Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/96 of 15 January 2026 concerning the authorisation of celery seed essential oil from Apium graveolens L. and caraway essential oil from Carum carvi L. as feed additives for certain animal species
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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.
Withdrawal from the market
The feed additives celery seed essential oil from Apium graveolens L. and caraway essential oil from Carum carvi L., as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC, shall be withdrawn from the market in respect of the animal species and categories other than those mentioned in the Annex.
Transitional measures related to the authorisation
1. The feed additives celery seed essential oil from Apium graveolens L. and caraway essential oil from Carum carvi L., as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC and premixtures containing these additives, which are intended for turkeys for fattening, chickens for fattening and minor poultry for fattening, all poultry reared for laying or breeding, ornamental birds, all poultry for laying or breeding, pigs for fattening, pigs for fattening of minor Suidae , piglets (suckling and weaned) of all Suidae , all Suidae for reproduction, calves for fattening, sheep and goats, cattle for fattening, other ruminants for fattening and all other ruminants, Camelidae for fattening and all other Camelidae , Equidae , Leporidae , salmonids, minor finfish, dogs and which are produced and labelled before 5 August 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 February 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted. 2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 5 February 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 February 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted, if they are intended for food-producing animals. 3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 5 February 2028 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 February 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted, if they are intended for non-food producing animals.
Transitional measures related to the withdrawal from the market
1. Existing stocks of the feed additives celery seed essential oil from Apium graveolens L. and caraway essential oil from Carum carvi L. 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 5 February 2027. 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 5 May 2027. 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 until 5 February 2028.
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.
ANNEX Identification number of the feed additive Name of the 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 feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds 2b52-eo Celery seed essential oil Additive composition Essential oil from the fruit of Apium graveolens L. Liquid form Characterisation of active substance Celery seed essential oil: Essential oil, as defined by the Council of Europe (CoE) ( 1 ) , obtained from the fruit of Apium graveolens L.by steam distillation and further condensation of volatile constituents and separation from the aqueous phase by decantation. CAS number: 8015-90-5 Einecs number: 289-668-4 FEMA number: 2271 CoE number: 52 Specifications: d -Limonene: 35-79 % β -Selinene: 5-20 % Senkyunolide A: 1,5-22 % β -Pinene (pin-2(10)-ene): 0,3-2 % Perillaldehyde: ≤ 0,025 % Furocoumarins: — Bergapten: ≤ 0,001 % — Psoralen: < 0,00025 % — Xanthoxin: < 0,00025 % — Isopimpinellin: < 0,00025 % — Isoimperatorin: < 0,0005 % Analytical method ( 2 ) For the determination of limonene (phytochemical marker) in the feed additive: — gas chromatography coupled to flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) (ISO 3760) Turkeys for fattening - - 2,1 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. Mixture of celery seed essential oil with other botanical additives is permitted provided that the levels of perillaldehyde and furocoumarins in feed materials and compound feed are lower than the ones resulting from the use of a single additive at the maximum or recommended level for the relevant species or animal category. 4. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 5 February 2036 Chickens for fattening and minor poultry for fattening - - 1,6 All poultry reared for laying or breeding - - 1,6 Ornamental birds - - 1,6 All poultry for laying or breeding 2,3 Pigs for fattening - - 3,3 Pigs for fattening of minor Suidae - - 2,8 Piglets (suckling and weaned) of all Suidae - - 2,8 All Suidae for reproduction - - 4,1 Calves for fattening 6 months - 6,5 Sheep and goats - - 6,2 Cattle for fattening; other ruminants for fattening except sheep, goats and calves for fattening up to 6 months; Camelidae for fattening - - 6,2 All other ruminants; all other Camelidae - - 4 Equidae - - 6,2 Leporidae - - 2,5 Salmonids and minor finfish - - 6,8 Dogs - - 7,2 Identification number of the feed additive Name of the 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 feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds 2b112-eo Caraway essential oil Additive composition Essential oil from the fruit of Carum carvi L. Liquid form Characterisation of active substance Caraway essential oil: Essential oil, as defined by the Council of Europe ( 3 ) , obtained from the dried, ripe fruit of Carum carvi L.by steam distillation and further condensation of volatile constituents and separation from the aqueous phase by decantation. CAS number: 8000-42-8 Einecs number: 288-921-6 FEMA number: 2238 CoE number: 112 Specifications: — d -Carvone: 45-65 % — d -Limonene: 30-50 % — Perillaldehyde: ≤ 0,5 % Analytical method ( 4 ) For the determination of limonene and carvone (phytochemical markers) in the feed additive: — gas chromatography coupled to flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) (European Pharmacopoeia monograph 1817) Turkeys for fattening - - 12 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. Mixture of caraway essential oil with other botanical additives is permitted provided that the levels of perillaldehyde in feed materials and compound feed are lower than the ones resulting from the use of a single additive at the maximum or recommended level for the relevant species or animal category. 4. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 5 February 2036 Chickens for fattening and minor poultry for fattening - - 9 All poultry reared for laying or breeding - - 9 Ornamental birds - - 9 All poultry for laying or breeding - - 13 Pigs for fattening - - 19 Pigs for fattening of minor Suidae - - 16 Piglets (suckling and weaned) of all Suidae - - 16 All Suidae for reproduction - - 24 Calves for fattening 6 months - 35 Sheep and goats - - 10 Cattle for fattening, other ruminants for fattening except sheep, goats and calves for fattening up to 6 months; Camelidae for fattening - - 11 All other ruminants; all other Camelidae - - 10 Equidae - - 10 Leporidae - - 10 Salmonids and minor finfish - - 25 Dogs - - 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 .
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