Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2006 of  23 March 2006  as regards the authorisation of certain additives belonging to the group compounds of trace elements   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, food safety, market approval, trace element

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 479/2006

of 23 March 2006

as regards the authorisation of certain additives belonging to the group compounds of trace
elements

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23
November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), and
in particular Articles 3 and 9d thereof,

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of
European Parliament and of
the Council of 22 September
2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (2), and in
particular Article 25 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the author-
isation of additives for use in animal nutrition.

Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 lays down
transitional measures for applications for authorisation of
feed additives submitted in accordance with Directive
70/524/EEC before the date of application of Regulation
(EC) No 1831/2003.

The applications for authorisation of the additives listed
in the Annex to this Regulation were submitted before
the
application of Regulation (EC) No
1831/2003.

date of

Initial comments on those applications, as provided for
in Article 4(4) of Directive 70/524/EEC, were forwarded
to the Commission before the date of application of
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Those applications are
therefore to continue to be treated in accordance with
Article 4 of Directive 70/524/EEC.

(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1. Directive as

(EC) No 1800/2004 (OJ

last amended by
L 317,

Commission Regulation
16.10.2004, p. 37).

(2) 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).

copper

iron, manganese,

The applicant sought for the authorisation of chelated
forms of
and zinc with
synthetic glycine. The use of chelated forms may
overcome some of
the problems of absorption that
occurs when other forms are used. A similar product is
authorised with amino acids derived from soya protein.
for authorisation the trace
However,
elements
and,
therefore, needs a specific authorisation.

chelated with synthetic glycine

in this request
are

The applicant submitted a dossier in support of the use
in feedingstuffs of chelated forms of iron, manganese,
copper and zinc with synthetic glycine.

The Commission asked the European Food Safety
Authority (the Authority) to evaluate the relevant data
supporting the application for authorisation. Following
this
adopted on 29
November 2005 an opinion on the use in feedingstuffs
of chelated forms of iron, manganese, copper and zinc
with synthetic glycine.

the Authority has

request,

The opinion of the Authority shows that the conditions
laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC are
the use of chelated forms of
satisfied. Accordingly,
iron, manganese,
and zinc with synthetic
glycine, should be authorised.

copper

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

opinion

the

the

of

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The preparations belonging to the group ‘Compounds of trace
elements’, as specified in the Annex, are authorised for use
without a time-limit as additives in animal nutrition under the
conditions laid down in that Annex.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 March 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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