Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006 of 23 November 2006 concerning the authorisation of benzoic acid (VevoVitall) as a feed additive   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, market approval, zootechnics

24.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1730/2006

of 23 November 2006

concerning the authorisation of benzoic acid (VevoVitall) as a feed additive

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 (1), and in
particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

benzoic acid (VevoVitall) does not have an adverse effect
on animal health, human health or the environment (2).
It further concluded that benzoic acid (VevoVitall) does
not present any other risk which would, in accordance
with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003,
exclude authorisation. According to that opinion,
the
use of that preparation improves the performance para-
meters, such as weight gain or feed gain ratio, in piglets.
The opinion of the Authority recommends appropriate
measures for user safety. It does not consider that there is
a need for specific requirements of post-market moni-
toring. This opinion also verifies the report on the
method of
in feed
the
submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set
up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The assessment of
that preparation shows that the conditions for authori-
sation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that
preparation should be authorised, as specified in the
Annex to this Regulation.

feed additive

analysis of

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the author-
isation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for
the grounds and procedures for granting such authori-
sation.

(5)

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

opinion

the

the

of

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1831/2003, an application was submitted for the author-
isation of the preparation set out in the Annex. That
application was accompanied by the particulars and
documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the
additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional
group ‘other zootechnical additives’, is authorised as an additive
in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that
Annex.

The application concerns authorisation of the preparation
benzoic acid (VevoVitall) as a feed additive for weaned
piglets,
category
classified in the
to be
‘zootechnical additives’.

additive

Article 2

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority)
concluded in its opinion of 9 December 2005 that

(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).

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

(2) Opinion of

the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal Feed on the safety and efficacy of the
product VevoVitall® as a feed additive for weaned piglets in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Adopted on 30
November 2005. The EFSA Journal (2005) 290, pp. 1 to 13.

L 325/10

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.11.2006

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/11

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