
Article 1 
The additives 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 
The sodium benzoate specified in the Annex and feed containing it, which are produced and labelled before 9 June 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 December 2016 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, 18 November 2016.
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/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of technological additives. Functional group: silage additives
1k301 — Sodium benzoate 
Sodium benzoate ≥ 99,5 %

Solid form

Sodium benzoate ≥ 99,5 %

C7 H5 Na O2

CAS no 532-32-1

Produced by chemical synthesis

For the determination of sodium benzoate: titrimetric method (01/2008:0123 of European Pharmacopoeia).
 All animal species —  2 400 
1. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves.

2. The mixture of different sources of sodium benzoate shall not exceed the permitted maximum contents.
 9 December 2026
1k202 — Potassium sorbate 
Potassium sorbate ≥ 99 %

Solid form

Potassium sorbate ≥ 99 %

C6 H7 KO2

CAS no 24634-61-5

Produced by chemical synthesis

For the determination of potassium sorbate in feed additive: titration with perchloric acid (European Pharmacopoeia, monographs 6.0 method 01/2008:0618).

For the determination of potassium sorbate in premixture and feedingstuffs: ion exclusion High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV).
 All animal species   300 
1. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves.

2. The additive shall be used in easy and moderate difficult to ensile materials.
 9 December 2026
1k236 — Formic acid 
Formic acid (≥ 84,5 %)

Liquid form

Formic acid ≥ 84,5 %

H2CO2

CAS no 64-18-6

For the determination of formic acid: ion chromatography method equipped with electrical conductivity detection (IC-ECD).
 All animal species —  10 000 
1. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves

2. The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.
 9 December 2026
1k237 — Sodium formate 
Solid form

Sodium formate ≥ 98 %

Liquid form

Sodium formate ≥ 15 %

Formic acid ≤ 75 %

Water ≤ 25 %

Sodium formate ≥ 98 % (solid form)

NaHCO2

CAS no 141-53-7

formaldehyde ≤ 6,2 mg/kg

acetaldehyde ≤ 5 mg/kg

butylaldehyde ≤ 25 mg/kg

Sodium formate ≥ 15 % (liquid form)

Formic acid ≤ 75 %

Produced by chemical synthesis

Determination of sodium in feed additives: EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, (ICP-AES).

Determination of total formate in feed additives: EN 15909 reverse phase HPLC with UV detection (RP-HPLC-UV).

Determination of total formate in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion-exclusion high performance liquid chromatography with UV or with refractive index detection (HPLC-UV/RI) or Ion chromatography method equipped with electrical conductivity detection (IC-ECD).
 All animal species —  10 000(formic acid equivalent) 
1. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves.

2. The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum contents in complete feedingstuffs.
 9 December 2026

