Feed additives and certain substances used as in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(4)
ANNEX VISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VI Feed additives and certain substances used as in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(4) 1. FEED ADDITIVES Additives listed must have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) on additives for use in animal nutrition 1.1. Nutritional additives (a) Vitamins — Vitamins derived from raw materials occurring naturally in feedingstuffs; — Synthetic vitamins identical to natural vitamins for monogastric animals; — Synthetic vitamins A, D, and E identical to natural vitamins for ruminants with prior authorisation of the Member States based on the assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations. (b) Trace elements E1 Iron: ferrous (II) carbonate ferrous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate ferric (III) oxide; E2 Iodine: calcium iodate, anhydrous calcium iodate, hexahydrate sodium iodide; E3 Cobalt: cobaltous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate basic cobaltous (II) carbonate, monohydrate; E4 Copper: copper (II) oxide basic copper (II) carbonate, monohydrate copper (II) sulphate, pentahydrate; E5 Manganese: manganous (II) carbonate manganous oxide and manganic oxide manganous (II) sulfate, mono- and/or tetrahydrate; E6 Zinc: zinc carbonate zinc oxide zinc sulphate mono- and/or heptahydrate; E7 Molybdenum: ammonium molybdate, sodium molybdate; E8 Selenium: sodium selenate sodium selenite. 1.2. Zoo-technical additives Enzymes and micro-organisms 1.3. Technological additives (a) Preservatives E 200 Sorbic acid E 236 Formic acid ( *1 ) E 260 Acetic acid ( *1 ) E 270 Lactic acid ( *1 ) E 280 Propionic acid ( *1 ) E 330 Citric acid. (b) Antioxidant substances E 306 — Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin used as an antioxidant (c) Binders and anti-caking agents E 470 Calcium stearate of natural origin E 551b Colloidal silica E 551c Kieselgur E 558 Bentonite E 559 Kaolinitic clays E 560 Natural mixtures of stearites and chlorite E 561 Vermiculite E 562 Sepiolite E 599 Perlite. (d) Silage additives Enzymes, yeasts and bacteria can be used as silage additives The use of lactic, formic, propionic and acetic acid in the production of silage shall only be permitted when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation 2. CERTAIN SUBSTANCES USED IN ANIMAL NUTRITION Substance listed must have been approved under Council Directive 82/471/EEC concerning certain products used in animal nutrition ( 2 ) Yeasts: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Saccharomyces carlsbergiensis 3. SUBSTANCES FOR SILAGE PRODUCTION — sea salt — coarse rock salt — whey — sugar — sugar beet pulp — cereal flour — molasses ( 1 ) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29 . ( *1 ) For silage: only when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation. ( 2 ) OJ L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 8 .