of trace elements (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2006 of 23 March 2006 as regards the authorisation of certain additives belonging to the group compounds of trace elements (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX EC No Element Additive Chemical formula and description Maximum content of the element in mg kg -1 of the complete feedingstuff Other provisions End of period of authorisation E4 Copper — Cu Cupric chelate of glycine hydrate Cu (x) 1-3 . nH 2 O (x = anion of synthetic glycine) Pigs — piglets up to 12 weeks: 170 (total) — other pigs: 25 (total) Bovine 1. bovine before the start of rumination: — milk replacers: 15 (total) — other complete feedingstuffs: 15 (total) 2. other bovine: 35 (total) Ovine: 15 (total) Fish: 25 (total) Crustaceans: 50 (total) Other species: 25 (total) The following declarations shall be inserted in the labelling and accompanying documents: — For sheep: Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs exceed 10 mg kg -1 : ‘the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause poisoning in certain breeds sheep’ — For bovines after the start of rumination: Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs is less than 20 mg kg -1 : ‘the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur’ Without a time limit E5 Manganese — Mn Manganese chelate of glycine hydrate Mn (x) 1-3 . nH 2 O (x = anion of synthetic glycine) Fish: 100 (total) Other species: 150 (total) Without a time limit E6 Zinc — Zn Zinc chelate of glycine hydrate Zn (x) 1-3 . nH 2 O (x = anion of synthetic glycine) Pet animals: 250 (total) Fish: 200 (total) Milk replacers: 200 (total) Other species: 150 (total) Without a time limit No (or EC No) Element Additive Chemical formula and description Maximum content of the element in mg kg -1 of the complete feedingstuff or in mg/day Other provisions End of period of authorisation E1 Iron — Fe Ferrous chelate of glycine, hydrate Fe(x) 1-3 . nH 2 O (x = anion of synthetic glycine) Ovine: 500 (total) mg kg -1 of the complete feedingstuff Pet animals: 1 250 (total) mg kg -1 of the complete feedingstuff Pigs: — piglets up to one week before weaning: 250 mg/day — other pigs: 750 (total) mg kg -1 of the complete feedingstuff Other species: 750 (total) mg kg -1 of the complete feedingstuff Without a time limit
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