Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/344 of 25 February 2021 concerning the authorisation of sorbitan monolaurate as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

The additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘emulsifiers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

1 The additive specified in the Annex and premixtures containing this additive, which are produced and labelled before 18 September 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 18 March 2021 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.

2 Compound feed and feed materials containing the additive as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 18 March 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 18 March 2021 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 Compound feed and feed materials containing the additive as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 18 March 2023 in accordance with the rules applicable before 18 March 2021 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.

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