COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1076/2014
of 13 October 2014
concerning the authorisation of a preparation containing a smoke flavouring extract-2b0001 as feed additive for dogs and cats
(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.
(2)
In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of an additive consisting of a preparation of a smoke flavouring extract as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3)
That application concerns the authorisation of the preparation specified in the Annex as feed additive for dogs and cats, to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and the functional group ‘flavourings compounds’.
(4)
The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 24 May 2012 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed, the additive specified in the Annex does not have any adverse effects on animal and human health, or the environment. The Authority concluded that since this smoke flavouring extract is used in food as smoke flavour, and its function in feed is essentially the same as that in food, no further demonstration of efficacy is necessary.
(5)
The Authority concluded that this additive is primarily defined by the manufacturing process and the mix of woods from which it derives, therefore the manufacturing process and the mix of woods need to be clearly specified in the annex to ensure that only smoke flavourings produced by such manufacturing method are placed on the market.
(6)
The Authority also concluded that no safety concerns would arise for users provided that appropriate protective measures are taken. 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.
(7)
The assessment of the preparation referred to in the Annex shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of preparations containing that smoke flavouring extract should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavourings compounds’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
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, 13 October 2014.