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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
concerning the authorisation of cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees 
as a feed additive for certain animal species  
(Text with EEA relevance)    
EN 1  EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
concerning the authorisation of cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees 
as a feed additive for certain animal species  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,  
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the  
Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition1, and in particular 
Article 9(2) and Article 10(5) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in 
animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.  
Article 10(2) of that Regulation provides for the re -evaluation of additives authorised 
pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC2. 
(2) The substance cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees was 
authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed 
additive for all animal species. This substance was subsequently entered in the 
Register of Feed Additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1), 
point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.   
(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction 
with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the authorisation of cassia 
essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees as  a feed additive for all animal 
species , request ing the additive to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory 
additives’ and in the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’.  That application was 
accompanied by the particulars and documents required un der Article 7(3) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.   
(4) The applicant requested the additive to be authorised for use also in water for drinking. 
However, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 does not allow the authorisation of 
‘flavouring compounds’ for use in water f or drinking . Therefore, the use of th at 
additive in  water for drinking  should not be allowed . 
(5) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in it s opinion of 27 
September 20223 that, under the proposed conditions of use , cassia essential oil from 
Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees  is safe for short -living animals (animals intended for 
fattening) , including piglets and other minor Suidae . It also concluded that it is safe for 
the consumers and the environment.  The Authority indica ted that , owing to the 
 
1 OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.  
2 Council Directive 70 /524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs  
(OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p.  1). 
3 EFSA Journal 2022;20(10):7600 .   
EN 2  EN presence of styrene in cassia leaf oil,  it is not in the position to conclude on the safety 
of the additive for long -living animals and reproductive animals including those 
animals reared for laying/breeding/reproduction. In addition , the Authority  concluded 
that when handling the essential oil, exposure of unprotected users to styrene cannot 
be excluded  and that  therefore, to reduce the risk, the exposure of the users should be 
minimised . The Authority further concluded that since the substance  is recognised to 
flavour food and since its function in feed would be essentially the same as that in 
food, no further demonstration of efficacy is considered necessary.  It also verified the 
report on the method of analys is of the feed ad ditive in feed submitted by the 
Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No  1831/2003.  
(6) Subsequently , the applicant withdrew  the application for authorisation of cassia 
essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees for all animal species and 
categories except : piglets, piglets of minor Suidae , animal species for fattening other 
than Equidae  and salmonids and minor fin fish other than brood stock.  
(7) In view of the above, the Commission considers that cassia essential oi l from 
Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees satisfies the conditions provided for in Article 5 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003  as regards : animal species for fattening except 
Equidae , salmonids and fin fish except brood stock, piglets and piglets of minor 
Suidae.  Accordingly, the use of th at additive should  be authorised . The Commission 
considers that the presence of the substances of concern styrene and coumarins in 
cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees requires to set a maximum 
content in complete fe ed and to prohibit the combination of that additive with other  
additives  containing the same substances of concern. In addition, the Commission 
considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse 
effects on the health of the users of the additive.   
(8) Article 10(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 imposes an obligation on the 
Commission to adopt a Regulation requiring the withdrawal from the market of feed 
additives for which no applications as required by Article 10(2) of Reg ulation (EC) No 
1831/2003 were submitted before the deadline provided for in that provision. 
Similarly, a Regulation should be adopted concerning feed additives for which an 
application was submitted but subsequently withdrawn.  
(9) In the case of feed additives for which an application has been withdrawn for certain 
animal species or categories, the withdrawal from the market should only concern 
those animal species or categories.  
(10) Therefore, cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees should be  
withdrawn from the market as regards the animal species and categories which are not 
the subject of the authorisation granted by this Regulation.  
(11) In so far as this Regulation authorises  cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum 
aromaticum  Nees as a feed additi ve, safety reasons do not require the immediate 
application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation of that substance  in 
respect of the animal species and categories which are covered by the authorisation 
granted by this Regulation . It is t herefore appropriate to provide for a transitional 
period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements 
resulting from the authorisation.  
(12) In addition, in so far as the feed additive is withdrawn from the market, it is also 
appropriate to allow for a transitional period within which existing stocks of the 
additive, premixtures, feed materials and compound feed which have been produced  
EN 3  EN with that additive, may be used up also in respect of the animal species and categories 
of anima ls which are not covered by the authorisation granted by this Regulation, in 
order to allow interested parties to adapt to the obligation to withdraw those products 
from the market   
(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the op inion of the 
Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Authorisation  
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘ sensory  additives’ 
and to the functional group ‘ flavouring com pounds ’, is authorised as an additive in animal 
nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.  
Article 2  
Withdrawal from the market  
The feed additive  cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum  Nees , as authorised 
pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC, shall be withdrawn from the market in respect of the 
animal species and categories other than those mentioned in the Annex.  
. 
Article 3 
Transitional measures  Related to the authorisation  
1.  The feed additive referred to in Article 2 and premixtures containing that additive, 
which are produced and labelled before [6 months from  the  date of entry into force of 
this Regulation – Date to be inserted by the Service responsible for the publication]  in 
accordance with the rules applicable b efore [date of entry into force of this Regulation 
– Date to be inserted by the Service responsible for the publication] , may continue to 
be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories 
mentioned in the Annex until the stoc ks concerned are exhausted.    
2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additive referred to in Article 
2, which are produced and labelled before [12 months from  the  date of entry into 
force of this Regulation – Date to be inserted by the Se rvice responsible for the 
publication]  in accordance with the rules applicable before [date of entry into force of 
this Regulation – Date to be inserted by the Service responsible for the publication] , 
may continue to be placed on the market and used in re spect of the animal species and 
categories mentioned in the Annex until the stocks concerned are exhausted.  
Article 4  
Transitional measures related to the withdrawal from the market  
1. Existing stocks of the feed additive referred to in Article 2 may continue to be placed 
on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories other than those 
mentioned in the Annex until [ 12 months after the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation – Date to be inserted by the Service responsible for  the publication ].  
EN 4  EN 2. Premixtures produced with the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1 may continue 
to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories 
other than those mentioned in the Annex until [ 15 months after the  date of entry into 
force of this Regulation – Date to be inserted by the Service responsible for the 
publication ]. 
3. Compound feed and feed materials produced with the feed additive referred to in 
paragraph 1 or with the premixtures referred to in paragr aph 2 may continue to be 
placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species and categories other 
than those mentioned in the Annex used until [ 24 months after the date of entry into 
force of this Regulation – Date to be inserted by the Service responsible for the 
publication ]. 
Article 5 
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable  in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Ursula VON DER LEYEN