Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152 of 14 July 2015 concerning the authorisation of tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol 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 ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘antioxidants’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
1. The substances specified in the Annex and premixtures containing those substances, which are produced and labelled before 4 February 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 August 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 substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 4 August 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 August 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. 3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 4 August 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 August 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 mg of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: antioxidants 1b306(i) — Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils Additive composition Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol. Characterisation of the active substance Alpha-, beta-,gamma- and delta- tocopherol: — C 29 H 50 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 27 H 46 O 2 CAS No: — 59-02-9 — 490-23-3 — 54-28-4 — 119-13-1 Tocopherol extracts of natural origin, liquid oily form, produced by extraction from vegetable oils. Purity criteria: total tocopherols min. 30 %. Method of Analysis ( 1 ) For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation Detection,GC/FID (AOAC 988.14). For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in premixtures and feed: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet Detection or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC/UV or FLD (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 ( 2 ) , Annex IV, method B). All animal species — — — 1. Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation. 2. In the directions for use of the additive, indicate the storage and stability conditions and for the premixtures the storage conditions. 4 August 2025 1b306(ii) — Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) Additive composition Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol. Characterisation of the active substance Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol: Chemical formula: — C 29 H 50 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 27 H 46 O 2 CAS No: — 59-02-9 — 490-23-3 — 54-28-4 — 119-13-1 Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin (delta rich), liquid oily form, produced by extraction from vegetable oils. Purity criteria: total tocopherols min. 80 % with delta-tocopherol min. 70 %. Analytical methods ( 1 ) : For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation Detection, GC/FID (AOAC 988.14). For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in premixtures and feed: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet Detectionor Fluorescence Detection, HPLC/UV or FLD (Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, Annex IV, method B). All animal species — — — 1. Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation. 2. In the directions for use for the additive, indicate the stability and storage conditions and for the premixtures the storage conditions. 4 August 2025 1b307 — Alpha-tocopherol Additive composition Alpha-tocopherol Characterisation of the active substance All-rac α tocopherol. C 29 H 50 O 2 CAS No: 10191-41-0 Alpha-tocopherol, liquid oily form, produced by chemical synthesis. Purity criteria: min. 96 %. Analytical methods ( 1 ) : For the determination of all-rac-α-tocopherol in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation detection, GC/FID (Ph. Eur. 7.2-07/2011:0692), also including several identification tests. For the determination of all rac-α tocopherol in premixtures and feed: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC/UV or FLD (Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, Annex IV, method B). All animal species or categories — — — 1. Alpha-tocopherol may be placed on the market and used as an additive consiting of a preparation. 2. In the directions for use of the additive, indicate the storage and stability conditions and for the premixtures the storage conditions. 4 August 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 ( 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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