
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Regulation (EC) No 1253/2008 is repealed.
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, 23 April 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
Content of element (Cu) in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements
3b4.10 — Copper chelate of hydroxy analogue of methionine 
 Characterisation of the additive:
 Copper chelate of hydroxy analogue of methionine containing 18 % copper and 79,5 % - 81 % (2-hydroxy-4-methylthio) butanoic acid Mineral oil: 1 %
 CAS: 292140-30-8
 Analytical method:
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) All species —  
 Bovines
— Bovines before the start of rumination including complementary milk replacers: 15 (total)
— Other bovines: 35 (total).
 Ovines: 15 (total)
 Piglets up to 12 weeks: 170 (total)
 Crustaceans: 50 (total)
 Other animals: 25 (total) 
1.. The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.
2.. For user safety: Breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.
3.. The following words shall be included in the labelling:

— For feed for sheep if the level of copper in the feed exceeds 10 mg/kg:
'The level of copper in this feed may cause poisoning in certain breeds of sheep.'
— For feed for bovines after the start of rumination if the level of copper in the feed is less than 20 mg/kg:
'The level of copper in this feed may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur.' 14 May 2020
