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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 469/2013 of 22 May 2013 concerning the authorisation of DL-methionine, DL-methionine            sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine, isopropyl ester of hydroxy analogue            of methionine, DL-methionine protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine protected with ethylcellulose            as feed additives (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 469/2013                     

# of 22 May 2013

# concerning the authorisation of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium salt of                        hydroxy analogue of methionine, isopropyl ester of hydroxy analogue of methionine, DL-methionine protected with copolymer                        vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine protected with ethylcellulose as feed additives                     

# (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives                           for use in animal nutrition(1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and                              procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised                              pursuant to Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition(2).

(2)DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine,                              isopropyl ester of methionine hydroxy analogue and DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene                              were authorised without a time limit pursuant to Directive 82/471/EEC. These feed additives were subsequently entered in the                              European Union Register 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, an application was                              submitted for the re-evaluation of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine and calcium salt                              of methionine hydroxy analogue as feed additives for all animal species and of isopropyl ester of methionine hydroxy analogue                              and DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene as feed additives for dairy cows and, in                              accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a change in the terms of the authorisation as regards the use of DL-methionine,                              DL-methionine sodium salt and the hydroxy analogue of methionine via drinking water. In addition, in accordance with Article                              7 of that Regulation, the application contained the request for the authorisation of DL-methionine technically pure protected                              with ethylcellulose for ruminants. For all seven sources of methionine it was requested that those additives be classified                              in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required                              under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(4)The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 6 March 2012(3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium                              salt of methionine hydroxy analogue, isopropyl ester of methionine hydroxy analogue, DL-methionine technically pure protected                              with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine technically pure protected with ethylcellulose do not have an adverse                              effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that they are effective sources of methionine for protein synthesis                              in the respective target species. The Authority extrapolated this conclusion from dairy cows to all ruminants. The Authority                              does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on                              the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(5)The assessment of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, the hydroxy analogue of methionine, the calcium salt of methionine                              hydroxy analogue, the isopropyl ester of methionine hydroxy analogue, DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer                              vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine technically pure protected with ethylcellulose shows that the conditions for authorisation,                              as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied.

(6)The Authority recommends that the use of methionine should not be authorised in water for drinking. However, this recommendation                              refers rather to the farm management as it concerns the way to achieve the optimal protein supply of the animal including                              the prevention of protein surpluses. No maximum content for the methionine sources is proposed by the Authority. Thus, it                              is in the case of administration of methionine sources via drinking water appropriate to instruct the user to consider all                              different methionine sources in order to achieve an optimal supply with the essential amino acids without affecting the performance                              of the animals.

(7)The Authority recommends further, to avoid the combined supplementation of feed with hydroxy analogue of methionine and cystine/cysteine.                              However, the settings of the animal trials on which this recommendation is based are not considered to be tangible to fully                              justify such a measure.

(8)Accordingly, the use of these substances should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

(9)Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of use for the already                              authorised sources of methionine, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves                              to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.

(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain                              and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## Article 1U.K.Authorisation

The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group                     ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid                     down in that Annex.                  

## Article 2U.K.Transitional measures

The substances specified in the Annex that are authorised pursuant to Directive 82/471/EEC and feed containing these substances,                     which are produced and labelled before 12 December 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 12 June 2013 may continue                     to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.                  

## Article 3U.K.Entry 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 States.

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

1

OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.                           

2

OJ L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 8.                           

3

*EFSA Journal* 2012;10(3):2623.