Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new use of benzoic acid (VevoVitall) as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, swine, zootechnics

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Official Journal of the European Union

2.10.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1138/2007

of 1 October 2007

concerning the authorisation of a new use 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

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 Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its
opinion of 7 March 2007 that benzoic acid (VevoVitall)
does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human
health or the environment (3). It further concluded that
benzoic acid (VevoVitall) does not present any other risk
which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regu-
authorisation.
lation (EC) No 1831/2003,
According to that opinion, the use of that preparation
does not have an adverse effect on this additional animal.
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.

feed additive

analysis of

exclude

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

(6)

(7)

an application was

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No
the
1831/2003,
authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex
to this Regulation. That application was accompanied
by the particulars
required under
Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

and documents

submitted for

that preparation shows

The assessment of
the
conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5
of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003,
satisfied.
Accordingly,
that preparation should be
the use of
authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

that

are

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

opinion

the

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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

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 use of the preparation of benzoic acid (VevoVitall)
was authorised for weaned piglets by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1730/2006 (2).

Article 2

(5)

New data were submitted in support of an application
for authorisation for pigs for fattening. The European

(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 325, 24.11.2006, p. 9.

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

its publication in the Official

Journal of

(3) Opinion of

the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal Feed on the safety and efficacy of the
product VevoVitall
(benzoic acid) as a feed additive for pigs for
fattening in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
Adopted on 7 March 2007. The EFSA Journal (2007) 457, p. 1
to 14.

(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, 1 October 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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