
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ is authorised as additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Feed containing vitamin B6 labelled in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC or Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 may continue to be placed on the market and used until stocks are exhausted.
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, 25 May 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive Additive Chemical formula, description, methods of analysis Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation
Nutritional additives: Vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect
3a831 Vitamin B6/pyridoxine hydrochloride 
 Active substance
pyridoxine hydrochloride C8H11NO3.HCl
Purity criteria: not less than 98,5 %
 Analytical methods
1.. For the determination of vitamin B6 in feed additives: European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0245 – 7th edition)
2.. For the determination of vitamin B6 in premixtures: Reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled with UV detector (RP-HPLC-UV) All animal species — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting and in water.

2. Vitamin B6/pyridoxine hydrochloride may be used also via water for drinking.

3. For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling.
 15 June 2021

