Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2077 of 17 September 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol and piperine as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying, the authorisation of that preparation as a feed additive for turkeys for fattening and poultry reared for reproduction (holder of authorisation: DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z.o.o.), and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1426
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Renewal of authorisation
The authorisation of the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, for use in chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Authorisation
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition for turkeys for fattening and poultry reared for reproduction, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Repeal
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1426 is repealed.
Transitional measures
1. The preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol and piperine, as authorised by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1426 and premixtures containing that additive, which are intended for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying, and which are produced and labelled before 8 April 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 8 October 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 intended for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying and which are produced and labelled before 8 October 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 8 October 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.
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 additive Name of the holder of authorisation 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 additive/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improvement of performance parameters) 4d10 DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o. o. Preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol, piperine Additive composition Preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol, piperine having a content of: — benzoic acid 80 %-85 % — thymol 1 %-2 % — eugenol 0,5 %-1 % — piperine 0,05 %-0,1 % — benzyl salicylate, iso-amyl salicylate and trans-anethole ≤ 0,6 %. Solid form. Characterisation of the active substances — Benzoic acid ( 1 ) (≥ 99 % purity), C 7 H 6 O 2 , CAS number 65-85-0 — Thymol (≥ 98 % purity), C 10 H 14 O, CAS number 89-83-8 — Eugenol (≥ 98 % purity), C 10 H 12 O 2 , CAS number 97-53-0 — Piperine (≥ 95 % purity), C 17 H 19 O 3 N, CAS number 94-62-2 — Isoamyl salicylate (≥ 98 % purity), CAS number 87-20-7 — Benzyl salicylate (≥ 98 % purity), CAS number 118-58-1 — Trans-anethole (≥ 99 % purity), CAS number 4180-23-8. Analytical methods ( 2 ) For the determination benzoic acid in the feed additive and premixtures: Reverse Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to an Ultraviolet detector (RP-HPLC-UV) For the determination benzoic acid in compound feed: Gas Chromatography Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (GC-IDMS) For the determination of thymol, eugenol and piperine in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to a Flame Ionisation Detector (GC-FID) Poultry for fattening Poultry reared for laying or reproduction — 300 300 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. The additive shall not be used with other sources of benzoic acid or benzoates. 3. The simultaneous use of this preparation with other feed additives is permitted, provided that the contents of thymol, eugenol and piperine in feed materials and compound feed are lower than those that would result from the use of the other authorised feed additive(s) with the highest contents of thymol, eugenol and piperine, at their maximum or recommended maximum content for the relevant animal species or 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 respiratory, eye and skin protective equipment. 8 October 2036 ( 1 ) Also known as benzenecarboxylic acid or phenylcarboxylic acid. ( 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 .
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