
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’, 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, 11 July 2018.
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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improving zootechnical performance)
4d14 Novus Europe N.A./S.V. Preparation of benzoic acid, calcium formate and fumaric acid 
Preparation of benzoic acid, calcium formate and fumaric acid having a minimum content of:


 Benzoic acid: 42,5-50 %
 Calcium formate: 2,5-3,5 %
 Fumaric acid: 0,8-1,2 %

Granulated form

benzoic acid CAS number: 65-85-0 (≥ 99,0 % purity); C7H6O2

calcium formate: CAS number 544-17-2; C2H2O4Ca;

fumaric acid (≥ 99,5 % purity): CAS number 110-17-8; C4H4O4.

For the determination of benzoic acid, calcium formate and fumaric acid in the feed additive:


— high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV)

For the determination of total calcium in the feed additive:


— atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) – EN ISO 6869; or
— inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) – EN 15510

For the determination of benzoic acid in premixtures and feedingstuffs:


— high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV)

For the determination of calcium formate and fumaric acid in premixtures:


— ion-exclusion high performance liquid chromatography with UV or refractive index detection (HPLC-UV/RI)
 Chickens for fatteningChickens reared for laying — 500 1 000 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The additive shall not be used with other sources of benzoic acid or benzoates, calcium formate or formate and fumaric acid.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks concerning 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.
 1 August 2028
