# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/673 of 29 April 2016 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), Annex II

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.
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”

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