Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1186 of 24 April 2024 concerning the authorisation of cinnamon bark essential oil and cinnamon leaf essential oil from Cinnamomum verum J. Presl as feed additives for certain animal species

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1186
• Articles: 6

Article 1 Authorisation

The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Withdrawal from the market

The feed additives cinnamon bark essential oil and cinnamon leaf essential oil from Cinnamomum verum J. Presl as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC, shall be withdrawn from the market in respect of the animal species and categories other than those mentioned in the Annex.

Article 3 Transitional measures related to the authorisation

1.   The feed additives referred to in Article 2 and premixtures containing those additives, which are produced and labelled before 15 November 2024 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 May 2024, may continue to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories mentioned in the Annex until the stocks concerned are exhausted.

2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in Article 2, which are produced and labelled before 15 May 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 May 2024, may continue to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories mentioned in the Annex until the stocks concerned are exhausted.

Article 4 Transitional measures related to the withdrawal from the market

1.   Existing stocks of the feed additives referred to in Article 2 may continue to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories other than those mentioned in the Annex until 15 May 2025.

2.   Premixtures produced with the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1 may continue to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories other than those mentioned in the Annex until 15 August 2025.

3.   Compound feed and feed materials produced with the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1 or with the premixtures referred to in paragraph 2 may continue to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories other than those mentioned in the Annex used until 15 May 2026.

Article 5 Entry into force

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 feed additive

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 a moisture content of 12 %

Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds

2b133-eo

Cinnamon bark essential oil

Additive composition

Essential oil obtained from the bark of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl

Liquid form

Characterisation of the active substance

Essential oil obtained from the bark of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl by steam distillation and then separated from the aqueous phase by decantation as defined by the Council of Europe  ( 1 ) .

Specifications:

—

(E)-Cinnamaldehyde: 55–75 %

—

Eugenol: ≤ 7,5 %

—

β-Caryophyllene: 1.0–7,5 %

—

Linalool: 1,0–7,5 %

—

Safrole:≤ 0,34 %

—

Methyleugenol: ≤ 0,04 %

—

Styrene ≤ 0,024 %

—

Camphor: ≤ 0,018 %

—

Coumarin: ≤ 0,01 %

CAS number: 8015-91-6

Einecs number: 283–479-0

FEMA number: 2291

CoE number: 133

Analytical method

( 2 )

For the determination of

(E)-cinnamaldehyde (phytochemical marker) in the feed additive: gas chromatography coupled with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID)

Pigs for fattening

—

—

25

1.

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

2.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

3.

This additive shall not be used in combination with other additives containing safrole, methyleugenol and styrene.

4.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address the potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal breathing, eye and skin protective equipment.

15 May 2034

Pigs for fattening of minor Suidae

—

—

50

Piglets and piglets of minor Suidae

50

Cattle for fattening, sheep for fattening, minor ruminants for fattening and calves for fattening

—

—

10

Chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening and minor poultry for fattening

—

—

5

Salmonids and minor finfish except brood stock

—

—

5

Other minor species for fattening except Equidae

—

—

5

Identification number of the additive

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 a moisture content of 12 %

Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds

2b133i-eo

Cinnamon leaf essential oil

Additive composition

Essential oil obtained from the leaves of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl

Liquid form

Characterisation of the active substance

Essential oil obtained from the leaves of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl by steam distillation and then separated from the aqueous phase by decantation as defined by the Council of Europe  ( 3 ) .

Specifications:

—

(E)-Cinnamaldehyde: ≤ 3 %

—

Eugenol: 70-85 %

—

Eugenyl acetate: 1,3–5,0 %

—

Benzyl benzoate: 2-4,5 %

—

Safrole:≤ 1,09 %

—

Methyleugenol: ≤ 0,030 %

—

Camphor: ≤ 0,007 %

—

Coumarin: ≤ 0,01 %

—

Styrene: ≤ 0,013 %

CAS number: 8015-91-6

Einecs number: 283–479-0

FEMA number: 2292

CoE number: 133

Analytical method

( 4 )

For the determination of (E)-

cinnamaldehyde (phytochemical marker) in the feed additive: gas chromatography coupled with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID)

Pigs for fattening

—

—

50

1.

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

2.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

3.

This additive shall not be used in combination with other additives containing safrole, methyleugenol and styrene.

4.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address the potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal breathing, eye and skin protective equipment.

15 May 2034

Pigs for fattening of minor Suidae

—

—

50

Piglets and piglets of minor Suidae

50

Cattle and sheep for fattening, minor ruminants for fattening and calves for fattening

—

—

50

Chickens for fattening and minor poultry species for fattening

—

—

40

Turkeys for fattening

—

—

50

Rabbits for fattening

—

—

50

Salmonids and minor finfish except brood stock

—

—

25

Other minor species for fattening except Equidae

—

—

25

( 1 )   Natural sources of flavourings – Report No 2 (2007).

( 2 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en .

( 3 )   Natural sources of flavourings – Report No 2 (2007).

( 4 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en .