COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2024/1195 
of 24 Apr il 2024
concer ning the author isation of cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees as a feed 
additiv e for certain animal species 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng rega rd to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Sept ember 2003 on 
additives for use in animal nutr ition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 10(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provid es for the author isation of additives for use in animal nutr ition and for the 
grounds and procedures for granting such author isation. Article 10(2) of that Regulation provides for the 
re-evaluation of additives author ised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).
(2) The substance cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees was author ised 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 author isation of cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees as a feed 
additive for all animal species, requesting the additive to be classifie d in the additive catego ry ‘sensor y additives’ and 
in the functional group ‘flavouri ng compo unds’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(4) The applicant requested the additive to be author ised for use also in wate r for drinking. However , Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003 does not allow the author isation of ‘flavouri ng compounds’ for use in water for drinking. Theref ore, 
the use of that additive in water for drinking should not be allowed.
(5) The European Food Safety Author ity (‘the Author ity’) concluded in its opinion of 27 September 2022 (3)that, under 
the proposed conditions of use, cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees is safe for shor t-living 
animals (animals intende d for fattening), including piglets and minor Suidae. It also concluded that it is safe for the 
consumers and the environment. The Author ity indicated that, owing to the 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 Author ity concluded that when 
handling the essential oil, exposure of unprotect ed users to styrene cannot be excl uded and that theref ore, to reduce 
the risk, the exposure of the users should be minimised. The Author ity 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 necessar y. It also verified the repor t on the method of analysis of the feed 
additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
Offi cial Jour nal 
of the European Union EN 
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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1195/oj 1/4(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2) Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concer ning additives in feedi ngstuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1).
(3) EFSA Journal 2022;20(10):7600.(6) Subsequently , the applicant withdrew the application for author isation of cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum 
aromaticum Nees for all animal species and cate gories excep t piglets, excep t piglets of minor Suidae, excep t animal 
species for fattening (other than Equidae), excep t salmonids (other than brood stock) and excep t minor fin fish 
(other than brood stoc k).
(7) In view of the above, the Commission considers that cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees satisfies 
the conditions provid ed for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 as regards animal species for fattening 
(except Equidae), as regards salmonids (except brood stoc k), as regards fin fish (excep t brood stoc k), as regards 
piglets and as regar ds piglets of minor Suidae. According ly, the use of that additive should be author ised. The 
Commission considers that the presence of the substances of concer n styrene and coumar ins in cassia essential oil 
from Cinnamomum aromatic um Nees requires to set a maximum cont ent in complet e feed and to prohibit the 
combination of that additive with other additives containing the same substances of concer n. In addition, the 
Commission considers that appropr iate 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 
requir ing the withdrawal from the mark et of feed additives for which no applications as required by Article 10(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 were submitted before the deadline provid ed for in that provision. Similarly , a 
Regulation should be adopt ed concer ning feed additives for whic h an application was submitted but subsequently 
withdra wn.
(9) In the case of feed additives for which an application has been withdrawn for certain animal species or categor ies, the 
withdra wal from the mark et should only concer n those animal species or catego ries.
(10) Theref ore, cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees should be withdra wn from the mark et as regar ds 
the animal species and catego ries which are not the subject of the author isation grant ed by this Regulation.
(11) In so far as this Regulation author ises cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees as a feed additive, safety 
reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifi cations to the conditions of author isation of that 
substance in respect of the animal species and categor ies which are covered by the author isation granted by this 
Regulation. It is theref ore appropr iate to provide for a transitional period for inter ested parties to prepare 
themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the author isation.
(12) In addition, in so far as the feed additive is withdra wn from the mark et, it is also appropr iate to allow for a 
transitional period within which existing stoc ks of the additive, premixtures, feed mate rials and compo und feed 
which have been produced with that additive, may be used up also in respect of the animal species and categor ies of 
animals which are not covered by the author isation grant ed by this Regulation, in order to allow interested parties to 
adapt to the oblig ation to withdra w those products from the mark et.
(13) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Author isation
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive cate gory ‘sensor y additives’ and to the functional group 
‘flavouring compounds’, is author ised as an additive in animal nutr ition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.EN OJ L, 25.4.2024 
2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1195/ojArticle 2
Withdra wal from the market
The feed additive cassia essential oil from Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees, as author ised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC, 
shall be withdra wn from the mark et in respect of the animal species and categor ies other than those mentioned in the 
Annex.
Article 3
Transitional measures related to the author isation
1. The feed additive refer red to in Article 2 and premixtures containing that additive, whic h are produced and labelled 
before 15 November 2024 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 May 2024 , may continue to be placed on the 
mark et and used in respect of the animal species and cate gories mentioned in the Annex until the stoc ks concer ned are 
exhaust ed.
2. Com pound feed and feed mater ials containing the feed additive refer red to in Article 2, whic h are produced and 
labelled before 15 May 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 May 2024 , may continue to be placed on 
the mark et and used in respect of the animal species and cate gories mentioned in the Annex until the stoc ks concer ned are 
exhaust ed.
Article 4
Transitional measures related to the withdraw al from the market
1. Existing stoc ks of the feed additive refer red to in Article 2 may continue to be placed on the mark et and used in 
respect of the animal species and categor ies other than those mentioned in the Annex until 15 May 2025 .
2. Premixtures produced with the feed additive refer red to in paragraph 1 may continue to be placed on the market and 
used in respect of the animal species and cate gories other than those mentioned in the Annex until 15 August 2025 .
3. Com pound feed and feed mat erials produced with the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1 or with the 
premixtures referred to in paragraph 2 may continue to be placed on the market and used in respect of the animal species 
and cate gories other than those mentioned in the Annex used until 15 May 2026 .
Article 5
Entr y into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng 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, 24 Apr il 2024 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENOJ L, 25.4.2024 EN 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1195/oj 3/4ANNEX 
Identific ation 
number of the 
additiveAdditiveComposition, chemical formula, descr iption, 
analytical method.Species or categor y 
of animalMaximum 
ageMinimum 
contentMaximum 
content
Other provis ionsEnd of period of 
author isation mg active substance/kg of 
complet e feed with a 
moisture content of 12 %
Categor y: Sensor y additiv es. Functional group: Flav our ing compounds
2b131-eo Cassia essen ­
tial oilAdditive composition
Essential oil obtained from the leaves, 
stalks and twigs of Cinnamomum aromati ­
cum Nees (1)
Liquid form
Char acter isation of the active substance
Essential oil obtained from Cinnamomum 
aromaticum Nees by steam distillation of 
the leaves, stalks and twigs from as 
defined by the Council of Europe (2).
Specifications:
(E)-Cinnamaldeh yde: 70-89 %
(E)-2-Metho xycinnamaldeh yde: 0-15 %
Cinnam yl acetate: ≤ 4 %
Coumar in: ≤ 4 %
Styrene: ≤ 0,1 %
CAS number 8007-80-5
Einecs number : 284-635-0
FEMA number : 2258
CoE number: 131
Analytical method (3)
For the determination of (E)-cinnamalde ­
hyde (phyt ochemical mark er) in the feed 
additive (cassia oil):
— gas chromat ography coupled with 
flame ionisation detec tion (GC-FID) 
or with mass spectrometr y detec ­
tion (GC-MS)Pigs for fattening - - 61 1. The additive shall be incor porat ed into the 
feed in the form of a premixture.
2. In the directions for use of the additive and 
premixtures, the storage conditions and sta­
bility to heat treatment shall be indicated.
3. This additive shall not be used in combination 
with other additives containing styrene and 
coumar ins.
4. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed 
business operato rs shall establish operational 
procedures and organisational measures to 
address the potential risks resulting from their 
use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated 
by such procedures and measures, the addi ­
tive and premixtures shall be used with per­
sonal breathing, eye and skin protect ive 
equipment.10 May 2034
Pigs for fattening 
of minor Suidae- - 51
Piglets and piglets 
of minor Suidae- - 51
Calves for fatten­
ing- - 100
Cattle for fatten­
ing, sheep for fat­
tening and minor 
ruminants for 
fattening60
Chic kens for fat­
tening and minor 
poultr y for fat­
tening- - 28,5
Turke ys for fat­
tening- - 38
Rabbits for fat­
tening- - 25
Salmonids and 
minor finfish 
except brood 
stock- - 125
Other minor spe­
cies for fattening 
except Equidae- - 28,5
(1) Accept ed synonyms Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J. Presl and Cinnamomum cassia Blume.
(2) Natural sources of flavourings – Repor t No 2 (2007).
(3) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Refe rence Laboratory : https://joint-research-centr e.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-f eed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-repor ts_enEN OJ L, 25.4.2024 
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