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of the European Union L series
2026/1150 29.5.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1150
of 28 May 2026
concerning the renewal of the authorisation of neohesperidine dihydrochalcone as a feed additive
for piglets, pigs for fattening, calves, sheep, food-producing finfish, ornamental finfish and dogs and
repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/264
(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 2003 on
additives for use in animal nutrition(1), and in particular Article 9(2) 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 and renewing such an authorisation.
(2) Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for piglets, pigs for fattening, calves,
sheep, fish and dogs by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/264(2).
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, two applications were submitted for the renewal
of the authorisation of neohesperidine dihydrochalcone for piglets, pigs for fattening, calves, sheep, food-producing
finfish, ornamental finfish and dogs, requesting the additive to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory
additives’ and in the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’. Those applications were accompanied by the
particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 19 March 2025(3) and
16 September 2025(4)that the applicants have provided evidence that neohesperidine dihydrochalcone remains safe
for the target species as well as for the consumers and the environment under the conditions currently authorised.
The Authority further stated that neohesperidine dihydrochalcone is not irritant to the eyes and the skin, it is not a
skin sensitiser but the exposure through inhalation is likely. The Authority stated that the application for renewal of
the authorisation does not include a proposal for amending or supplementing the conditions of the original
authorisation that would have an impact on the efficacy of the additive. Therefore, it concluded that there is no need
for assessing the efficacy of the additive in the context of the renewal of the authorisation. The Authority considered
that there is no need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring.
(5) The Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 considered that the conclusions and
recommendations reached in the assessment carried out regarding the method of analysis of neohesperidine
dihydrochalcone as a feed additive in the context of the previous authorisation are valid and applicable for the
current application. In accordance with Article 5(4), point (c), of Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005(5),
evaluation reports of the Reference Laboratory are therefore not required.
(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1831/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/264 of 18 February 2015 concerning the authorisation of neohesperidine
dihydrochalcone as a feed additive for sheep, fish, dogs, calves and certain categories of pigs (OJ L 45, 19.2.2015, p. 10, ELI: http://
data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/264/oj).
(3) EFSA Journal2025;23:e9358, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9358.
(4) EFSA Journal2025;23:e9681, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9681.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 of 4 March 2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC)
No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference
Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additive (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/
2005/378/oj).
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(6) In view of the above, the Commission considers that neohesperidine dihydrochalcone satisfies the conditions
provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Accordingly, the authorisation of that additive should
be renewed. In addition, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent
adverse effects on the health of the users of the additive. Those protective measures should be without prejudice to
other workers’ safety requirements under Union law.
(7) As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of neohesperidine dihydrochalcone, Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2015/264 should be repealed.
(8) Since certain labelling conditions related to the storage conditions and stability have been modified and, in addition,
the reference to certain animal species, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period for interested parties to
prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal of the authorisation.
(9) 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
Renewal of the authorisation
The authorisation of the substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the
functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
Repeal
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/264 is repealed.
Article 3
Transitional measures
1. The feed additive neohesperidine dihydrochalcone as authorised by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/264 and
premixtures containing that additive which are intended for piglets, pigs for fattening, calves, sheep, fish and dogs, and
which are produced and labelled before 18 December 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable before 18 June 2026
may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.
2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and
labelled before 18 June 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 18 June 2026 may continue to be placed on
the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.
3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and
labelled before 18 June 2028 in accordance with the rules applicable before 18 June 2026 may continue to be placed on
the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for non-food producing animals.
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Article 4
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, 28 May 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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Minimum Maximum
content content
Identification Species or
Name of the Composition, chemical formula, End of period of
number of the category of Maximum age Other provisions
additive description, analytical method mg of active substance/kg of authorisation
additive animal
complete feed with a moisture
content of 12 %
Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds
2b959 Neohesperidine Additive composition Piglets — — 35 1. The directions for use of 18 June 2036
dihydrochalcone Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone the additive and
Pigs for — — 35
Solid form premixtures shall
fattening
Ethanol ≤ 5 000 mg/kg indicate the storage
conditions and the
Calves — — 35
stability to heat
Characterisation of the active substance
Sheep — — 35 treatment.
Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone
C H O Food- — — 35
28 36 15 2. For users of the additive
CAS No: 20702-77-6 producing
and premixtures, feed
Purity: minimum 96 % (dried basis) finfish
business operators shall
Produced by chemical synthesis:
Ornamen — — 35 establish operational
— by catalytic hydrogenation of the
tal finfish procedures and
flavanone glycoside
organisational measures
neohesperidine extracted from the
Dogs — — 35 to address potential risks
immature fruit of bitter orange
resulting from their use.
(Citrus aurantium),
Where those risks cannot
— by the conversion of naringin and
be eliminated by such
further condensation with
procedures and
isovanillin. Naringin may be
measures, the additive
extracted from grapefruit (Citrus
and premixtures shall be
paradisi) or from pomelo (Citrus
used with personal
maxima).
breathing protective
equipment.
Analytical method(1)
For the determination of
neohesperidine dihydrochalcone in the
feed additive:
— High-Performance Liquid
Chromatography coupled with
optical detection (HPLC-UV) –
European Pharmacopoeia
monograph 1547.
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OJ
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content content Identification Species or
Name of the Composition, chemical formula, End of period of
number of the category of Maximum age Other provisions
additive description, analytical method mg of active substance/kg of authorisation
additive animal
complete feed with a moisture
content of 12 %
For the determination of
neohesperidine dihydrochalcone in
premixtures and compound feed:
— High-Performance Liquid
Chromatography coupled with
optical detection (HPLC-DAD).
(1) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-
evaluation-reports_en.
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