COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2017/64 
of 14 December 2016 
concer ning the author isation of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated 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. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re- 
evaluation of additives author ised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2). 
(2)  Glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated was author ised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as 
a feed additive for all animal species. That product was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as 
an existing product, 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, an 
application was submitted for the re-evaluation of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniat ed as a feed additive for all animal 
species. The applicant request ed that additive to be classified in the additive categor y ‘sensor y additives ’. That 
application was accompan ied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003. 
(4)  The European Food Safety Auth ority (‘the Author ity’) concluded in its opinion of 11 December 2014 (3) that, 
under the proposed conditions of use in feed glycyrrhizic acid ammoniat ed does not have adverse effects on 
animal health, human health or the environment. The Author ity further concluded that the function of 
glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated in feed is similar to that on food. The Authority has already concluded that for 
food glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated is efficacious, as it increases the food smell or palatability . The Author ity 
could not conclude on the safety of for glycyrrhizic acid ammoniat ed used in water for drinking. However , that 
substance can be used within a compo und feed subsequently administ ered via wate r. 
(5)  Restr ictions and conditions should be provided for to allow better control. For practical reasons and taking into 
account the re-evaluation performe d by the Author ity, maximum recommended cont ents should be set up. 
Where the recommended conte nt of the additive in compl ete feedingstuff is exceed ed, the identif ication number 
of the feed additive, its name and added amount should be indicated on the label of premixtures, compo und 
feeds and feed mater ials. 
(6)  The Author ity concluded that in the absence of data on user safety glycyrrhizic acid ammoniat ed should be 
considered as irritant to skin, eyes and respirato ry tract and as a skin sensitiser . Consequently , appropr iate 
prot ective measures should be take n. The Auth ority 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 method of analysis of the feed additive 
in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 
(7)  The assessment of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated 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 that substance should be 
author ised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. 17.1.2017 L 13/242 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. 
(2)Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concer ning additives in feed ingstuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1). 
(3)EFSA Journal 2015;13(1):3971. (8) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifi cations to the conditions of author is­
ation for glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated, it is appropr iate to allow a transitional period for interest ed parties to 
prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the author isation. 
(9)  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 substance specif ied in the Annex, belonging to the additive catego ry ‘sensor y additives’ and to the functional group 
‘flavouri ng compo unds ’, is author ised as a feed additive in animal nutr ition subject to the conditions laid down in that 
Annex. 
Article 2 
Transitional measures 
1. The substance specif ied in the Annex and premixtures containing that substance, which are produced and labelled 
before 6 August 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 6 Febr uary 2017 may continue to be placed on the 
mark et and used until the existing stoc ks are exhaust ed. 
2. Com pound feed and feed mater ials containing the substance as specifi ed in the Annex which are produced and 
labelled before 6 Febr uary 2018 in accordance with the rules applicable before 6 Febr uary 2017 may continue to be 
placed on the mark et and used until the existing stoc ks are exhausted if they are intende d for food-producing animals. 
3. Com pound feed and feed mater ials containing the substance as specifi ed in the Annex which are produced and 
labelled before 6 Febr uary 2019 in accordance with the rules applicable before 6 Febr uary 2017 may continue to be 
placed on the mark et and used until the existing stocks are exhaust ed if they are intende d for non-f ood-producing 
animals. 
Article 3 
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, 14 December 2016. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  17.1.2017 L 13/243 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
Identifica ­
tion 
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 
conten t 
Other provisions End of period 
of author is­
ation mg of active substance/kg of 
complet e feed ingstuff with 
a moisture content of 12 % 
Categor y: Sensor y additiv es. Functional group: Flavour ing compounds 
2b16060 — Glycyrrhizic 
acid ammo ­
niated Additiv e composition 
Glycyrrhizic acid ammo ­
niated 
Char acter isation of the activ e 
substance 
Glycyrrhizic acid ammo ­
niated 
Produced by extraction of 
species of the genus Glycyr­
rhiza 
Purity: min. 98-100 % (on 
dry matt er basis) 
Chemical formula: 
C42H65O16 
CAS No 53956-04-0 
FLAVIS No: 16.060 
Method of analy sis(1) 
For the identification of the 
glycyrrhizic acid ammo ­
niated in the feed additive 
and flavouring premixtures: 
European Phar maco ­
peian 6.0, method 
01/2008:1772. All animal 
species — — — 1.The additive shall be incor por­
ated into the feed in the form of 
a premixture.  
2. In the directions for use of the 
additive and premixtures, the 
storag e and stability conditions 
shall be indicated .  
3. On the label of the additive the 
following shall be indicated : 
‘Recommended maximum con­
tent of the active substance of 
compl ete feedingstuff with 
a moisture conte nt of 12 %: 
—  0,3 mg/kg for chickens for 
fattening and laying hens, 
—  1 mg/kg for other species 
and categor ies.’ 
4.The functional group, the identi ­
fication number , the name and 
the added amount of the active 
substance shall be indicate d on 
the labelling of the premixtures, 
feed mat erials and compo und 
feedingstuffs, if the following 
conte nt of the active substance 
in compl ete feedingstuff with 
a moisture content of 12 % is 
exceed ed: 
—  0,3 mg/kg for chickens for 
fattening and laying hens,  6 Febr uary 
2027 17.1.2017 L 13/244 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     —  1 mg/kg for other species 
and categor ies.  
5. For users of the additive and 
premixtures, feed business oper ­
ators shall establish operational 
procedures and organisational 
measures to address poten tial 
risks by inhalation, dermal con­
tact or eyes contact. Where 
those risks cannot be eliminated 
or reduced to a minimum by 
such procedures and measures, 
the additive and premixtures 
shall be used with personal pro­
tective equipment, including 
breathing prot ection, safety 
glasses and gloves. 
(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   17.1.2017 L 13/245 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN