
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
In Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005, Article 1 and Annex I are deleted.
Article 3 
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, 5 February 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
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 zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improvement of zootechnical parameters)
4d800 BASF SE Potassium diformate 
 Additive composition:
 Potassium diformate, solid, min. 98 %,
 Silicate max. 1,5 %,
 Water max. 0,5 %
 Characterisation of the active substance:
 Potassium diformate, solid
 KH(COOH)2
 CAS No 20642-05-1
 Analytical method
Ion chromatography method equipped with electrical conductivity detection (IC/ECD) Sows — 10 000 12 000 The mixture of different sources of potassium diformate must not exceed the permitted maximum level in complete feedingstuff of 12 000 mg/kg of complete feedingstuff.The additive shall be incorporated in feed in form of a premixture.This product can produce risk of serious damage to the eye.Measures to protect workers shall be adopted. 26.2.2020
