Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/722 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of taurine as a feed additive for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish (Text with EEA relevance)
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The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, are authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
1. The substance specified in the Annex and premixtures containing that substance which are produced and labelled before 26 November 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 26 May 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. 2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substance as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 26 November 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 26 May 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for carnivorous fish. 3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substance as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 26 May 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 26 May 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for Canidae, Felidae and Mustelidae .
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 of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % or mg of the active substance/l of water Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, provitamins and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect 3a370 — Taurine Additive composition Taurine Active substance Taurine IUPAC name: 2-amino-ethanesulfonic acid C 2 H 7 NO 3 S CAS number: 107-35-7 Taurine solid form, produced by chemical synthesis: min. 98 %. Method of Analysis ( 1 ) For the determination of taurine in feed additive: ion-exchange chromatography with post column ninhydrin derivatisation (European Pharmacopoeia method for the determination of amino acids (Ph. Eur. 6.6, 2.2.56 Method 1)). For the determination of taurine in premixtures and feedingstuffs: ion-exchange chromatography with post column ninhydrin derivatisation and photometric detection: based on Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (Annex III, F), or Reverse Phase High- Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) coupled to fluorescence detector (AOAC 999.12). For the determination of taurine in water: Liquid Chromatography coupled to UV or fluorescence detector (AOAC 997.05). Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish — — — 1. Taurine may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation. 2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate storage and stability conditions. 3. Recommended levels for maximum content in mg of taurine/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %: — Felidae: 2 500 — Carnivorous fish: 25 000 — Canidae and Mustelidae: 2 000 . 4. For safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling. 5. The additive may be used in water for drinking. 26 May 2025 ( 1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the European Union Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports
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