
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive 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, 7 February 2014.
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
Selenium in mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements
3b815 — L-selenomethionine 
 Characterisation of the additive
Solid preparation of L-selenomethionine with a selenium content < 40 g/kg
 Characterisation of the active substance
Organic selenium in form of L-selenomethionine (2-amino-4-methylselanyl-butanoic acid) from chemical synthesis
Chemical formula: C5H11NO2Se
CAS number: 3211-76-5
Crystalline powder with L-selenomethionine > 97 % and
Selenium > 39 %
 Analytical method
For the determination of L-selenomethionine in the feed additive: high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICPMS) after triple proteolytic digestion.
For the determination of total selenium in the feed additive: inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS), or inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).
For the determination of total selenium in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials: hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) after microwave digestion (EN 16159:2012). All species —  0,50 (total) 
1. The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

2. For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling.

3. Technological additives or feed materials included in the preparation of the additive shall ensure a dusting potential < 0,2 mg selenium/m3 air.

4. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

5. 
0,20 mg Se/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %.

6. If the preparation contains a technological additive or feed materials for which a maximum content is set or which is subject to other restrictions, the feed additive manufacturer shall provide this information to the customers.
 28 February 2024
