Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Article 25, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

   ‘1.

   For the purpose of cleaning and disinfection of frames, hives and combs, sodium hydroxide may be used.

   For the purpose of protecting frames, hives and combs, in particular from pests, only rodenticides (to be used only in traps), and appropriate products listed in Annex II, are permitted.’;

2. (2)

   in Article 25l(3), point (b) is replaced by the following:

   ‘(b)

   the feed ration of penaeid shrimps and freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium spp.) referred to in Section 7 of Annex XIIIa may comprise a maximum of 25 % fishmeal and 10 % fish oil derived from sustainable fisheries. In order to secure the quantitative dietary needs of those shrimps and prawns, organic cholesterol may be used to supplement their diets. Where organic cholesterol is not available, non-organic cholesterol derived from wool, shellfish or other sources may be used. The option to supplement their diet with cholesterol applies both in the grow-out stage and in earlier life stages in nurseries and hatcheries.’;

3. (3)

   in Article 27(1), point (f) is replaced by the following:

   ‘(f)

   minerals (trace elements included), vitamins, amino acids and micronutrients, provided that:

   1. (i)

      their use in food for normal consumption is ‘directly legally required’, in the meaning of being directly required by provisions of Union law or provisions of national law compatible with Union law, with the consequence that the food cannot be placed at all on the market as food for normal consumption if those minerals, vitamins, amino acids or micronutrients are not added; or

   2. (ii)

      as regards food placed on the market as having particular characteristics or effects in relation to health or nutrition or in relation to needs of specific groups of consumers:

      • in products referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1, their use is authorised by that Regulation and acts adopted on the basis of Article 11(1) of that Regulation for the products concerned,

      • in products regulated by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC^f2, their use is authorised by that Directive, or

      • in products regulated by Commission Directive 2006/141/EC^f3, their use is authorised by that Directive.’;

4. (4)

   in Article 42(b), the date ‘31 December 2018’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

5. (5)

   in Article 43, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

   ‘The maximum percentage of non-organic protein feed authorised per period of 12 months for those species shall be 5 % for calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020.’;

6. (6)

   in Article 92a, the following paragraph 1a is inserted:

   ‘1a.

   Where a Member State finds irregularities or infringements relating to the application of this Regulation with regard to a product coming from that Member State and bearing indications as referred to in Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and in Title III of this Regulation or in Annex XI to this Regulation, and if such irregularities or infringements have implications for one or more other Member States, it shall notify the Member State or States concerned, the other Member States and the Commission without delay via the system referred to in Article 94(1) of this Regulation.’;

7. (7)

   Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

8. (8)

   Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation;

9. (9)

   Annex VIIIa is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.