Table 1.
Regulation | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 291/2014 of 21 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1289/2004 as regards the withdrawal time and maximum residues limits (MRLs) of the feed additive decoquinate |
Feed additive | Decoquinate (Deccox) |
Active substance | Decoquinate |
Reference to EFSA opinion | EFSA (2013) |
Reference to EURL report in EFSA opinion | FAD 2013–009 |
Target levels of active substance in feed matrices | Feed additive: 60.6 g kg–1 Compound feed: 20 to 40 mg kg–1 |
Other components of the feed additive | Refined deodorised soya oil: 28.5 g kg–1, wheat middling: quantum satis 1 kg |
Target levels of active substance in food matrices | 1000 μg of decoquinate kg–1 of wet liver and wet skin + fat; 800 μg of decoquinate kg–1 of wet kidney; 500 μg of decoquinate kg–1 wet muscle |
Short description of the method in feed matrices as evaluated by the EURL | Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (RP-HPLC-FL) – EN 16162 |
Short description of the method in food matrices as evaluated by the EURL | RP-HPLC coupled to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (RP-HPLC-MS/MS) |
Note: Shown is the example for the authorisation of the feed additive ‘Deccox’ containing the coccidiostat decoquinate as active substance, submitted under article 13 (3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The feed additive was previously authorised by Regulation (EC) No. 1289/2004 and via the recent Regulation (EU) No. 291/2014 the conditions of the authorised product as proposed by the applicant are modified. Some key information provided in the regulation is given. The regulation also contains a link to the EURL website to have access to the EURL report.