
Article 1 
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006 is replaced by the text of the Annex to this Regulation.
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 March 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX


‘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 performance parameters: weight gain or feed gain ratio)
4d210 Emerald Kalama Chemical BV Benzoic acid 
 Additive composition
Benzoic acid (≥ 99,9 %)
 Characterisation of the active substance
Benzenecarboxylic acid, phenylcarboxylic acid, C7H6O2
CAS number 65-85-0
Maximum level in:
 Phthalic acid: ≤ 100 mg/kg
 Biphenyl: ≤ 100 mg/kg
 Analytical method
Quantification of benzoic acid in the feed additive: titration with sodium hydroxide (European Pharmacopeia monograph 0066)
Quantification of benzoic acid in the premixture and feedingstuff: Reversed Phase Liquid chromatography with UV detection (RP-HPLC/UV) — method based on ISO9231:2008 Piglets(weaned) — — 5 000  1. The mixture of different sources of benzoic acid must not exceed the permitted maximum level in complete feedingstuff of 5 000 mg/kg of complete feed.
 2. Recommended minimum dose: 5 000 mg/kg of complete feed.
 3. Complementary feed containing benzoic acid must not be fed directly to weaned piglets, unless thoroughly mixed with other feed materials of the daily ration.
 4. For weaned piglets up to 25 kg.
 5. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.
 14.12.2016

