
Article 1 
The conditions for the authorisation of the additives E1 Iron-Fe, E3 Cobalt-Co, E4 Copper-Cu, E5 Manganese-Mn and E6 Zinc-Zn belonging to the group ‘trace elements’, are hereby replaced by those set out in the Annex hereto in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 26 January 2004. However, existing stocks of feedingstuffs labelled according to the previous conditions established in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC may be used during a transitional period expiring 26 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX

EEC No Element Additive Chemical formula and description Maximum content of the element in mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff Other provisions Period of authorisation
Trace elements
E 1 Iron-Fe Ferrous carbonate FeCO3 Ovine: 500 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuffPet animals: 1 250 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuffPigs:
— piglets up to one week before weaning: 250 mg/day
— other pigs: 750 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuffOther species: 750 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff  Without a time limit
Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate FeCl2 . 4H2O
Ferric chloride, hexahydrate FeCl3 . 6H2O
Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate Fe3(C6H5O7)2 . 6H2O
Ferrous fumarate FeC4H2O4
Ferrous lactate, trihydrate Fe(C3H5O3)2 . 3H2O
Ferric oxide Fe2O3
Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate FeSO4H2O
Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate FeSO4 . 7H2O
Ferrous chelate of amino acids, hydrate Fe(x)1-3 . nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1 500
E 3 Cobalt-Co Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate Co(CH3COO)2·4H2O 2 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff — Without a time limit
Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate 2CoCO3·3Co(OH)2·H2O
Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate CoCl2·6H2O
Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate CoSO4·7H2O
Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate CoSO4·H2O
Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate Co(NO3)2·6H2O
E 4 Copper-Cu Cupric acetate, monohydrate Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O Pigs
— piglets up to 12 weeks: 170 (total)
— other pigs: 25 (total)Bovine
1.. 
— bovine before the start of rumination:
— milk replacers: 15 (total)
— other complete feedingstuffs: 15 (total).
2.. 
— other bovine: 35 (total).Ovine: 15 (total)Fish: 25 (total)Crustaceans: 50 (total)Other species: 25 (total) The following declarations shall be inserted in the labelling and accompanying documents:
— For sheep:
 Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs exceeds 10 mg/kg: ‘the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause poisoning in certain breeds of sheep.’
— For bovines after the start of rumination:
 Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs is less than 20 mg/kg: ‘the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur.’ Without a time limit
Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate CuCO3·Cu(OH)2·H2O
Cupric chloride, dihydrate CuCl2·2H2O
Cupric methionate Cu(C5H10NO2S)2
Cupric oxide CuO
Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4·5H2O
Cupric chelate of amino acids hydrate Cu (x)1-3· nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1 500.
Copperlysine sulphate Cu(C6H13N2O2)2·SO4 31.3.2004 for copperlysine sulphate
E 5 Manganese-Mn Manganous carbonate MnCO3 Fish: 100 (total)Other species: 150 (total) — Without a time limit
Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate MnCl2·4H2O
Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate MnHPO4·3H2O
Manganous oxide MnO
Manganic oxide Mn2O3
Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate MnSO4·4H2O
Manganous sulphate, monohydrate MnSO4·H2O
Manganese chelate of amino acids hydrate Mn (x)1-3· nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1 500.
Manganomanganic oxide MnO Mn2O3
E 6 Zinc-Zn Zinc lactate, trihydrate Zn(C3H5O3)2·3H2O Pet animals: 250 (total)Fish: 200 (total)Milk replacers: 200 (total)Other species: 150 (total) — Without a time limit
Zinc acetate, dihydrate Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O
Zinc carbonate ZnCO3
Zinc chloride, monohydrate ZnCl2·H2O
Zinc oxide ZnOMaximum content of lead: 600 mg/kg.
Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate ZnSO4·7H2O
Zinc sulphate, monohydrate ZnSO4·H2O
Zinc chelate of amino acids hydrate Zn (x)1-3· nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1 500.