COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) No 669/2014 
of 18 June 2014 
concer ning the author isation of calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol as feed additiv es for all 
animal species 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regar d to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 
on additives for use in animal nutr ition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides 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 of that Regulation provides for the re-evalu ­
ation of additives author ised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2). 
(2)  Calcium D-pantoth enate and D-panthenol were author ised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 
70/524/EEC as feed additives for use on all animal species as part of the group ‘Vitamins, pro-vitamins and 
chemically well-def ined substances having similar effect’. Those feed additives were subsequently entered in the 
Community Regist er of feed additives as existing products, in accordance with Article 10(1) 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, two 
applications were submitted for the re-evaluation of calcium D-pantoth enate and D-panthenol as feed additives 
for all animal species and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a chang e in the term s of the 
author isation as regards their use via drinking wate r. The applicants request ed those additives to be classif ied in 
the additive catego ry ‘nutr itional additives’. Those applications were accompan ied by the particulars and docu ­
ments required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 
(4)  The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Author ity’) concluded in its opinions of 11 October 2011 (3) that, 
under the proposed conditions of use in feed, calcium D-pantothenat e and D-panthenol do not have an adverse 
effect on animal health, human health or the envi ronment. The Auth ority also concluded that calcium D- 
pant othenate and D-panthenol are regarded as effective sources of pant othenic acid and that no safety concer ns 
would arise for users provided that appropr iate prote ctive measures are taken. The Author ity does not consider 
that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitori ng. It also verified the repor t on the method 
of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003. 
(5)  The assessment of calcium D-pantoth enate and D-panthenol shows that the conditions for author isation, as 
provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfi ed. According ly, the use of these substances 
should be author ised as specifi ed in the Annex to this Regulation. 
(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifi cations to the conditions of author isa­
tion, it is appropr iate to allow a transitional period for the disposal of existing stoc ks of the additives, pre- 
mixtures and compo und feed containing them, as author ised by Directive 70/524/EEC. 
(7)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
the Food Chain and Animal Health, 19.6.2014 L 179/62 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. 
(2)OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1. 
(3)EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2409 and EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2410. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
The substances specifi ed in the Annex, belonging to the additive categor y ‘nutr itional additives ’ and to the functional 
group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, are author ised as additives in 
animal nutr ition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. 
Article 2 
The substances specified in the Annex and feed containing those substances, which are produced and labelled before 9 
Januar y 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 July 2014 may continue to be placed on the mark et and 
used until the existing stoc ks are exhausted. 
Article 3 
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 State s. 
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2014. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
José Manuel BARR OSO  19.6.2014 L 179/63 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
Identificati ­
on number 
of the 
additive Name of the 
holder of 
author isation Additive Compo sition, chemical formula, 
descr iption, analytical method Species or 
categor y of 
animal Maximum 
age Minimum 
content Maximum 
content 
Other provisions End of period 
of 
author isation mg/kg of complet e feed ingstuff 
with a moisture content of 
12 % or mg/l of water 
Categor y: Nutr itional additiv es. Functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-def ined subst ances havin g similar effect 
3a841 — Calcium D- 
pantothenat e Additive composition 
Calcium D-pantothenat e. 
Char acter isation of the active substance 
Calcium D-pantothenat e 
Ca[C9H16NO5]2 
CAS No: 137-08-6 
Calcium D-pantothenat e, solid form, 
produced by chemical synthesis. 
Purity criteria: 
1.  Min. 98 % (on dry basis) 
2.  Max. 0,5 % 3-aminopropionic acid. 
Method of Analysis (1) 
—  For the deter mination of Calcium 
D-pant othenate in the feed addi ­
tive: potentiometr ic titration with 
perc hlor ic acid and identif ication 
by specific optical rotation (Euro ­
pean Phar macopoeia monograph 
0470). 
—  For the deter mination of Calcium 
D-pant othenate in premixtures and 
feedingstuffs: Reverse Phase High- 
Performance Liquid Chromato ­
graph y coupled to a sing le-quadr u­
pole mass selective detec tor (RP- 
HPLC -MS). All animal 
species. — — — 1.  May be used also via 
water for drinking. 
2.  In the directions for 
use of the additive and 
premixture, indicate 
the storag e and stabi ­
lity conditions. 
3.  For safety: breathing 
prote ction, safety 
glasses and gloves 
should be worn 
during handling. 19 June 
2024 19.6.2014 L 179/64 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Identificati ­
on number 
of the 
additive Name of the 
holder of 
author isation Additive Compo sition, chemical formula, 
descr iption, analytical method Species or 
categor y of 
animal Maximum 
age Minimum 
content Maximum 
content 
Other provisions End of period 
of 
author isation mg/kg of complet e feed ingstuff 
with a moisture content of 
12 % or mg/l of water 
3a842 — D-Panthenol Additive composition 
D-Pan thenol 
Char acter isation of the active substance. 
D-Pan thenol 
C9H19NO4 
CAS No: 81-13-0 
D-Pan thenol, liquid form, produced by 
chemical synthesis 
Purity criteria: 
1.  Min. 98 % on anhydrous basis 
(water < 1 %) 
2.  Max. 0,5 % 3-aminopropanol. 
Method of Analysis (1) 
—  For the deter mination of D- 
panthenol in the feed additive: 
titration with perch loric acid and 
potassium hydrogen phthalat e and 
identification by specific optical 
rotation and infrared spectroscop y 
(European Phar macopoeia mono ­
graph 0761). 
—  For the deter mination of D- 
panthenol in wate r: Reverse Phase 
High-P erformance Liquid Chroma ­
tography , coupled to UV detect or 
(RP-HPLC). All animal 
species — —  1.  To be used only via 
water for drinking. 
2.  In the directions for 
use of the additive 
indicate the storage 
conditions. 
3.  For safety: breathing 
prote ction, safety 
glasses and gloves 
should be worn 
during handling. 19 June 
2024 
(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory : http://ir mm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed _additives/Pag es/index.aspx   19.6.2014 L 179/65 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN