Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2084 of 18 September 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152
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Renewal of the authorisation
The authorisations of the substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘antioxidants’, are renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Repeal
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152 is repealed.
Transitional measures
1. Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol, as authorised by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152, and premixtures containing those additives, which are intended for all animal species, and which are produced and labelled before 11 April 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 11 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 additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are intended for all animal species and which are produced and labelled before 11 October 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 11 October 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 intended for all animal species and which are produced and labelled before 11 October 2028 in accordance with the rules applicable before 11 October 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 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 active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: antioxidants. 1b306i Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils Additive composition Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherols. with total tocopherols min. 30 %. Liquid oily form Characterisation of the active substance Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherols: — C 29 H 50 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 27 H 46 O 2 CAS No: — 59-02-9 — 16698-35-4 — 54-28-4 — 119-13-1 Tocopherol extracts, produced by extraction from vegetable oils. Purity criteria: total tocopherols min. 30 %. Impurities: Zearalenone ( 1 ) Analytical method ( 2 ) For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in the feed additive: — Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation Detection, GC-FID (AOAC 988.14). For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in premixtures and compound feed: — High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC-UV/FLD (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 ( 3 ) ) All animal species — — — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. 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 protective equipment, including skin, eye and breathing protection. 11 October 2036 ( 1 ) It should be ensured that the vegetable oils, from which the tocopherol extracts are produced, are produced from corn and oilseeds that comply with the guidance value levels established for zearalenone in corn and oilseeds destined for feed. ( 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 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed ( OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/152/oj ). 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 active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: antioxidants. 1b306ii Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) Additive composition Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherols. with total tocopherols min. 80 % with delta-tocopherol min. 70 %. Liquid oily form Characterisation of the active substance Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherols: Chemical formula: — C 29 H 50 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 28 H 48 O 2 — C 27 H 46 O 2 CAS No: — 59-02-9 — 16698-35-4 — 54-28-4 — 119-13-1 Tocopherol-rich extracts (delta rich), produced by extraction from vegetable oils. Purity criteria: total tocopherols min. 80 % with delta-tocopherol min. 70 %. Analytical method ( 4 ) For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in the feed additive: — Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation Detection, GC-FID (AOAC 988.14). For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in premixtures and compound feed: — High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC-UV/FLD (Regulation (EC) No 152/2009). All animal species — — — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. 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 protective equipment, including skin, eye and breathing protection. 11 October 2036 ( 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 . 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 active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: antioxidants. 1b307 Alpha-tocopherol Additive composition Alpha-tocopherol min. 96 % Liquid oily form Characterisation of the active substance All-rac-alpha-tocopherol. C 29 H 50 O 2 CAS No: 10191-41-0 Alpha-tocopherol, produced by chemical synthesis. Purity criteria: min. 96 %. Analytical method ( 5 ) For the determination of all-rac-alpha-tocopherol in the feed additive: — Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation detection, GC-FID, including several identification tests (European Pharmacopeia monograph 0692) For the determination of alpha-tocopherol in premixtures and compound feed: — High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC-UV/FLD (Regulation (EC) No 152/2009). All animal species — — — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. 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 protective equipment, including skin, eye and breathing protection. 11 October 2036 ( 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 .
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