Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 of 7 April 2022 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 3-nitrooxypropanol as a feed additive for dairy cows and cows for reproduction (holder of the authorisation: DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘substances which favourably affect the environment’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

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 active substance/kg of complete feed with moisture content 12 %

Category: zootechnical additives. Functional group: substances which favourably affect the environment. (reduction of enteric methane production)

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DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.

3-nitrooxypropanol

Additive composition

Preparation with a minimum of 10 % of 3- nitrooxypropanol

Particles < 50 μm: below 0,5 %

Particles < 10 μm: 0 %

Granular powder

Dairy cows and cows for reproduction

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1.

The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

2.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the potential risks by inhalation, dermal contact or eyes contact. Where risks cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by these procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment, including eyes, skin and breathing protection.

28 April 2032

Characterisation of the active substance

3- nitrooxypropanol

(Propan-1,3-diol-mononitrate)

Chemical formula: C 3 H 7 NO 4

CAS number: 100502-66-7

Analytical method

( 1 )

For the quantification of 3-nitrooxypropanol in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed:

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reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with spectrophotometric detection (HPLC-UV)

( 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