
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘anticaking agents’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in the 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, 17 October 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Technological additives: anticaking agents
1g598 Dolomite-Magnesite 
Preparation of a natural mixture of:

Dolomite and magnesite ≥ 40 % (having a minimum content of: carbonates 24 %).

Dolomite

CAS number 16389-88-1

(CaMg)(CO3)2

Magnesite

CAS number 546-93-0

MgCO3

Talc (hydrated silicates of magnesium)

CAS number 14807-96-6

Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Talc ≥ 35 %

Chlorite (aluminium–magnesium)

CAS number 1318-59-8

(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8

Iron (structural) 6 % (average)

Chlorite ≥ 16 %

Free of quartz and asbestos

Characterisation of the feed additive:


— X-ray diffraction (XRD) together with
— atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS)
 All species and categories with the exception of dairy cows and other ruminants for dairy production, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening — 5 000 20 000 
1. In the labelling of the additive and premixtures containing it, the following shall be indicated: ‘The additive dolomite-magnesite is rich in (inert) iron’.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their 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.
 8 November 2028
