
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘preservatives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 19 May 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 November 2013, may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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 October 2013.
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 technological additives. Functional group: preservatives
1a338 — Orthophosphoric acid 
 Additive composition
Preparation of orthophosphoric acid
(67 %-85,7 %) w/w (aqueous solution)
 Active substance
Orthophosphoric acid
H3PO4
CAS No 7664-38-2
Volatile acid: ≤ 10 mg/kg (as acetic acid)
Chlorides: ≤ 200 mg/kg (as chlorine)
Sulphates: ≤ 1 500 mg/kg (as CaSO4)
 Analytical method
For the determination of orthophosphoric acid in the feed additive: titration with sodium hydroxide (JECFA Monograph ‘phosphoric acid’) All animal species — — — 
1.. For safety: breathing protection, eye protection, gloves and protective clothing shall be used during handling.
2.. The content of phosphorus shall be indicated in the label of premixture. 19 November 2023

