Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1755 of 25 June 2024 concerning the authorisation of acetic acid, calcium acetate and sodium diacetate as feed additives for fish

Article 1Authorisation

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

Article 2Transitional measures

   Acetic acid, calcium acetate and sodium diacetate, as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC and premixtures containing these additives, which are produced and labelled before 16 January 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 July 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for fish.
   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 16 July 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 July 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing fish.
   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 16 July 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 July 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for non-food producing fish.

Article 3Entry 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.

ANNEX

ANNEX
Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category: technological additives. Functional group: preservatives
1a260
Acetic acid
Additive composition
Acetic acid ≥ 99,8 %
Liquid form
Characterisation of the active substance
Acetic acid ≥ 99,8 %
C 2 H 4 O 2
CAS no 64-19-7
Water ≤ 0,15 %
Non volatile matter ≤ 30 mg/kg
Formic acid and its salts and other oxidisable material ≤ 0,5 g/kg
Produced by chemical synthesis including cellulose production (as a by-product)
Method of Analysis
( 1 )
For the determination of acetic acid as total acetic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed:
Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)
Fish
-
-
2 500
1.
The mixture of different sources of acetic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs.
2.
For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.
3.
In the directions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs, the following labelling provisions shall be indicated: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content’.
16 July 2034
Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category: technological additives. Functional group: preservatives
1a262
Sodium diacetate
Additive composition
Sodium diacetate ≥ 97 %
Solid form
Characterisation of the active substance
Sodium diacetate (anhydrous and trihydrate)
NaC 4 H 7 O 4
CAS no 126-96-5
Sodium acetate ≥ 58 %
Acetic acid ≥ 39 %
Water ≤ 2 %
Formic acid and its salts and other oxidisable material ≤ 1g/kg
Produced by chemical synthesis
Method of Analysis
( 2 )
For the determination of sodium in the feed additive:
EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or
EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES)
For the determination of sodium diacetate as total acetic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed:
Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)
Fish
-
-
2 500 (as acetic acid)
1.
The mixture of different sources of acetic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs.
2.
For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.
3.
In the directions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs, the following labelling provisions shall be indicated: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content’.
16 July 2034
Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category: technological additives. Functional group: preservatives
1a263
Calcium acetate
(anhydrous and monohydrate)
Additive composition
Calcium acetate ≥ 98,7 %
Solid form
Characterisation of the active substance
Calcium acetate ≥ 98,7 %
C 4 H 6 CaO 4
CAS no 62-54-4
Water ≤ 6 %
Formic acid and its salts and other oxidisable material ≤ 1g/kg
Produced by chemical synthesis
Method of Analysis
( 3 )
For the determination of calcium in the feed additive:
EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or
EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES)
For the determination of calcium acetate as total acetic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed:
Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)
Fish
-
-
2 500
(as acetic acid)
1.
The mixture of different sources of acetic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs.
2.
For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.
3.
In the directions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs, the following labelling provisions shall be indicated: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content’.
16 July 2034
( 1 )   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
( 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 )   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

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1755 of 25 June 2024 concerning the authorisation of acetic acid, calcium acetate and sodium diacetate as feed additives for fish

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