Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2003
law://eu/reg/2003/1334/anx_1@2026-11-13law://eu/reg/2003/1334/anx_1@2026-11-13| EEC No | Element | Additive | Chemical formula and description | Maximum content of the element in mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff | Other provisions | Period of authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E 1 | Iron-Fe | Ferrous carbonate | FeCO3 | Ovine: 500 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuffPet animals: 1250 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuffPigs:piglets up to one week before weaning: 250 mg/dayother pigs: 750 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuffOther species: 750 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff | Without a time limit | |
| Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate | FeCl2 . 4H2O | |||||
| Ferric chloride, hexahydrate | FeCl3 . 6H2O | |||||
| Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate | Fe3(C6H5O7)2 . 6H2O | |||||
| Ferrous fumarate | FeC4H2O4 | |||||
| Ferrous lactate, trihydrate | Fe(C3H5O3)2 . 3H2O | |||||
| Ferric oxide | Fe2O3 | |||||
| Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate | FeSO4H2O | |||||
| Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate | FeSO4 . 7H2O | |||||
| Ferrous chelate of amino acids, hydrate | Fe(x)1-3 . nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1500 | |||||
| E 3 | Cobalt-Co | Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate | Co(CH3COO)2·4H2O | 2 (total) mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff | — | Without a time limit |
| Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate | 2CoCO3·3Co(OH)2·H2O | |||||
| Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate | CoCl2·6H2O | |||||
| Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate | CoSO4·7H2O | |||||
| Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate | CoSO4·H2O | |||||
| Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate | Co(NO3)2·6H2O | |||||
| E 4 | Copper-Cu | Cupric acetate, monohydrate | Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O | Pigspiglets up to 12 weeks: 170 (total)other pigs: 25 (total)Bovine1. bovine before the start of rumination:milk replacers: 15 (total)other complete feedingstuffs: 15 (total).2. other bovine: 35 (total).Ovine: 15 (total)Fish: 25 (total)Crustaceans: 50 (total)Other species: 25 (total) | The following declarations shall be inserted in the labelling and accompanying documents:For sheep:Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs exceeds 10 mg/kg: the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause poisoning in certain breeds of sheep.For bovines after the start of rumination:Where the level of copper in feedingstuffs is less than 20 mg/kg: the level of copper in this feedingstuff may cause copper deficiencies in cattle grazing pastures with high contents of molybdenum or sulphur. | Without a time limit |
| Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate | CuCO3·Cu(OH)2·H2O | |||||
| Cupric chloride, dihydrate | CuCl2·2H2O | |||||
| Cupric methionate | Cu(C5H10NO2S)2 | |||||
| Cupric oxide | CuO | |||||
| Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate | CuSO4·5H2O | |||||
| Cupric chelate of amino acids hydrate | Cu (x)1-3· nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1500. | |||||
| Copperlysine sulphate | Cu(C6H13N2O2)2·SO4 | 31.3.2004 for copperlysine sulphate | ||||
| E 5 | Manganese-Mn | Manganous carbonate | MnCO3 | Fish: 100 (total)Other species: 150 (total) | — | Without a time limit |
| Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate | MnCl2·4H2O | |||||
| Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate | MnHPO4·3H2O | |||||
| Manganous oxide | MnO | |||||
| Manganic oxide | Mn2O3 | |||||
| Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate | MnSO4·4H2O | |||||
| Manganous sulphate, monohydrate | MnSO4·H2O | |||||
| Manganese chelate of amino acids hydrate | Mn (x)1-3· nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1500. | |||||
| Manganomanganic oxide | MnO Mn2O3 | |||||
| E 6 | Zinc-Zn | Zinc lactate, trihydrate | Zn(C3H5O3)2·3H2O | Pet animals: 250 (total)Fish: 200 (total)Milk replacers: 200 (total)Other species: 150 (total) | — | Without a time limit |
| Zinc acetate, dihydrate | Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O | |||||
| Zinc carbonate | ZnCO3 | |||||
| Zinc chloride, monohydrate | ZnCl2·H2O | |||||
| Zinc oxide | ZnOMaximum content of lead: 600 mg/kg. | |||||
| Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate | ZnSO4·7H2O | |||||
| Zinc sulphate, monohydrate | ZnSO4·H2O | |||||
| Zinc chelate of amino acids hydrate | Zn (x)1-3· nH2O(x = anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed soya protein)Molecular weight not exceeding 1500. |
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