Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2120 of 24 September 2026 concerning the authorisation of lavender tincture from Lavandula angustifolia Mill. as a feed additive for all animal species and the withdrawal of lavender tincture from Lavandula angustifolia × L. latifolia as a feed additive for all animal species
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Authorisation
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Withdrawal from the market
The feed additive lavender tincture from Lavandula angustifolia × L . latifolia , as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC, shall be withdrawn from the market for all animal species.
Transitional measures related to the authorisation
1. The feed additive lavender tincture from Lavandula angustifolia Mill., as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC and premixtures containing that additive, which are produced and labelled before 15 April 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 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 produced and labelled before 15 October 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 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 additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 15 October 2028 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 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.
Transitional measures related to the withdrawal from the market
1. Existing stocks of the feed additive lavender tincture from Lavandula angustifolia × L. latifolia may continue to be placed on the market and used until 15 October 2027. 2. Premixtures produced with the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 15 January 2028. 3. Compound feed and feed materials produced with the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1 or with the premixtures referred to in paragraph 2 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 15 October 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 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 2b257-t Lavender tincture Additive composition Tincture from dried flowers of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. Liquid form Characterisation of active substance Lavender tincture: Tincture, as defined by the Council of Europe (CoE) ( 1 ) , obtained from the dried flowers of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. by extended extraction with a water-ethanol solvent mixture, pressing and filtration. EC number: 289-995-2 CAS number: 90063-37-9 CoE number: 257 Specifications: — Dry matter: 1,62 %-1,76 % — Total polyphenols ( 2 ) : ≤ 0,222 % — Flavonoids ( 3 ) : ≤ 0,0279 % — Linalool: ≤ 0,0170 % — Linalyl acetate: ≤ 0,0035 % — 1,8-Cineole (eucalyptol): ≤ 0,0133 % — Camphor: ≤ 0,0190 % — Rosmarinic acid: ≤ 0,0058 % — Methyleugenol: ≤ 0,0008 % — Thujones: ≤ 0,00001 % Analytical method ( 4 ) For the characterisation of the feed additive: — Spectrophotometry for the determination of total polyphenols and total flavonoids; — Gas chromatography coupled with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) for the determination of linalool, linalyl acetate, 1,8-cineole and camphor; — High performance liquid chromatography with spectrophotometric (UV) detection for the determination of rosmarinic acid. Turkeys for fattening - - 81 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 lavender tincture with other feed additives is permitted provided that the combined content of p -allylalkoxybenzenes (methyleugenol, estragole, elemicin, safrole, myristicin, dillapiole, and apiole) in feed materials and compound feed remains below the content that would result from using the authorised feed additive with the highest content of those substances at its 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 15.10.2036 Chickens for fattening and minor poultry for fattening - - 60 All poultry reared for laying or breeding - - 89 Ornamental birds - - 89 All poultry for laying and breeding - - 89 Pigs for fattening - - 129 Pigs for fattening of minor Suidae - - 129 Piglets (suckling and weaned) of all Suidae - - 108 All Suidae for reproduction - - 157 Calves for fattening 6 months - 269 Sheep and goats - - 237 Cattle for fattening; other ruminants for fattening except sheep, goats and calves for fattening up to 6 months old; Camelidae for fattening - - 237 All other ruminants; all other Camelidae - - 154 Equidae - - 237 Leporidae - - 95 Salmonids and minor fin fish - - 270 Dogs - - 284 Cats - - 237 Ornamental fish - - 500 Other species and categories - - 60 ( 1 ) Natural sources of flavourings – Report No 2 (2007). ( 2 ) Expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE). ( 3 ) Expressed as hyperoside equivalents. ( 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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