
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to 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, 28 September 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
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/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues
3c3.7.2 — Guanidinoacetic acid 
 Additive composition:
Guanidinoacetic acid with a purity of at least of 98 % (on dry matter basis)
 Characterisation of the active substance:
Guanidinoacetic acid CAS No 352-97-6 (C3H7N3O2) produced by chemical synthesis with:
 ≤ 0,5 % dicyanamide
 ≤ 0,03 % cyanamide
 Analytical method:
Ion chromatography (IC) with UV detection (λ = 200 nm) Chickens for fattening — 600 600 The moisture content shall be indicated.The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture. 19 October 2019
