Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1236/2014 of 18 November 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum (DSM 25202) as a feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance
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Authorisation
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
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 feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues. 3c369 — L-valine Additive composition L-valine minimum 98 % (on a dry matter basis). Characterisation of the active substance L-valine ((2S)-2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid) produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum (DSM 25202). Chemical formula: C 5 H 11 NO 2 CAS number: 72-18-4 Analytical method ( 1 ) For the determination of L-valine in the feed additive: Food Chemical Codex ‘L-valine monograph’. For the determination of valine in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials: ion exchange chromatography coupled with post-column derivatisation and spectrophotometric detection (HPLC/VIS) — Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009. All species — 1. Declarations to be made on the labelling of the additive: — moisture content. 2. For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling. 3. Where voluntary declaration of the additive is made on the labelling of feed materials and compound feed, the following shall be included: — name and identification number of the additive, — added amount of the additive. 9 December 2024 ( 1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports
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