{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/annex-VI/division-3/division-a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889/annex-VI/division-3/division-a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/889",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-889",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/3/division/a",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(a)",
  "heading": "Vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect",
  "text": "ID number or Functional groups\nSubstance\nDescription, conditions for use\n3a\nVitamins and provitamins\nDerived from agricultural products.\nIf derived synthetically, only those identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for monogastric animals and aquaculture animals.\nIf derived synthetically, only vitamins A, D and E identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for ruminants; the use is subject to prior authorisation of the relevant authority based on the assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations.\n3a920\nBetaine anhydrous\nOnly for monogastric animals\nOnly from natural origin and when available from organic origin",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2164 of 17 December 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 3(a) Table substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(57); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/889/annex/VI/division/3/division/a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:02.274006+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."
}