REGUL ATIONS 
COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2017/940 
of 1 June 2017 
concer ning the author isation of formic acid as a feed additiv e 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. 
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the author i­
sation of formic acid. That application was accompan ied by the particulars and documents required under 
Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 
(3)  That application concer ns the author isation of formic acid as a feed additive for all animal species to be classif ied 
in the cate gory ‘technological additives ’. 
(4)  The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 30 Apr il 2015 (2) that, under 
the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of formic acid does not have an adverse effect on animal health, 
human health or the environment. The Author ity also concluded that the preparation is effective in inhibiting or 
reducing the number of bacterial pathogen s in feed mat erial and compo und feed. The Author ity does not 
consider that there is a need for specifi c requirements of post-market monitori ng. It also verified the repor t on 
the methods of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitte d by the Reference Laborator y set up by Regulation 
(EC) No 1831/2003. 
(5)  The assessment of the preparation of formic acid shows that the conditions for author isation, as provided for in 
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. According ly, the use of that preparation should be 
author ised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. 
(6)  The measures provided 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 preparation specifi ed in the Annex, belonging to the additive catego ry ‘technological additives ’ and to the functional 
group ‘hygiene condition enhancers’, is author ised as an additive in animal nutr ition, subject to the conditions laid down 
in that Annex. 2.6.2017 L 142/40 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. 
(2)EFSA Journal 2015; 13(5):4113. Article 2 
Entr y 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 State s. 
Done at Brussels, 1 June 2017. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  2.6.2017 L 142/41 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
Identifica ­
tion 
number of 
the additive Additive Chemical formula, descr iption, 
methods of analysis Species or 
category of 
animal Maximum 
age Minimum 
content Maximum 
conten t 
Other provisions End of  
period of 
author isation mg of formic acid/kg of 
compl ete feedingstuff with 
a moisture content of 12 % 
Technological additiv es: hygiene condition enhancers 
1k236 Formic acid Additive composition 
Formic acid (≥ 84,5 %) 
Liquid form 
Char acter isation of the active sub­
stance 
Formic acid ≥ 84,5 % 
H2CO2 
CAS No: 64-18-6 
Analytical method (1) 
For the determination of formic 
acid: ion chromat ography method 
equipped with electr ical conduc ­
tivity detection (IC-ECD). All animal 
species — — 10 000 1.  In the directions for use of the additive 
and premixture, the storage conditions 
shall be indicated . 
2.The mixture of different sources of for­
mic acid shall not excee d the permitted 
maximum content in compl ete feeding ­
stuffs. 
3.For users of the additive and premix ­
tures, feed business operators shall estab ­
lish operational procedures and organisa ­
tional measures to address pote ntial risks 
resulting from its use. Where those risks 
cannot be eliminate d or reduced to 
a minimum by such procedures and 
measures, the additive and premixtures 
shall be used with personal prot ective 
equipment, including breathing prot ec­
tion, safety glasses and gloves. 21.6.2027 
(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory : https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-repor ts   2.6.2017 L 142/42 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN