Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/913 of 29 May 2019 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of lanthanum carbonate octahydrate as a feed additive for cats and repealing Regulation (EC) No 163/2008 (holder of authorisation Bayer HealthCare AG) (Text with EEA relevance.)
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The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Regulation (EC) No 163/2008 is repealed.
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 Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation mg of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (decrease in phosphorous excretion via urine) 4d1 Bayer HealthCare AG Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate Additive composition: Preparation of Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate At least 85 % Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate as active substance. Characterisation of the active substance: Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate La 2 (CO 3 ) 3* 8H 2 O CAS number 6487-39-4 Analytical method ( 1 ) For the quantification of Carbonate in the feed additive: Community Method (Reg. (EC) No 152/2009 – Annex III-O) For the quantification of Lanthanum in the feed additive and feedingstuffs: Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) Cats 1 500 7 500 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection. 3. In the directions for use of the additive, the following shall be indicated: ‘avoid simultaneous use of feeds with high level of phosphorus.’. 25 June 2029 ( 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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