Annex II

ANNEX VI

Feed additives used in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(g), Article 24(2) and Article 25m(2)

Feed additives listed in this Annex must be authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1.

1.

TECHNOLOGICAL ADDITIVES

(a)

Preservatives

ID numbers or Functional groups		Substance	Description, conditions for use
	E 200	Sorbic acid
	E 236	Formic acid
	E 237	Sodium formate
	E 260	Acetic acid
	E 270	Lactic acid
	E 280	Propionic acid
	E 330	Citric acid

(b)

Antioxidants

ID number or Functional groups		Substance	Description, conditions for use
	1b306(i)	Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils
	1b306(ii)	Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich)

(c)

Emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents

ID numbers or Functional groups		Substance	Description, conditions for use
	E 322	Lecithins	Only when derived from organic raw material. Use restricted to aquaculture animal feed.

(d)

Binders and anti-caking agents

ID number or Functional groups		Substance	Description, conditions for use
	E 535	Sodium ferrocyanide	Maximum dose rate of 20 mg/kg NaCl calculated as ferrocyanide anion.
	E 551b	Colloidal silica
	E 551c	Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, purified)
	1m558i	Bentonite
	E 559	Kaolinitic clays, free of asbestos
	E 560	Natural mixtures of stearites and chlorite
	E 561	Vermiculite
	E 562	Sepiolite
	E 566	Natrolite-Phonolite
	1g568	Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin
	E 599	Perlite

(e)

Silage additives

ID number or Functional groups	Substance	Description, conditions for use
1k	Enzymes and micro-organisms	Use restricted to production of silage when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation.

2.

SENSORY ADDITIVES

ID number or Functional groups	Substance	Description, conditions for use
2b	Flavouring compounds	Only extracts from agricultural products.

3.

NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES

(a)

Vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect

ID number or Functional groups	Substance	Description, conditions for use
3a	Vitamins and provitamins	Derived from agricultural products. If derived synthetically, only those identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for monogastric animals and aquaculture animals. If 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 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)

Compounds of trace elements

ID numbers or Functional groups		Substance	Description, conditions for use
	E1 Iron	Ferric oxide Ferrous carbonate Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate
	3b201	Potassium iodide
	3b202	Calcium iodate, anhydrous
	3b203	Coated granulated calcium iodate anhydrous
	3b301	Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate
	3b302	Cobalt(II) carbonate
	3b303	Cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate
	3b304	Coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate
	3b305	Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate
	E4 Copper	Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate Cupric oxide Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate
	3b409	Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (TBCC)
	E5 Manganese	Manganous oxide Manganous sulfate, monohydrate Manganous carbonate
	E6 Zinc	Zinc oxide Zinc sulphate monohydrate Zinc sulphate heptahydrate
	3b609	Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (TBZC)
	E7 Molybdenum	Sodium molybdate
	E8 Selenium	Sodium selenite Sodium selenate
	3b8.10, 3b8.11, 3b8.12, 3b813 and 3b817	Selenised yeast inactivated

4.

ZOOTECHNICAL ADDITIVES

ID number or Functional groups	Substance	Description, conditions for use
4a, 4b, 4c and 4d	Enzymes and microorganism in the category of “Zootechnical additives”