Date: 2023-03-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/584 of 15 March 2023 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli KCCM 80246 as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
**Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/584 of 15 March 2023, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 775 on 16 March 2023, corrects Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493. The original regulation authorized L-methionine produced by *Corynebacterium glutamicum* KCCM 80245 and *Escherichia coli* KCCM 80246 as a feed additive for all animal species for a 10-year period. This new regulation addresses an error in the Annex of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493, specifically concerning the maximum moisture content and the percentage of other amino acids for the additive identified as 3c305ii. The correction modifies the wording in the "Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method" column of the Annex, replacing "Preparation of Lmethionine with a minimum content of 90 and a maximum moisture content of 0,5 other amino acids 0,63 ;" with "Preparation of Lmethionine with a minimum content of 90 and a maximum moisture content of 1,5 other amino acids 0,70 ;". This regulation entered into force on the day following its publication to prevent disruptions to the market. The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed supports this regulation. The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An executive branch 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 its decision-making procedures.
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/584: A regulation correcting Implementing Regulation EU 2022/1493 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum and Escherichia coli as feed additives for all animal species.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493: A regulation concerning the authorisation of L-methionine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli KCCM 80246 as feed additives for all animal species.
L-methionine: An essential amino acid used as a feed additive for animals.
Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80245: A strain of bacteria used to produce L-methionine.
Escherichia coli KCCM 80246: A strain of bacteria used to produce L-methionine.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
16.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 77/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/584
of 15 March 2023
correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine
produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli KCCM 80246 as feed
additives for all animal species
(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 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The use of L-methionine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli KCCM 80246 as
a feed additive was authorised for all animal species by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493(2)
for a 10-year period.
(2) In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493, the indication regarding the maximum moisture content
and the percentage of other amino acids contained in the additive identified as ‘3c305ii’ is erroneous.
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493 should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(4) In the interest of preventing disruptions to the placing of the feed additive on the market due to the error in
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency.
(5) 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
In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493, in the column ‘Composition, chemical formula, description,
analytical method’, as regards the entry for the additive L-methionine identified as ‘3c305ii’, the wording:
‘Preparation of L-methionine with a minimum content of 90 % and a maximum moisture content of 0,5 %
— other amino acids ≤ 0,63 %;’ is replaced by the following:
‘Preparation of L-methionine with a minimum content of 90 % and a maximum moisture content of 1,5 %
— other amino acids ≤ 0,70 %;’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1493 of 8 September 2022 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine produced
by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli KCCM 80246 as feed additives for all animal species (OJ L 234,
9.9.2022, p. 18).L 77/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.3.2023
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN