Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1033 of 15 July 2020 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13870 and the authorisation of L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80182 as feed additives for all animal species, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1139/2007 (Text with EEA relevance)

1 The authorisation of L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13870, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in the Annex.

2 L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80182, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, and in the additive category ‘sensory additives’, functional group ‘flavouring compounds’ is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in the Annex.

1 L-arginine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13870 and premixtures containing it, which are produced and labelled before 5 February 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 August 2020 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.

2 Feed materials and compound feed containing the substances referred to in point 1, which are produced and labelled before 5 August 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 August 2020 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.

3 Feed materials and compound feed containing the substances referred to in point 1, which are produced and labelled before 5 August 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 August 2020 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.

Regulation (EC) No 1139/2007 is repealed.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.