
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘urea and its derivatives’ is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Feed containing urea shall be labelled in accordance with this Regulation at the latest by 19 May 2013.
However, feed containing urea which has been labelled in accordance with Directive 82/471/EEC before 19 May 2013 may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.
Article 3 
Existing stocks of urea and of feed containing urea at the date of entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used under the conditions of Directive 82/471/EEC until they are exhausted.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 September 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/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: Urea and its derivatives
3d1 — Urea 
 Additive composition:
 Urea content: minimum 97 %
 Nitrogen content: 46 %
 Characterisation of the active substance:
Diaminomethanone, CAS number 58069-82-2, chemical formula: (NH2)2CO
 Analytical methods:
 For the determination of the total nitrogen in the additive: Titrimetry (method 2.3.3 in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003)
 For the determination of the biuret contribution to the total nitrogen in the additive: Spectrophotometry (method 2.5 in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003)
 For the determination of urea in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials: Spectrophotometry (Annex III.D to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009) Ruminants with a functional rumen —  8 800 The directions for use of the feed additive and feed containing urea shall include the following:'Urea shall only be fed to animals with a functional rumen. Feeding urea to the maximum level dose should be done gradually. The maximum content of urea should be only fed as part of diets rich in easily digestible carbohydrates and low in soluble nitrogen.A maximum 30 % of total nitrogen in the daily ration should come from urea-N.' 19 November 2022
