Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/598 of 14 April 2016 authorising an extension of use of lipid extract from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/598 · Decision · 5 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

Lipid extract from Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba ) as specified in Annex I may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient for the uses defined and at the maximum levels established in Annex II without prejudice to the specific provisions of Directive 2002/46/EC.

Article 2

The designation of a lipid extract from Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba ) authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘lipid extract from the crustacean Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba )’.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS, PO Box 496, NO-1327 Lysaker, Norway.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Specification of a lipid extract from Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba ) Description: To produce lipid extract from Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba ), milled Antarctic Krill is subjected to an extraction with ethanol. Proteins and krill material are removed from the lipid extract by filtration. The ethanol and residual water are removed by evaporation. Test Specification Saponification value Not more than 185 mg KOH/g Peroxide value (PV) Not more than 2 meq O 2 /kg oil Moisture and volatiles Not more than 0,6 ( 1 ) Phospholipids Not less than 35 % w/w Trans-fatty acids Not more than 1 % w/w EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) Not less than 15 % of total fatty acids DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) Not less than 7 % of total fatty acids ( 1 ) Expressed as water activity at 25 °C.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II Authorised uses of a lipid extract from Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba ) Food category Maximum content of combined DHA and EPA Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC. 3 g per day for general population 450 mg per day for pregnant and lactating women Note: All food products containing DHA- and EPA-rich oil from Antarctic Krill should demonstrate oxidative stability by appropriate and recognised national/international test methodology (e.g. AOAC).

Other acts of the same type

2013/506/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 1 October 2013 on the European Union financial contribution to national programmes of 9 Member States (Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Cyprus, Netherlands, Poland and Portugal) in 2013 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (notified under document C(2013) 6255)2013/482/EU: Council Decision of 30 September 2013 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Committee set up by Article 11 of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee 2013/483/EU: Council Decision of 30 September 2013 on the application of Regulation No 41 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor cycles with regard to noise Text with EEA relevance 2013/493/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 September 2013 determining the third and last set of regions for the start of operations of the Visa Information System (VIS) (notified under document C(2013) 5914)Council Decision 2013/477/CFSP of 27 September 2013 amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova 2013/478/EU: Commission Decision of 27 September 2013 amending Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom establishing the European Anti-fraud Office 2013/481/EU: Council Decision of 26 September 2013 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Banco de España Council Implementing Decision 2013/469/CFSP of 23 September 2013 implementing Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe 2013/472/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 23 September 2013 granting derogations for implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning with regard to Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Poland and Portugal (notified under document C(2013) 5897)2013/475/EU: Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Bilateral Oversight Board under the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Community on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety, concerning Decision No 0004 amending Annex 1 to the Agreement 2013/486/EU: Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union 2013/488/EU: Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

What to look at next

Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislation EU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year European Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview