LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1768 of 4 October 2016 concerning the authorisation of guanidinoacetic acid as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 904/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
Current text a fecha 2023-12-18
Article 1
The substance and the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 904/2009 is repealed.
Article 3
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.
ANNEX
| Identification number of the additive | Name of the holder of authorisation | Additive | Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method. | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg guanidinoacetic acid/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % | |||||||||
| Category: Zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improvement of performance parameters) | |||||||||
| 4d372 | Alzchem Trostberg GmbH | Guanidinoacetic acid | Additive composition: Guanidinoacetic acid 98 % on dry matter basis Solid form Characterisation of the active substance: Guanidinoacetic acid produced by chemical synthesis Chemical formula: C3H7N3O2 CAS number: 352-97-6 Purity: 98 % Impurities: — maximum cyanamide content 0,03 %, — maximum dicyandiamide content 0,5 %. Analytical method (1) For the determination of guanidinoacetic acid in the compound feed: ion chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection (IC-UV). | Chickens for fattening | - | 600 | 1 200 | 1. The moisture content shall be indicated on the labelling of the additive. 2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 3. When using the additive, attention shall be paid to the supply with vitamin B12 and methyl donors other than methionine in the diet of the animal. 4. Simultaneous use of this additive in water for drinking and in feed is not permitted. | 25 October 2026 |
| Weaned piglets | 600 | 1 200 | |||||||
| Pigs for fattening | 600 | 1 200 | |||||||
| (1) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en | |||||||||
| Identification number of the additive | Name of the holder of authorisation | Additive | Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mg guanidinoacetic acid/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % | |||||||||
| Category: Zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improvement of performance parameters) | |||||||||
| 4d372i | Alzchem Trostberg GmbH | Guanidinoacetic acid | Additive composition: Preparation containing a minimum of 96 % of guanidinoacetic acid. Solid form Characterisation of the active substance: Guanidinoacetic acid produced by chemical synthesis Chemical formula: C3H7N3O2 CAS number: 352-97-6 Purity: 98 % Impurities: — maximum cyanamide content 0,03 %, — maximum dicyandiamide content 0,5 %. Analytical method (1) For the determination of guanidinoacetic acid in the compound feed: ion chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection (IC-UV). | Chickens for fattening | — | 600 | 1 200 | 1. The moisture content shall be indicated on the labelling of the additive. 2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 3. When using the additive, attention shall be paid to the supply with vitamin B12 and methyl donors other than methionine in the diet of the animal. 4. Simultaneous use of this additive in water for drinking and in feed is not permitted. | 25 October 2026 |
| Weaned piglets | 600 | 1 200 | |||||||
| Pigs for fattening | 600 | 1 200 | |||||||
| (1) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en |