Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1811 of 24 July 2026 concerning the authorisation of eugenol and trans-anethole as feed additives for poultry and ornamental birds and the renewal of the authorisation of trans-anethole produced by chemical synthesis as a feed additive for ornamental birds, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1452
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Authorisation
The substances specified in Annex I, 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.
Renewal of the authorisation
The authorisation of the substance specified in Annex II, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds,’ is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1452
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1452 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Transitional measures
1. The feed additive 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1(trans)-enyl)benzene (synonym trans-anethole), as authorised by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1452, and premixtures containing that additive, which are produced and labelled before 16 February 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 August 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 additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 16 August 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 August 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 additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 16 August 2028 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 August 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.
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 I Identification number of the 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 the active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds 2b04003i Eugenol Additive composition Eugenol Characterisation of the active substance Eugenol Produced by the extraction from dried clove leaves or clove leaf oil ( Eugenia caryophyllata Thunberg) by steam distillation. Purity: > 98 % Chemical formula: C 10 H 12 O 2 CAS number: 97-53-0 FLAVIS: 04.003 Methyleugenol ≤ 0,02 % Analytical method ( 1 ) For the identification of eugenol in the feed additive and in feed flavouring premixtures: Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with retention time locking (GC-MS-RTL) Poultry and ornamental birds — — 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. Simultaneous use of eugenol (2b04003i) with the additive 4d18 is not permitted. 4. Simultaneous use of eugenol (2b04003i) with other additives, except the additive mentioned in point 3, is permitted provided that the content of methyleugenol in feed materials and compound feed is lower than that which would result from the use of the additive with the highest content of methyleugenol, among all authorised feed additives, at its maximum or recommended content for the relevant species or animal category. 5. 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 16 August 2036 ( 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 . Identification number of the 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 the active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds 2b04010 Trans-anethole Additive composition Trans-anethole ( 2 ) Characterisation of the active substance Trans-anethole Produced by chemical synthesis Purity: > 99 % Chemical formula: C 10 H 12 O CAS number: 4180-23-8 FLAVIS: 04.010 Analytical method ( 3 ) For the identification of trans-anethole in the feed additive and in feed flavouring premixtures: Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with retention time locking (GC-MS-RTL) Poultry — — 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. 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 16 August 2036 ( 2 ) Synonym: 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-( trans )-enyl)benzene. ( 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 . Identification number of the 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 the active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds 2b04010i Trans-anethole Additive composition Trans-anethole ( 4 ) Characterisation of the active substance Trans-anethole Produced by the extraction from leaves or fruit of star anise ( Illicium verum Hook.f) by steam distillation. Purity: > 99 % Chemical formula: C 10 H 12 O CAS number: 4180-23-8 FLAVIS: 04.010 Estragole ≤ 0,08 % Analytical method ( 5 ) For the identification of trans-anethole in the feed additive and in feed flavouring premixtures: Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with retention time locking (GC-MS-RTL) Poultry and ornamental birds — — 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. Simultaneous use of trans-anethole (2b04010i) with other additives is permitted provided that the content of estragole in feed materials and compound feed is lower than that which would result from the use of the additive with the highest content of estragole, among all authorised feed additives, at its maximum or recommended content 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 16 August 2036 ( 4 ) Synonym: 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-( trans )-enyl)benzene. ( 5 ) 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 .
ANNEX II Identification number of the 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 the active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds 2b04010 Trans-anethole Additive composition Trans-anethole ( 1 ) Characterisation of the active substance Trans-anethole Produced by chemical synthesis Purity: > 99 % Chemical formula: C 10 H 12 O CAS number: 4180-23-8 FLAVIS: 04.010 Analytical method ( 2 ) For the identification of trans-anethole in the feed additive and in feed flavouring premixtures: Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with retention time locking (GC-MS-RTL) Ornamental birds — 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. 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 16 August 2036 ( 1 ) Synonym: 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-( trans )-enyl)benzene. ( 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 .
ANNEX III In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1452 the entry for the additive with the identification number 2b04010 is replaced by the following: Identification number of the 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 the active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds ‘2b04010 Trans-anethole Additive composition Trans-anethole ( 1 ) Characterisation of the active substance Trans-anethole Produced by the extraction of pine oil Purity: > 99 % Chemical formula: C 10 H 12 O CAS number: 4180-23-8 FLAVIS: 04.010 Analytical method ( 2 ) For the identification of trans-anethole in the feed additive and in feed flavouring premixtures: Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with retention time locking (GC-MS-RTL) All animal species except poultry, ornamental birds and fish — — — 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. On the label of the additive the following shall be indicated: ‘Recommended maximum content of the active substance per kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %: — all animal species except poultry, ornamental birds and fish: 25 mg.’ 4. The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the label of the premixture where the use level on the label of the premixture would result in exceeding the level referred to in point 3. 5. 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 22 September 2032 Ornamental birds — — 25 ( 1 ) Synonym: 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-( trans )-enyl)benzene. ( 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 . Identification number of the 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 the active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds 2b04010 Trans-anethole Additive composition Trans-anethole ( 3 ) Characterisation of the active substance Trans-anethole Produced by chemical synthesis Purity: > 99 % Chemical formula: C 10 H 12 O CAS number: 4180-23-8 FLAVIS: 04.010 Analytical method ( 4 ) For the identification of trans-anethole in the feed additive and in feed flavouring premixtures: Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with retention time locking (GC-MS-RTL) All animal species except poultry, ornamental birds and fish — — — 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. On the label of the additive the following shall be indicated: ‘Recommended maximum content of the active substance per kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %: — all animal species except poultry, ornamental birds and fish: 25 mg.’ 4. The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the label of the premixture where the use level on the label of the premixture would result in exceeding the level referred to in point 3. 5. 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 22 September 2032 ( 3 ) Synonym: 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-( trans )-enyl)benzene. ( 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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