Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 159/2013 of 21 February 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of sodium benzoate, propionic acid and sodium propionate as a feed additive for pigs, poultry, bovines, sheep, goats, rabbits and horses and amending Regulations (EC) No 1876/2006 and (EC) No 757/2007 Text with EEA relevance
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Authorisation
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘preservatives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1876/2006
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1876/2006 and Annex IV thereto are deleted.
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 757/2007
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 757/2007 and Annex I thereto are deleted.
Transitional measures
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 14 September 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 14 March 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX Identification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of technological additives. Functional group: preservatives 1a700 — Preparation of sodium benzoate, propionic acid and sodium propionate Additive composition Preparation of: sodium benzoate: 140 g/kg, propionic acid: 370 g/kg sodium propionate: 110 g/kg Water: 380 g/kg Characterisation of the active substances Sodium benzoate (C 7 H 5 O 2 Na) ≥ 99 % after drying of two hours at 105 °C Propionic acid (C 3 H 6 O 2 ) ≥ 99,5 % Sodium propionate (C 3 H 5 O 2 Na) ≥ 99 % after drying of four hours at 105 °C Analytical method ( 1 ) Quantification in feed additive: — determination of benzoate: reversed phase chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV) — total propionate: ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with refractive index (HPLC-RI) — total sodium: atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS (EN ISO 6869) Pigs Poultry Bovines Sheep Goats Rabbits Horses — — 10 000 1. Simultaneous use with other sources of the active substances shall not exceed the authorised maximum content. 2. Minimum content: — cereals with a moisture ≥ 15 % other than maize kernels: 3 000 mg/kg of cereals; — maize kernels with a moisture ≥ 15 %: 13 000 mg/kg of maize kernels; — complete feed with a moisture ≥ 12 %: 5 000 mg/kg of complete feed. 3. Maximum content in all cereals: 22 000 mg/kg of cereals. 4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing and eyes protections and gloves during handling. 14 March 2023 ( 1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx
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