
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, 15 April 2011.
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)
4d4 Taminco N.V. Dimethylglycine sodium salt 
 Additive composition
Dimethylglycine sodium salt with a purity of at least 97 %
 Active substance
Sodium N,N-dimethylglycine
C4H8NO2Na, produced by chemical synthesis.
 Analytical methods
For the determination of the active substance in the additive and premixtures: liquid chromatography (HPLC) with diode array detection (DAD), detection at 193 nm.
For the determination of the active substance in feedingstuffs: gas chromatography (GC) using pre-column derivatisation and flame ionisation detection (FID). Chickens for fattening —  1 000 
1. For safety: glasses and gloves shall be used during handling.

2. Minimum recommended dose: 1 000 mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %.
 6 May 2021
