
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 
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, 2 December 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)
4d 3 Vetagro SpA Preparation of protected citric acid, sorbic acid, thymol and vanillin 
 Additive composition
Preparation of protected microbeads containing citric acid, sorbic acid, thymol and vanillin with a minimum of:
 Citric acid: 25 g/100 g
 Thymol: 1,7 g/100 g
 Sorbic acid: 16,7 g/100 g
 Vanillin: 1 g/100 g
 Characterisation of active substances
 Citric acid C6H8O7 (purity ≥ 99,5 %)
2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, CAS number 77-92-9 anhydrous
 Sorbic acid C6H8O2 (purity ≥ 99,5 %)
2,4-hexadienoic acid, CAS number 110-44-1
 Thymol (purity ≥ 98 %)
5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenol, CAS number 89-83-8)
 Vanillin (purity ≥ 99,5 %)
4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, CAS number 121-33-5)
 Analytical methods
Determination of sorbic acid and thymol in feed: reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography method equipped with ultraviolet/diode array detection (RP-HPLC-UV/DAD). Determination of citric acid in the additive and premixtures: (RP-HPLC-UV/DAD). Determination of citric acid in feedingstuff: enzymatic determination of citric content-NADH (reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) spectrometric method. Piglets (weaned) — 1 000 — 
1. For piglets (weaned) up to 35 kg.

2. For safety: breathing protection, glasses and gloves shall be used during handling.
 23 December 2020
