
Article 1 
The additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘gelling agents’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 

1. The feed additive cassia gum which is produced and labelled before 16 December 2019 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 December 2019 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 16 March 2020.
2. Premixtures containing the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1 which are produced and labelled before 16 March 2020 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 December 2019 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 16 June 2020.
3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1 or premixtures referred to in paragraph 2 which are produced and labelled before 16 June 2020 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 December 2019 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 16 December 2020.
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, 22 November 2019.
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 %
Additive category: technological additives. Functional group: gelling agents
1f499 Cassia gum Additive composition:Preparation of purified endosperm of Cassia tora, Cassia obtusifolia (Leguminosae) containing less than 0,05 % Cassia occidentalis.Anthraquinones (total) < 0,5 mg/kgPowder formCharacterisation of active substance:Mainly 1,4-β-D-mannopyranose units with 1,6-linked α-D-galactopyranose units.Ratio mannose to galactose is 5:1.Galactomannans > 75 %Analytical method:For the determination of cassia gum in feed additive:FAO JECFA monograph No 10 as referred in Commission Directive 2010/67/EU DogsCats - - 13 200 
1.. The additive shall be only used in complete feed having a moisture content > 20 % in combination with carrageenan (representing at least 25 % of the amount of cassia gum used).
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 skin, eyes and breathing protections. 16.12.2029


