Commission Regulation (EC) No 1459/2005 of 8 September 2005 amending the conditions for authorisation of a number of feed additives belonging to the group of trace elements   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, trace element

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Official Journal of the European Union

9.9.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1459/2005

of 8 September 2005

amending the conditions for authorisation of a number of feed additives belonging to the group of
trace elements

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of
the
the Council of 22 September
European Parliament and of
2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in
particular the third sentence of Article 13(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Several iodine salts, which are additives belonging to the
group of trace elements, have been authorised by Council
Directive 70/524/EEC (2), as amended by Commission
Directive 96/7/EC (3). Those additives have been noti-
fied as existing products on the basis of Article 10 of
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and are subject to the
verifications and the procedures in application of that
provision.

at the current authorised levels. Following this request,
the Authority adopted on 25 January 2005 an opinion
on the use of iodine in feedingstuffs.

The opinion of the Authority concludes that the worst
case scenario model calculations with milk and eggs,
based on the currently authorised maximum iodine
level in feed, show that the upper limit (UL) for adults
and adolescents could be exceeded.

Therefore, the maximum content of Iodine-I in feed for
i.e. for dairy cows and
these two types of production,
laying hens, needs to be lowered in order to reduce the
risk of any adverse effects on human health.

It is appropriate to provide for a transitional period of 12
months in order to permit the use up of existing stocks
of
feedingstuffs according to the previous conditions
established in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC.

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

opinion

the

the

of

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

The maximum content of
Iodine-I
which is currently authorised in feed is 4 ppm for
fish and 10 ppm for other
equines, 20 ppm for
species or categories of animals.

the trace element

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possi-
bility of modifying the authorisation of an additive
further
the European Food Safety
Authority (the Authority) on whether the authorisation
still meets the conditions set out in that Regulation.

to an opinion of

The Commission asked the Authority to evaluate the
the different
physiological requirements for iodine of
animal species referred to in Directive 70/524/EEC and
to advise on the possible detrimental effects on human
and animal health or on the environment of iodine, used

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005,
p. 8).

(2) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1. Directive repealed by Regulation (EC)

No 1831/2003.

(3) OJ L 51, 1.3.1996, p. 45.

Article 1

Without prejudice to the other conditions for the authorisation
of the additives E2 Iodine-I belonging to the group of trace
elements laid down in Directive 70/524/EEC, the maximum
in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff
contents of
shall be replaced by those set out in the Annex to this Regu-
lation.

the element

Article 2

1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

It shall apply from 12 months after the date of publi-

2.
cation of this Regulation.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 September 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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