
Article 1 
The substances specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
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, 29 November 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: silage additives
1k280 — Propionic acid 
 Additive composition
Propionic acid ≥ 99,5 %
 Characterisation of the active substance
 Propionic acid ≥ 99,5 %
 C3H6O2 CAS No: 79-09-4
 Non-volatile residue ≤ 0,01 % when dried at 140 °C to constant weight
 Aldehydes ≤ 0,1 % expressed as formaldehyde
 Produced by chemical synthesis
 Method of Analysis
Quantification of propionic acid as total propionic acid in feed additive, premixtures, feedingstuffs: ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with refractive index (HPLC-RI) Ruminants — — — 
1. The simultaneous use of other organic acids at the maximum permitted doses is contraindicated.

2. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material.

3. Simultaneous use with other sources of the active substance shall not exceed the authorised maximum content.

4. For safety: breathing protection, eye protection, gloves and protective clothing shall be used during handling.
 20 December 2023
Pigs — 30 000
Poultry — 10 000
1k281 — Sodium propionate 
 Additive composition
Sodium propionate ≥ 98,5 %
 Characterisation of the active substance
 Sodium propronate ≥ 98,5 %
 C3H5O2Na
 CAS No: 137-40-6
 Loss on drying ≤ 4 % determined by drying for two hours at 105 °C
 Water insolubles ≤ 0,1 %
 Produced by chemical synthesis
 Method of Analysis
Quantification of sodium propionate in feed additive:

((1)) ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with refractive index detection (HPLC-RI) – for the determination of total propionate; and
((2)) atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS (EN ISO 6869) – for the determination of total sodium.Quantification of sodium propionate as total propionic acid in premixtures, feedingstuffs: ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with refractive index (HPLC-RI) Ruminants — — — 
1. The simultaneous use of other organic acids at the maximum permitted doses is contraindicated.

2. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile materials.

3. Simultaneous use with other sources of the active substance shall not exceed the authorised maximum content.

4. For safety: breathing protection, eye protection, gloves and protective clothing shall be used during handling.
 20 December 2023
Pigs — 30 000
Poultry — 10 000
1k284 — Ammonium propionate 
 Additive composition
Preparation of ammonium propionate ≥ 19,0 %, propionic acid ≤ 80,0 % and water ≤ 30 %
 Characterisation of the active substance
 Ammonium propionate: C3H9O2N
 CAS No: 17496-08-1
 Produced by chemical synthesis
 Method of Analysis
Quantification of the ammonium propionate in feed additive:

((1)) ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with refractive index detection (HPLC-RI) – for the determination of total propionate; and
((2)) titration with sulphuric acid and sodium hydroxide for the determination of ammonia.Quantification of ammonium propionate as total propionic acid in premixtures, feedingstuffs:
ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with refractive index (HPLC-RI) Ruminants — — — 
1. The simultaneous use of other organic acids at the maximum permitted doses is contraindicated.

2. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile materials.

3. Simultaneous use with other sources of the active substance shall not exceed the authorised maximum content.

4. For safety: breathing protection, eye protection, gloves and protective clothing shall be used during handling.
 20 December 2023
Pigs — 30 000
Poultry — 10 000


