
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 February 2012.
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 of the additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improvement of performance parameters)
4d6 Delacon Biotechnik GmbH Preparation of caraway oil, lemon oil with dried herbs and spices 
 Additive composition
Preparation of essential oil > 1,5 % (caraway oil ≥ 0,75 % and lemon oil ≥ 0,75 %)
— Dried herbs and spices: 50 %
— Carriers substances: q.s. 100 %
 Characterisation of the active substances and other ingredients

— caraway oil: d-carvone 3,5-6,0 mg/g, as defined by the European Pharmacopoeia
— lemon oil: limonene 2,3-9,0 mg/g, as defined by the European PharmacopoeiaDried herbs and spices:
Clove powder 1,5 %, cinnamon powder 10 %, nutmeg powder 1,5 %, onion powder 5 %, pimento powder 2 %, orange peel powder 5 %, peppermint power 12,5 % and chamomile powder 12,5 %.
The maximum levels laid down in Part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 shall be respected as regards dried herbs and spices used in the preparation.
The product characterisations laid down in the European Pharmacopoeia shall apply to caraway oil and lemon oil used in the preparation.
 Method of analysis
Determination of carvone: gas-chromatographic/mass-spectrometry (GC/MS) in single ion monitoring (SIM). Piglets (weaned) — 250 400 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.

2. For use in weaned piglets up to approximately 35 kg.

3. For safety: breathing protection and gloves shall be used during handling.

4. The additive shall be incorporated in compound feedingstuff in form of a premixture.
 7 March 2022

