
Article 1 
The substances and preparations specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
In the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1459/2005, the entries ‘Potassium iodide’ and ‘calcium iodate anhydrous’, related to the element E 2 Iodine-I, are deleted.
Article 3 

1. Potassium iodide and calcium iodate anhydrous which were authorised by Directive 70/524/EEC and premixtures containing them, which are produced and labelled before 24 December 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 24 June 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
2. Feed materials and compound feed containing the substances specified in paragraph 1 which are produced and labelled before 24 June 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 24 June 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. As regards feed intended for non-food producing animals, the time period for production and labelling referred to in the first sentence shall end 24 June 2017.
Article 4 
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, 3 June 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
Element (I) in mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements
3b201 — Potassium iodide 
Potassium iodide and calcium stearate, as powder, with a minimum content of 69 % iodine

Potassium iodide

Chemical formula: KI

CAS number: 7681-11-0

For the determination of Potassium iodide in the feed additive:


— Titrimetry — Food Chemicals Codex monograph; or
— Titrimetry — European Pharmacopoeia monograph (Eur.Ph. 6 01/2008:0186).

For the quantification of total potassium in the feed additive:


— Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, AAS (EN ISO 6869:2000); or
— Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry, ICP-AES (EN 15510:2007).

For the quantification of total iodine in premixtures, feed materials and compound feed:


— Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS (EN 15111:2007).
 All species — — Equines: 4 (total)Ruminants for milk production and laying hens: 5 (total)Fish: 20 (total)Other species or categories of animals: 10 (total) 
1. The additive shall be incorporated into compound feed in form of a premixture.

2. Potassium iodide may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

3. Protective measures shall be taken according to national regulations implementing Union legislation on health and safety at work including Council Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/656/EEC, 92/85/EEC and 98/24/EC. Appropriate protective gloves, respiratory and eye protection according to Council Directive 89/686/EEC shall be worn during handling.

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

5. 

— equines is 3 mg/kg,
— dogs is 4 mg/kg,
— cats is 5 mg/kg,
— ruminants for milk production is 2 mg/kg and
— laying hens 3 mg/kg.
 24 June 2025
3b202 — Calcium iodate anhydrous 
Calcium iodate anhydrous, as powder, with a minimum content of 63,5 % iodine

Chemical formula: Ca(IO3)2

CAS number: 7789-80-2

For the determination of Calcium iodate in the feed additive:


— Titrimetry — Food Chemicals Codex monograph; or
— Titrimetry — European Pharmacopoeia monograph (Eur.Ph. 6 01/2008:20504).

For the quantification of total calcium in the feed additive:


— Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, AAS (EN ISO 6869:2000); or
— Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry, ICP-AES (EN 15510:2007).

For the quantification of total iodine in premixtures, feed materials and compound feed:


— Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS (EN 15111:2007).
 All species — — Equines: 4 (total)Ruminants for milk production and laying hens: 5 (total)Fish: 20 (total)Other species or categories of animals: 10 (total) 
1. The additive shall be incorporated into a compound feed in form of a premixture.

2. Calcium iodate anhydrous may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

3. Protective measures shall be taken according to national regulations implementing Union legislation on health and safety at work including Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/656/EEC, 92/85/EEC and 98/24/EC. Appropriate protective gloves, respiratory and eye protection according to Directive 89/686/EEC shall be worn during handling.

4. 

— equines is 3 mg/kg,
— dogs is 4 mg/kg,
— cats is 5 mg/kg,
— ruminants for milk production is 2 mg/kg and
— laying hens 3 mg/kg.
 24 June 2025
3b203 — Coated granulated calcium iodate anhydrous 
Coated granulated preparation of calcium iodate anhydrous with an iodine content of 1 — 10 %

Coating agents and dispersants (choice of polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (E432), glycerol polyethyleneglycol ricinoleate (E484), polyethyleneglycol 300, sorbitol (E420ii), and maltodextrin): < 5 %.

Feed materials (calcium magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, corn cobs) as granulating agents.

Particles < 50 μm: < 1,5 %

Chemical formula: Ca(IO3)2

CAS number: 7789-80-2

For the determination of Calcium iodate in the feed additive:


— Titrimetry — Food Chemicals Codex monograph; or
— Titrimetry — European Pharmacopoeia monograph (Eur.Ph. 6 01/2008:20504).

For the quantification of total calcium in the feed additive:


— Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, AAS (EN ISO 6869:2000); or
— Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry, ICP-AES (EN 15510:2007).

For the quantification of total iodine in premixtures, feed materials and compound feed:


— Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS (EN 15111:2007).
 All species — — Equines: 4 (total)Ruminants for milk production and laying hens: 5 (total)Fish: 20 (total)Other species or categories of animals: 10 (total) 
1. For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling.

2. 

— equines is 3 mg/kg,
— dogs is 4 mg/kg,
— cats is 5 mg/kg,
— ruminants for milk production is 2 mg/kg and
— laying hens 3 mg/kg.
 24 June 2025





