Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1400 of 5 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of ethyl ester of β-apo-8’-carotenoic acid as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens and minor poultry species for laying and for fattening (Text with EEA relevance)

The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘colourants’, is authorised as a feed additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

The authorised substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘colourants’, shall not be used in water for drinking.

1 The substances specified in the Annex and premixtures containing those substances, which are produced and labelled before 26 April 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 26 October 2020 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 26 October 2021.

2 Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 26 October 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 26 October 2020 may continue to be placed on the market and used until 26 April 2022.

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