
Article 1 
The preparations belonging to the group ‘Compounds of trace elements’, as specified in the Annex, are authorised for use without a time-limit as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 23 March 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

EC No Element Additive Chemical formula and description Maximum content of the element in mg kg-1 of the complete feedingstuff Other provisions End of period of authorisation
E4 Copper — Cu Cupric chelate of glycine hydrate Cu (x)1-3 . nH2O(x = anion of synthetic glycine) Pigs
— piglets up to 12 weeks: 170 (total)
— other pigs: 25 (total)Bovine
1.. bovine before the start of rumination:

— milk replacers: 15 (total)
— other complete feedingstuffs: 15 (total)
2.. other bovine: 35 (total)Ovine: 15 (total)Fish: 25 (total)Crustaceans: 50 (total)Other species: 25 (total) The following declarations shall be inserted in the labelling and accompanying documents:
— For sheep:
Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs exceed 10 mg kg-1: ‘the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause poisoning in certain breeds sheep’
— For bovines after the start of rumination:
Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs is less than 20 mg kg-1: ‘the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur’ Without a time limit
E5 Manganese — Mn Manganese chelate of glycine hydrate Mn (x)1-3 . nH2O(x = anion of synthetic glycine) Fish: 100 (total)Other species: 150 (total)  Without a time limit
E6 Zinc — Zn Zinc chelate of glycine hydrate Zn (x)1-3 . nH2O(x = anion of synthetic glycine) Pet animals: 250 (total)Fish: 200 (total)Milk replacers: 200 (total)Other species: 150 (total)  Without a time limit
No (or EC No) Element Additive Chemical formula and description Maximum content of the element in mg kg-1 of the complete feedingstuff or in mg/day Other provisions End of period of authorisation
E1 Iron — Fe Ferrous chelate of glycine, hydrate Fe(x)1-3 . nH2O(x = anion of synthetic glycine) Ovine: 500 (total) mg kg-1 of the complete feedingstuffPet animals: 1 250 (total) mg kg-1 of the complete feedingstuffPigs:
— piglets up to one week before weaning: 250 mg/day
— other pigs: 750 (total) mg kg-1 of the complete feedingstuffOther species: 750 (total) mg kg-1 of the complete feedingstuff  Without a time limit