Commission Regulation (EC) No 516/2008 of 10 June 2008 amending Regulations (EC) No 1200/2005, (EC) No 184/2007, (EC) No 243/2007, (EC) No 1142/2007, (EC) No 1380/2007 and (EC) No 165/2008 as regards the terms of the authorisation of certain additives for use in animal nutrition (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, market approval

11.6.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 516/2008

of 10 June 2008

amending Regulations (EC) No 1200/2005,
(EC) No
1142/2007, (EC) No 1380/2007 and (EC) No 165/2008 as regards the terms of the authorisation
of certain additives for use in animal nutrition

(EC) No 243/2007,

(EC) No 184/2007,

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

is necessary to change the terms of the authorisations
with effect from that date.

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 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

BASF Aktiengesellschaft has submitted an application
under Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
proposing to change the name of
the
authorisation as regards Commission Regulations (EC)
No 1200/2005 (2),
(EC) No
243/2007 (4),
(EC) No
1380/2007 (6) and Commission Regulation (EC) No
165/2008 (7).

(EC) No 184/2007 (3),

1142/2007 (5),

the holder of

(EC) No

(6)

(7)

(8)

(EC) No 184/2007,
Regulations (EC) No 1200/2005,
(EC) No 243/2007,
(EC) No
1380/2007 and (EC) No 165/2008 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(EC) No 1142/2007,

is appropriate to provide for a transitional period

It
during which existing stocks may be used up.

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:

Those Regulations authorise the use of certain additives.
The authorisation is linked to the holder of the author-
isation.
In all cases the holder of the authorisation is
BASF Aktiengesellschaft.

Article 1

1.
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005, in column
2 of the entry for 1, the words ‘BASF Aktiengesellschaft’ are
replaced by the words ‘BASF SE’.

The applicant claims that BASF Aktiengesellschaft was
converted into BASF SE with effect from 14 January
2008 and that BASF SE is the same enterprise and
now owns the marketing rights for those additives. The
applicant
documents
supporting its claims.

appropriate

submitted

has

The proposed change of the terms of the authorisations
is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a
fresh assessment of
concerned. The
European Food Safety Authority was informed of the
application.

additives

the

(5)

To allow the applicant to exploit its marketing rights
under the name of BASF SE from 14 January 2008, it

(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 195, 27.7.2005, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1445/2006 (OJ L 271, 30.9.2006, p. 22).

(3) OJ L 63, 1.3.2007, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 73, 13.3.2007, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 21.
(7) OJ L 50, 23.2.2008, p. 8.

2.
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 184/2007, in column
2 of the entry for 4d800, the words ‘BASF Aktiengesellschaft’
are replaced by the words ‘BASF SE’.

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 243/2007, in column
3.
2 of the entry for 4a1600, the words ‘BASF Aktiengesellschaft’
are replaced by the words ‘BASF SE’.

4.
in
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1142/2007,
column 2 of the entry for 4a1600, the words ‘BASF Aktienge-
sellschaft’ are replaced by the words ‘BASF SE’.

5.
in
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1380/2007,
column 2 of the entry for 4a62, the words ‘BASF Aktienge-
sellschaft’ are replaced by the words ‘BASF SE’.

6.
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 165/2008, in column
2 of the entry for 4a1600, the words ‘BASF Aktiengesellschaft’
are replaced by the words ‘BASF SE’.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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Article 2

Existing stocks which are in conformity with the provisions applicable before the entry into force of this
Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until 31 October 2008.

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

Article 3

It shall apply from 14 January 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission