
Article 1 
Authorisation of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as an additive in animal nutrition is denied.
Article 2 
Existing stocks of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene and premixtures containing it shall be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible and at the latest by 11 October 2013. Compound feed produced containing 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may be used up until stocks are exhausted and at the latest by 11 October 2013.
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 is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 21 August 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO