Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2183 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014

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 9(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 and renewing such an authorisation.

(2) L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 was authorised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for all animal species by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 (2).

(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 as a feed additive for all animal species, requesting that additive to be classified in the category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) of that Regulation.

(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 28 January 2025 (3) that the use of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 remains safe for all animal species, consumers and the environment under the authorised conditions of use. The Authority also concluded that the additive is not an irritant to skin or eyes nor a skin sensitiser. The Authority also indicated that there is no need for assessing the efficacy of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058, as the application for renewal of the authorisation does not include a proposal for amending or supplementing the conditions of the original authorisation that would have an impact on the efficacy of the additive.

(5) The Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 considered that the conclusions and recommendations reached in the assessment carried out regarding the method of analysis of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 as a feed additive in the context of the previous authorisation are valid and applicable for the current application. In accordance with Article 5(4), point (c), of Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (4), an evaluation report of the Reference Laboratory is therefore not required.

(6) In view of the above, the Commission considers that L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 satisfies the conditions, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Accordingly, the authorisation of that additive should be renewed. It is appropriate that feed business operators ensure the protection of L-valine from rumen degradation and that the label of the additive and premixtures indicates that the supplementation with L-valine must take into account essential and conditionally essential amino acids in order to avoid imbalances.

(7) As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 as a feed additive, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 should be repealed.

(8) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal of 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

Renewal of the authorisation

The authorisation of the substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

Repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 is repealed.

Article 3

Transitional measures

Article 4

Entry into force

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, 29 October 2025.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1831/oj.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 848/2014 of 4 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 403/2009 as regards the labelling of the feed additive L-valine (OJ L 232, 5.8.2014, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2014/848/oj).

(3) EFSA Journal, 23(2), e9251, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9251.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 of 4 March 2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additives (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/378/oj).