Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/724 of 5 May 2015 concerning the authorisation of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)
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The substances 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 additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Authorisation of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl propionate, as additives belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, is denied for use in water.
The substances specified in the Annex and premixtures containing these substances, which are produced and labelled 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. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 26 May 2016 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 food-producing animals. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances 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 non-food-producing animals.
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 IU of vitamin A/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, provitamins and chemically well defined substances having a similar effect 3a672a — ‘Retinyl acetate’, or ‘Vitamin A’ Additive composition Retinyl acetate Triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO) ≤ 100 mg/kg Characterisation of the active substance Retinyl acetate C 22 H 32 O 2 CAS No: 127-47-9 Retinyl acetate, solid form, produced by chemical synthesis. Purity criteria: min. 95 % (min. 2,76 MIU/g). Methods of analysis ( 1 ) For the determination of Vitamin A in the feed additive: thin Layer Chromatography and UV detection (TLC-UV) (Ph. Eur. 6th edition, monograph 0217). For the determination of Vitamin A in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) with UV or fluorescence detection — Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 ( 2 ) . Piglets (suckling and weaned) — — 16 000 1. The additive shall be incorporated into the feed via a premixture. 2. Retinyl acetate may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation. 3. For the content, as set out on the label the following equivalency shall be used: 1IU = 0,344 μg retinyl acetate. 4. The mixture of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate or retinyl propionate shall not exceed the maximum content for the relevant species and categories. 5. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures indicate storage and stability conditions. 6. For safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling. 26 May 2025 Pigs for fattening — — 6 500 Sows — — 12 000 Other pigs — — — Chickens and minor poultry species ≤ 14 days — 20 000 > 14 days — 10 000 Turkeys ≤ 28 days — 20 000 > 28 days — 10 000 Other poultry — — 10 000 Dairy cows and cows for reproduction — 9 000 Calves for rearing 4 months — 16 000 Other calves and cows — — 25 000 Lambs and kids for rearing ≤ 2 months — 16 000 > 2 months — — Cattle, sheep and goats for fattening — — 10 000 Other bovines, sheep and goats — — — Mammals — — Milk replacers only: 25 000 Other animal species — — — 3a672b ‘Retinyl palmitate’ or ‘Vitamin A’ Additive composition Retinyl palmitate Triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO) ≤ 100 mg/kg of the additive Characterisation of the active substance Retinyl palmitate C 36 H 60 O 2 Cas No:79-81-2 Retinyl palmitate, solid and liquid forms, produced by chemical synthesis: min. 90 % or 1,64 MIU/g. Methods of analysis ( 1 ) For the determination of Vitamin A in the feed additive: thin Layer Chromatography and UV detection (TLC-UV) (Ph. Eur. 6th edition, monograph 0217). For the determination of Vitamin A in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) with UV or fluorescence detection — Regulation (EC) No 152/2009. Piglets (suckling and weaned) — — 16 000 1. The additive shall be incorporated into the feed via a premixture. 2. Retinyl palmitate may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation. 3. For the content, as set out on the label, the following equivalency shall be used: 1IU = 0,5458 μg retinyl palmitate. 4. The mixture of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate or retinyl propionate shall not exceed the maximum content for the relevant species and categories. 5. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures indicate storage and stability conditions. 6. For safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling. 26 May 2025 Pigs for fattening — — 6 500 Sows — — 12 000 Other pigs — — — Chickens and minor poultry species ≤ 14 days — 20 000 > 14 days — 10 000 Turkeys ≤ 28 days — 20 000 > 28 days — 10 000 Other poultry — — 10 000 Dairy cows and cows for reproduction — — 9 000 Calves for rearing 4 months — 16 000 Other calves and cows — — 25 000 Lambs and kids for rearing ≤ 2 months — 16 000 > 2 months — — Cattle, sheep and goats for fattening — — 10 000 Other bovines, sheep and goats — — — Mammals — — Milk replacers only: 25 000 Other animal species — — — 3a672c ‘Retinyl propionate’ or ‘Vitamin A’ Additive composition Retinyl propionate Triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO) ≤ 100 mg/kg of the additive Characterisation of the active substance Retinyl propionate C 23 H 34 O 2 Cas No.:7069-42-3 Retinyl propionate, liquid form, produced by chemical synthesis: min. 95 % or 2,64 MIU/g Methods of analysis ( 1 ) For the determination of Vitamin A in the feed additive: thin Layer Chromatography and UV detection (TLC-UV) (Ph. Eur. 6th edition, monograph 0217). For the determination of Vitamin A in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) with UV or fluorescence detection — Regulation (EC) No 152/2009. Piglets (suckling and weaned) — — 16 000 1. The additive shall be incorporated into the feed via a premixture. 2. Retinyl propionate may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation. 3. For the content, as set out on the label, the following equivalency shall be used: 1IU = 0,3585 μg retinyl propionate. 4. The mixture of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate or retinyl propionate shall not exceed the maximum content for the relevant species and categories. 5. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures indicate storage and stability conditions 6. For safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling. 26 May 2025 Pigs for fattening — — 6 500 Sows — — 12 000 Other pigs — — — Chickens and minor poultry species ≤ 14 days — 20 000 > 14 days — 10 000 Turkeys ≤ 28 days — 20 000 > 28 days — 10 000 Other poultry — — 10 000 Dairy cows and cows for reproduction — — 9 000 Calves for rearing 4 months — 16 000 Other calves or cows — — 25 000 Lambs and kids for rearing ≤ 2 months — 16 000 > 2 months — — Cattle, sheep and goats for fattening — — 10 000 Other bovines, sheep and goats — — — Mammals — — Milk replacers only: 25 000 Other animal species — — — ( 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 ( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed ( OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1 ).
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