Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1414 of 20 August 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 concerning the authorisation of sodium bisulphate as feed additive for pets and for non-food producing animals (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,

Whereas:

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

(2) The use of sodium bisulphate was authorised for 10 years for pets and other non-food producing animals by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 (2).

(3) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted requesting a modification on the conditions of use. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(4) The application concerns a modification of the conditions of use for pets and other non-food producing animals requesting to modify the content of the additive in the complete feedingstuff.

(5) The European Food Safety Authority concluded in its opinion of 22 May 2014 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the previous content of sodium bisulphate as acidity regulator and as flavouring compound should be modified by new data received.

(6) In order to allow for the use of sodium bisulphate under the new proposed conditions, it is appropriate to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012.

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

(8) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 shall be replaced by the Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 shall be replaced by the Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

The substance specified in the Annex, and feed containing it, which are produced and labelled before 10 September 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 10 September 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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 August 2015.

For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 of 16 February 2012 concerning the authorisation of sodium bisulphate as feed additive for pets and other non-food producing animals (OJ L 46, 17.2.2012, p. 33).

(3) EFSA Journal 2014; 12(6):3731.