
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 additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 

1. The substances specified in the Annex and premixtures containing those substances which are produced and labelled before 19 November 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 May 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 19 November 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 May 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food producing animals.
3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 19 May 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 May 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food producing animals.
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, 28 April 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
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 % or mg of the active substance/l of water
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, provitamins and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect
3a910 — L-carnitine 
L-carnitine

L-carnitine

C7H15NO3

CAS No: 541-15-1

L-carnitine solid form produced by chemical synthesis: min. 97 %.

For the determination of L-carnitine in the feed additive: titration with perchloric acid (Ph Eur 6th edition, monograph 1339)

For the determination of L-carnitine in premixtures: ion chromatography method with electrical conductivity detection (IC-ECD) or Spectrophotometric method after enzymatic reaction with carnitine-acetyl-transferase.

For the determination of L-carnitine in feedingstuffs: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) with fluorimetric detector or Spectrophotometric method after enzymatic reaction with carnitine-acetyl-transferase.

For the determination of L-carnitine in water: potentiometric titration or Spectrophotometric method after enzymatic reaction with carnitine-acetyl-transferase.
 All animal species — — — 
1. L-carnitine may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

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

4. The additive may be used in water for drinking.
 19 May 2025
3a911 — L-carnitine L-tartrate 
L-carnitine L-tartrate

L-carnitine L-tartrate

C18H36N2O12

CAS No: 36687-82-8

L-carnitine L-tartrate solid form produced by chemical synthesis: min. 97 %.

For the determination of L-carnitine L-tartrate in the feed additive: potentiometric back-titration.

For the determination of L-carnitine L-tartrate (expressed as L-carnitine) in premixtures: ion chromatography method with electrical conductivity detection (IC-ECD) or Spectrophotometric method after enzymatic reaction with carnitine-acetyl-transferase.

For the determination of L-carnitine L-tartrate (expressed as L-carnitine) in feedingstuffs: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) with fluorimetric detector or Spectrophotometric method after enzymatic reaction with carnitine-acetyl-transferase.

For the determination of L-carnitine L-tartrate (expressed as L-carnitine) in water: potentiometric titration or Spectrophotometric method after enzymatic reaction with carnitine-acetyl-transferase.
 All animal species — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

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

3. The additive may be used in water for drinking.
 19 May 2025
