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ANNEX II  
 
"ANNEX VI  
Feed additives used in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(g), Article 24(2) and Article 25m(2)  
Feed additives listed in this Annex must be authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of t he 
Council(*).  
1. TECHNOLOGICAL ADDITIVES  
 (a) Preservatives  
ID numbers  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
1a E 200  Sorbic acid   
1a E 236  Formic acid   
1a E 237  Sodium formate   
1a E 260  Acetic acid   
1a E 270  Lactic acid   
1a E 280  Propionic acid   
1a E 330  Citric acid   
 (b) Antioxidants  
ID number  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
1b 1b306(i)  Tocopherol extracts from vegetable 
oils  
1b 1b306(ii)  Tocopherol -rich extracts from 
vegetable oils (delta rich)   
 (c) Emulsifying and stabilising agents, thickeners and gelling agents  
ID numbers  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
1 E 322  Lecithins  Only when derived from organic raw 
material.  
Use restricted to aquaculture animal 
feed.  
 (d) Binders, anti -caking agents and coagulants  
ID number  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
1 E 535  Sodium ferrocyanide  Maximum dose rate of 20  mg/kg NaCl 
calculated as ferrocyanide anion.  
1 E 551b  Colloidal silica   
1 E 551c  Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, 
purified)   
1 1m558i  Bentonite   
1 E 559  Kaolinitic clays, free of asbestos   
1 E 560  Natural mixtures of stearites and 
chlorite   
1 E 561  Vermiculite   
1 E 562  Sepiolite   
1 E 566  Natrolite -Phonolite   
 1g568  Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin   2 
 1 E 599  Perlite   
 
 (e) Silage additives  
ID number  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
1k Enzymes, yeasts and bacteria  Use restricted to production of silage when 
weather conditions do not allow for 
adequate fermentation.  
2.  SENSORY ADDITIVES  
ID number  Substance  Description, conditions for use 
2b  Flavouring compounds  Only extracts from agricultural products.  
3. NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES  
 (a) Vitamins  
ID number  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
3a  Vitamins and provitamins  — Derived from agricultural products.  
— If derived synthetically, only those 
identical to vitamins derived from 
agricultural products may be used for 
monogastric animals and aquaculture 
animals.  
— If derived synthetically, only vitamins A, 
D and E identical to vitamins derived from 
agricultura l products may be used for 
ruminants; the use is subject to prior 
authorisation of the Member States based on 
the assessment of the possibility for organic 
ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities 
of the said vitamins through their feed 
rations.  
 (b) Trace elements  
ID numbers  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
3b E1 Iron  Ferric oxide  
Ferrous carbonate  
Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate  
Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate   
3b 3b201  
3b202  
3b203  Potassium iodide  
Calcium iodate, anhydrous  
Coated granulated calcium iodate 
anhydrous   
3b 3b301  
3b302  
3b303  
 
3b304  
 
3b305  Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate  
Cobalt(II) carbonate  
Cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) 
monohydrate  
Coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate  
 
Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate   
3b E4 Copper  Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate  
Cupric oxide  
Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate  
Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (TBCC) 
(3b409)   
3b E5 Manganese  Manganous oxide  
Manganous sulfate, monohydrate  
Manganous carbonate   
3b E6 Zinc  Zinc oxide   3 
 Zinc sulphate monohydrate  
Zinc sulphate heptahydrate  
Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate 
(TBZC) (3b609)  
3b E7 Molybdenum  Sodium molybdate   
3b  
E8 Selenium  Selenised yeast inactivated  
Sodium selenite  
Sodium selenate   
 
4. ZOOTECHNICAL ADDITIVES  
ID number  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
 Digestibility enhancers and 
gut flora stabilisers   
(*) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in a nimal 
nutrition (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29) ."