{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-429/annex-II/division-2/division-2.6/division-2.6.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-429/annex-II/division-2/division-2.6/division-2.6.3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/429",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-429",
  "path": "annex/II/division/2/division/2.6/division/2.6.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.6.3",
  "heading": "Methods of the analysis relating to the identity and characterisation of the additive",
  "text": "A description of the methods used for the determination of the characteristics listed under points 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, and 2.4.4 shall be provided by the applicant.\nIn accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 378/2005, the methods submitted under this section may also be evaluated if considered relevant by the, the Food Safety Authority or the appropriate authority for the assessment of the application.\nIt is recommended that the methods described under this section are internationally recognised. For those methods that are not internationally recognised, the methods have to be fully described. In those cases, studies shall be performed by accredited and independent laboratories and shall be documented according to appropriate quality standards (e.g. GLP in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2004/10/EC or ISO standards).\nMethods for the identification and characterisation of the additive shall meet the same requirements as those for methods of analysis used for official control purposes as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, particularly where legal requirements are established (e.g. impurities, undesirable substances).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 point 2.6.3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 83(c)(xii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 point 2.6.3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 83(c)(xii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 point 2.6.3 inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(l)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 point 2.6.3 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(l)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/429/annex/II/division/2/division/2.6/division/2.6.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:17.021143+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."
}