Date: 2026-01-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/98 of 15 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation for feed additives
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/98, dated January 15, 2026, amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 regarding the holder of the authorisation for the feed additive 3-nitrooxypropanol. The amendment changes the name of the authorisation holder from "DSM Nutritional Products Ltd" to "dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd." The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, and includes a transitional measure to allow existing stocks to be used up.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2022/565:**
* The title of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 is amended to replace "DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o." with "dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd., represented in the EU by dsm-firmenich Austria GmbH."
* In the Annex's second column, the name "DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o." is replaced by "dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd. represented in the EU by dsm-firmenich Austria GmbH."
* **Transitional Measures:**
* Feed additive produced and labeled before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until existing stocks are exhausted.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd.**
* **Impact:** Benefits from the amendment which allows dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd. to exploit its marketing rights.
* **Action Required:** Update documentation to reflect the new company name in relation to the authorisation for the feed additive.
**Member States**
* **Impact:** Required to apply the amended regulation directly.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the new regulation in all Member States.
**Users/Distributors of the Feed Additive**
* **Impact:** Allowed to continue using existing stock of the feed additive produced and labelled with the previous name.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that, once existing stock is exhausted, newly purchased/produced feed additive reflects the updated authorisation holder name.
Key Entities Referenced
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565: The primary regulation being amended, concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 3-nitrooxypropanol as a feed additive.
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003: The underlying legislation on additives for use in animal nutrition, under which the application for amendment was submitted.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/98: The implementing regulation that amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565.
Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed: The committee whose opinion the measures in this regulation are in accordance with.
dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd.: The new name of the holder of the authorisation for the feed additive, replacing 'DSM Nutritional Products Ltd'.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/98 16.1.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/98
of 15 January 2026
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 as regards the name of the holder of the
authorisation for feed additives
(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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A preparation of 3-nitrooxypropanol was authorised as feed additive (‘feed additive concerned’) by Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565(2).
(2) The holder of the authorisation for the feed additive concerned, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented in the
Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o., 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 for the feed
additive concerned to ‘dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd., represented in the EU by dsm-firmenich Austria GmbH’.
(3) The proposed change of the terms of the authorisation is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a new
assessment of the feed additive concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(4) To allow dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd. to exploit its marketing rights, it is therefore appropriate to change the
terms of the authorisation concerned.
(5) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the amendments made by this Implementing
Regulation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period during which existing stocks of the feed additive may be
used up.
(7) The measures provided for in this Implementing Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 is amended as follows:
(1) in the title, the name of the holder of the authorisation ‘DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented in the Union by
DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.’ is replaced by ‘dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd., represented in the EU by dsm-
firmenich Austria GmbH’;
(2) in the second column of the table in the Annex, the name ‘DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented in the Union by
DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.’ is replaced by ‘dsm-firmenich Switzerland Ltd. represented in the EU by dsm-
firmenich Austria GmbH’.
(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1831/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/565 of 7 April 2022 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of
3-nitrooxypropanol as a feed additive for dairy cows and cows for reproduction (holder of the authorisation: DSM Nutritional
Products Ltd, represented in the Union by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.) (OJ L 109, 8.4.2022, p. 32, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/
eli/reg_impl/2022/565/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/98/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 16.1.2026
Article 2
Transitional measure
The feed additive concerned, as produced and labelled before the date of entry into force of this Regulation in accordance
with the rules applicable before that date, may continue to be placed on the market and used until stocks 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, 15 January 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/98/oj