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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control
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Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2164 of 17 December 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (Text with EEA relevance).
Feed additives listed in this Annex must be authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
ID numbers or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use | |
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E 200 | Sorbic acid | ||
E 236 | Formic acid | ||
E 237 | Sodium formate | ||
E 260 | Acetic acid | ||
E 270 | Lactic acid | ||
E 280 | Propionic acid | ||
E 330 | Citric acid |
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use | |
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1b306(i) | Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils | ||
1b306(ii) | Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) |
ID numbers or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use | |
---|---|---|---|
1c322 | Lecithins | Only when derived from organic raw material. | |
Use restricted to aquaculture animal feed. |
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use | |
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E 412 | Guar gum | ||
E 535 | Sodium ferrocyanide | Maximum dose rate of 20 mg/kg NaCl calculated as ferrocyanide anion. | |
E 551b | Colloidal silica | ||
E 551c | Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, purified) | ||
1m558i | Bentonite | ||
E 559 | Kaolinitic clays, free of asbestos | ||
E 560 | Natural mixtures of steatites and chlorite | ||
E 561 | Vermiculite | ||
E 562 | Sepiolite | ||
E 566 | Natrolite-Phonolite | ||
1g568 | Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin | ||
E 599 | Perlite |
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use |
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1k 1k236 | Enzymes, micro-organisms Formic acid, | Use restricted to production of silage when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation. The use of formic, propionic acid and their sodium salts in the production of silage shall only be permitted when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation |
1k237 | Sodium formate | |
1k280 | Propionic acid | |
1k281 | Sodium propionate |
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use |
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2b | Flavouring compounds | Only extracts from agricultural products. |
Castanea sativa Mill.: Chestnut extract |
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use |
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3a | Vitamins and provitamins | Derived from agricultural products. If derived synthetically, only those identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for monogastric animals and aquaculture animals. If derived synthetically, only vitamins A, D and E identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for ruminants; the use is subject to prior authorisation of the [F2relevant authority] based on the assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations. |
3a920 | Betaine anhydrous | Only for monogastric animals Only from natural origin and when available from organic origin |
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Annex 6 para. 3(a) Table substituted (31.12.2020) by The Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/693), regs. 1(2), 3(57); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use | |
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E1 Iron | |||
3b101 | Iron(II) carbonate (siderite) | ||
3b103 | Iron(II) sulphate monohydrate | ||
3b104 | Iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate | ||
3b201 | Potassium iodide | ||
3b202 | Calcium iodate, anhydrous | ||
3b203 | Coated granulated calcium iodate anhydrous | ||
3b301 | Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate | ||
3b302 | Cobalt(II) carbonate | ||
3b303 | Cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate | ||
3b304 | Coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate | ||
3b305 | Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate | ||
3b402 | Copper(II) carbonate dihydroxy monohydrate | ||
3b404 | Copper (II) oxide | ||
3b405 | Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate | ||
3b409 | Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (TBCC) | ||
3b502 | Manganese (II) oxide | ||
3b503 | Manganous sulfate, monohydrate | ||
3b603 | Zinc oxide | ||
3b604 | Zinc sulphate heptahydrate | ||
3b605 | Zinc sulphate monohydrate | ||
3b609 | Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (TBZC) | ||
3b701 | Sodium molybdate dihydrate | ||
3b801 | Sodium selenite | ||
3b810, 3b811, 3b812, 3b813 and 3b817 | Selenised yeast inactivated |
ID number or Functional groups | Substance | Description, conditions for use |
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4a, 4b, 4c and 4d | Enzymes and microorganism in the category of ‘ Zootechnical additives ’ | ] |
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