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21.5.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
134/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 496/2011
of 20 May 2011
concerning the authorisation of sodium benzoate as a feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of
the authorisation Kemira Oyj)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
significant benefit in terms of a final body weight and
an improvement in efficiency of feed conversion of the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
target species. The Authority does not consider that there
Union,
is a need for specific requirements of post-market moni
toring. It also verified the report on the method of
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the
analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the
European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September
Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No
2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition ( 1 ), and in
1831/2003.
particular Article 9(2) thereof,
(5) The
assessment
of
the
substance
shows
that
the
Whereas:
conditions for authorisation, as provided for in
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied.
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
1831/2003
provides
for
the
au
Accordingly, the use of this substance should be
thorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and
authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
for the grounds and procedures for granting such
authorisation.
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
(2) In
accordance
with
Article
7
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
1831/2003, an application was submitted for the au
thorisation of sodium benzoate. That application was
accompanied by the particulars and documents required
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
Article 1
(3) The
application
concerns
the
authorisation
of
sodium The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive
benzoate as a feed additive for weaned piglets, to be
category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group
classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
‘other zootechnical additives’, is authorised as an additive in
animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that
(4) The
European
Food
Safety
Authority
(the
Authority) Annex.
concluded in its opinion of 1 February 2011 ( 2 ) that
the substance set out in the Annex, under the
Article 2
proposed conditions of use, does not have an adverse
effect on animal health, human health or the
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
environment, and that this additive has shown a
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 May 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
( 2 ) EFSA Journal 2011;9(2):2005.

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L 134/10
ANNEX
Minimum
Maximum
content
content
Identification Name of the
Species or
number of
holder of
Additive
Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical category of Maximum mg of active substance/kg
Other provisions
End of period of
the additive
authorisation
method
animal
age
authorisation
of complete feedingstuff
EN
with a moisture content of

12 %
Zootechnical additives: other zootechnical additives (improvement of performance parameters)
4d 5 Kemira
Oyj Sodium Additive composition
Piglets
—
— 4
000 1.
The
additive
shall
not
be
mixed
with
other
10 June 2021
benzoate
(weaned)
sources of benzoic acid or benzoates.
Sodium benzoate: ≥ 99,9 %
2. Complementary feed containing sodium
Active substance
benzoate may not be fed to piglets as such.
Sodium benzoate
3. For piglets (weaned) up to 35 kg.
Off
C
icial

7H 5O 2Na
4. Recommended minimum dose 4 000 mg/kg.
Jour
Analytical method (1 )
5. For safety: breathing protection, glasses and
nal
For determination of sodium benzoate in feed
gloves shall be used during handling.
additive: Titrimetric method (Monograph
of
01/2008:0123 European Pharmacopoeia)
the
For determination of sodium benzoate in
European
premixtures and feedstuffs: HPLC method
with UV-detection
Union
(1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx
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