COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/723
of 5 May 2015
concerning the authorisation of biotin as a feed additive for all animal species
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
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 |
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mg of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % or mg active substance/l of water. |
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Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, provitamins and chemically well defined substances having a similar effect |
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3a880 |
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Biotin |
Additive composition Biotin Active substance D-(+)-biotin C10H16N2O3S
Method of Analysis (1) For the determination of D-(+)-biotin in feed additive: a potentiometric titration assay and an optical rotation identification (European Pharmacopeia 6.0, method 01/2008:1073). For the determination of D-(+)-biotin in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC-MS/MS). For the determination of D-(+)-Biotin in water: microbiological assay (US Pharmacopoeia 21, 3rd supplement, method (88) 1986) |
All animal species |
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26 May 2025 |