Annex III
United Kingdom
‘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.
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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 1c322 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 412 Guar gum 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 steatites 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
1k236
Enzymes, micro-organisms
Formic acid,
Use restricted to production of silage when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation.
The use of formic, propionic acid and their sodium salts in the production of silage shall only be permitted when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation
1k237 Sodium formate
1k280
Propionic acid 1k281 Sodium propionate 2.
SENSORY ADDITIVES
ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use 2b Flavouring compounds Only extracts from agricultural products. Castanea sativa Mill.: Chestnut extract 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.
3a920 Betaine anhydrous Only for monogastric animals
Only from natural origin and when available from organic origin
(b)
Compounds of trace elements
ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use E1 Iron 3b101 Iron(II) carbonate (siderite) 3b103 Iron(II) sulphate monohydrate 3b104 Iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate 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 hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate 3b305 Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate 3b402 Copper(II) carbonate dihydroxy monohydrate 3b404 Copper (II) oxide
3b405 Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate 3b409 Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (TBCC) 3b502 Manganese (II) oxide 3b503 Manganous sulfate, monohydrate 3b603 Zinc oxide 3b604 Zinc sulphate heptahydrate
3b605 Zinc sulphate monohydrate
3b609 Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (TBZC) 3b701 Sodium molybdate dihydrate 3b801 Sodium selenite
3b810, 3b811, 3b812,
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” ’