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. 2015 Dec 3;33(1):66–77. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1116127

Table 1.

Example for the authorisation of the feed additive ‘Deccox’ containing the coccidiostat decoquinate as active substance.

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.