Date: 2021-05-03Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/718 of 30 April 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt as feed additive (Text with EEA relevance)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/718 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011, changing the name of the authorization holder for dimethylglycine sodium salt as a feed additive from Taminco BVBA to Taminco BV, following a change in Belgian company law. Existing stocks under the previous name can be used up during a transitional period. The regulation came into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011:**
* The title is amended to replace "Taminco N.V." with "Taminco BV" as the holder of the authorization.
* In the Annex, the name of the authorization holder is changed from "Taminco BVBA" to "Taminco BV."
* **Transitional Measures:**
* Existing stocks of the additive, compliant with previous regulations, may continue to be placed on the market and used until exhausted.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
* **Taminco BV:**
* Impact: Can now market dimethylglycine sodium salt feed additive under the name Taminco BV.
* Action Required: Update all relevant documentation and marketing materials to reflect the new company name.
* **Feed Additive Market Operators/Users:**
* Impact: May continue to use existing stocks of the additive labeled under the previous name (Taminco BVBA).
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the updated regulation for future stocks of the additive.
* **EU Member States:**
* Impact: Must ensure the regulation is directly applicable within their jurisdiction.
* Action Required: Implement and enforce the changes regarding the name of the authorization holder for dimethylglycine sodium salt.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers and how it operates.
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition.
Taminco BVBA: A company that submitted an application to change the name of the holder of the authorisation regarding Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 371/2011.
Taminco BV: The new name of Taminco BVBA, a private limited liability company under the laws of Belgium.
Belgium: Country where Taminco BV and Taminco BVBA are registered.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011: Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt as feed additive for chickens for fattening.
L 151/10 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 3.5.2021
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/718
of 30 April 2021
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the
authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt as feed additive
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003on
additives for use in animal nutrition(1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the
grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) Taminco BVBA has submitted an application in accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as regards Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 371/2011(2). The applicant claimed that Belgium has reformed its Companies and Associations Code
(‘Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen’), bringing change to all Belgian entities. As part of the changed
legislation the company type ‘besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid’ (‘BVBA’), under which
Taminco is doing business, has been converted to ‘besloten vennootschap’(‘BV’). The company remains a private
limited liability company under the laws of Belgium. This means that Taminco will trade as ‘Taminco BV’ as of
1 January 2021. The application was accompanied by the relevant supporting data.
(3) That proposed change of the terms of the authorisation is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a fresh
assessment of the additive concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(4) To allow the applicant to exploit its marketing rights under the name of Taminco BV it is necessary to change the
terms of the authorisation.
(5) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the amendment made by this Regulation to
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which
existing stocks may be used up.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) in the title, the words ‘holder of the authorisation Taminco N.V.’are replaced by the words ‘holder of the authorisation
Taminco BV’;
(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 of 15 April 2011 concerning the authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium
salt as feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of the authorisation Taminco N.V.) (OJ L 102, 16.4.2011, p. 6).3.5.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 151/11
(2) in the second column of the Annex, ‘Name of the holder of authorisation’, the words ‘Taminco BVBA’are replaced by
‘Taminco BV’.
Article 2
Transitional measures
Existing stocks of the additive which are in conformity with the provisions applying before the date of entry into force of
this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2021.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN