
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘hygiene condition enhancers’, 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, 1 June 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive Additive Chemical formula, description, methods of analysis Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation
mg of formic acid/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Technological additives: hygiene condition enhancers
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. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. 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.
 21.6.2027
