{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-2316/annex-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-2316/annex-II.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1998/2316",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/98 of 26 October 1998 concerning authorisation of new additives and amending the conditions for authorisation of a number of additives already authorised in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-2316",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "EC No\nElement\nAdditive\nChemical formula\nMaximum content of the element in mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff\nOther provisions\nDuration of authorisation\nE4\nCopper-Cu\nCupric acetate, monohydrate\nCu(CH3COO)2 . H2O\nPigs for fattening:\nin Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is equal to or higher than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilisable agricultural land:\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nin Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is lower than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilisable agricultural land:\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to 6 months: 100 (total)\nover six months up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nBreeding pigs: 35 (total)\nCalves:\nmilk replacers: 30 (total)\nother complete feedingstuffs: 50 (total)\nOvines: 15 (total)\nOther species or categories of animals: 35 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nBasic cupric carbonate, monohydrate\nCuCO3 . Cu(OH)2 . H2O\n—\nWithout a time limit\nCupric chloride, dihydrate\nCuCl2 . 2H2O\n—\nWithout a time limit\nCupric oxide\nCuO\n—\nWithout a time limit\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4 . 5H2O\n—\nWithout a time limit\nCupric sulphate, monohydrate\nCuSO4 . H2O\nPigs for fattening:\nin Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is equal to or higher than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilisable agricultural land:\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nin Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is lower than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilisable agricultural land:\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to 6 months: 100 (total)\nover six months up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nBreeding pigs: 35 (total)\nOvines: 15 (total)\nOther species or categories of animals with the exception of calves: 35 (total)\nDenatured skimmed milk powder and compound feedingstuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder\nsubject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77\ndeclaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder\nWithout a time limit\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4 . 5H2O\nCupric chelate of amino acids hydrate\nCu (x)1-3 . nH2O\n(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)\nMolecular weight not exceeding 1 500\nPigs for fattening:\nin Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is equal to or higher than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilisable agricultural land:\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nin Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is lower than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilisable agricultural land:\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to six months: 100 (total)\nover six months up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nBreeding pigs: 35 (total)\nOther species or categories of animals, with the exception of calves prior to the start of rumination and sheep: 35 (total)\nNot more than 20 mg/kg of copper in the complete feedingstuff may come from cupric chelate of amino acids hydrate\nWithout a time limit\nE5\nManganese-Mn\nManganous carbonate\nMnCO 3\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nManganous chloride, tetrahydrate\nMnCl2 . 4H2O\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nManganous oxide\nMnO\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nManganous sulphate, monohydrate\nMnSO4 . H2O\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nManganese chelate of amino acids hydrate\nMn (x)1-3 . nH2O\n(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)\nMolecular weight not exceeding 1 500\n250 (total)\nNot more than 40 mg/kg of manganese in the complete feedingstuff may come from manganese chelate of amino acids hydrate\nWithout a time limit\nE6\nZinc-Zn\nZinc lactate, trihydrate\nZn(C 3 H 5 O 3 ) 2 . 3H 2 O\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nZinc acetate, dihydrate\nZn(CH3COO)2 . 2H2O\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nZinc oxide\nZnO\n250 (total)\nMaximum content of lead: 600 mg/kg\nWithout a time limit\nZinc sulphate, heptahydrate\nZnSO4 . 7H2O\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nZinc sulphate, monohydrate\nZnSO4 . H2O\n250 (total)\n—\nWithout a time limit\nZinc chelate of amino acids hydrate\nZn (x)1-3 . nH2O\n(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)\nMolecular weight not exceeding 1 500\n250 (total)\nNot more than 80 mg/kg of zinc in the complete feedingstuff may come from zinc chelate of amino acids hydrate\nWithout a time limit",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1145 of 8 June 2017 on the withdrawal from the market of certain feed additives authorised pursuant to Council Directives 70/524/EEC and 82/471/EEC and repealing the obsolete provisions authorising those feed additives (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1998/2316/annex/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:58:07.635156+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}