
Article 1 

1. The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’ is authorised as a feed additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
2. The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’ is authorised as a feed 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, 30 November 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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 feed with a moisture content of 12 %
Category: nutritional additives. Functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues
3c451 - L-glutamine Additive composition:Powder with a minimum content of 98 % L-glutamineCharacterisation of the active substance:L-glutamine produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum NITE BP-02524IUPAC name: (2S)-2,5-diamino-5-oxopentanoic acidCAS number: 56-85-9Einecs number: 200-292-1Chemical formula: C5H10N2O3Analytical method:For the identification of L-glutamine in the feed additive:
— Food Chemical Codex ‘L-glutamine monograph’For the quantification of glutamine in the feed additive, premixtures, compound feed and feed materials:
— Ion exchange chromatography coupled to post-column derivatisation and optical detection) (IEC-VIS/FLD). All animal species - - - 
1. L-glutamine may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

3. 
‘The supplementation with L-glutamine shall ensure an adequate amino acid profile in feed and address potential glutamine shortages during critical periods of life.’
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Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds
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 active substance/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %
3c451 - L-glutamine Additive composition:Powder with a minimum content of98 % L-glutamineCharacterisation of the active substance:L-glutamine produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum NITE BP-02524IUPAC name: (2S)-2,5-diamino-5-oxopentanoic acidCAS number: 56-85-9Einecs number: 200-292-1Chemical formula: C5H10N2O3Flavis number: 17.007Analytical method:For the identification of L-glutamine in the feed additive:
— Food Chemical Codex ‘L-glutamine monograph’For the quantification of glutamine in the feed additive and premixtures:
— Ion exchange chromatography coupled to visible or fluorescence detection with post-column derivatisation and optical detection) (IEC-VIS/FLD), as described in EN ISO 17180:2013 All animal species - - - 
1. L-glutamine may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

2. The additive shall be incorporated into the feed in the form of a premixture.

3. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

4. 
‘Recommended maximum content of the active substance of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %: 25 mg/kg’.

5. The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the label of the premixtures, if the following content of the active substance in complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % is exceeded: 25 mg/kg.
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