
Article 1 
The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, are authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
The substances specified in the Annex and feed containing those substances, which are produced and labelled before 25 January 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 25 July 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, 4 July 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 of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, provitamins and chemically well defined substances having a similar effect
3a314 — Niacin 
 Additive composition
Niacin, not less than 99 %
 Characterisation of the active substance
Chemical names: niacin, nicotinic acid
Chemical formula: C6H5NO2
CAS number: 59-67-6
Einecs 200-441-0
 Method of Analysis
— For the determination of niacin (nicotinic acid) in the feed additive: Titration with sodium hydroxide; European Pharmacopoeia method (Ph. Eur. 6th Edition, monograph 0459)
— For the determination of niacin (nicotinic acid) in premixtures, feedingstuffs and water: Ion-pair Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to UV detector (RP-HPLC-UV) All animal species — — — 
1.. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions.
2.. Niacin may be used also via water for drinking.
3.. For safety: breathing, eye and skin protection shall be used during handling. 25 July 2023
3a315 — Niacinamide 
 Additive composition
Niacinamide, not less than 99 %
 Characterisation of the active substance
Chemical name: niacinamide, nicotinamide
Chemical formula: C6H6N2O
CAS number: 98-92-0
Einecs number: 202-7134
 Method of Analysis
— For the determination of niacinamide (nicotinamide) in the feed additive: Titration with perchloric acid; European Pharmacopoeia method (Ph. Eur. 6th Edition, monograph 0047)
— For the determination of niacinamide (nicotinamide) in premixtures, feedingstuffs and water: Ion-pair Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to UV detector (RP-HPLC-UV) All animal species — — — 
1.. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions.
2.. Niacinamide may be used also via water for drinking.
3.. For safety: breathing, eye and skin protection shall be used during handling.
