23.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 136/1 II (Non-legislative acts) COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 469/2013 of 22 May 2013 concerning the authorisation of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of methionine, calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine, isopropyl ester of hydroxy analogue of methionine, DL-methionine protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine protected with ethylcellulose as feed additives (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy 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 (!), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, Whereas: 1 Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the auth- orisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such auth- orisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 82[/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition (?). analogue of methionine and calcium salt of methionine hydroxy analogue as feed additives for all animal species and of isopropyl ester of methionine hydroxy analogue and DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene as feed additives for dairy cows and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a change in the terms of the authorisation as regards the use of DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt and the hydroxy analogue of methionine via drinking water. In addition, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, the application contained the request for the authorisation of DL-methionine tech- nically pure protected with ethylcellulose for ruminants. For all seven sources of methionine it was requested that those additives be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 6 March 2012 (%) that, under the proposed conditions of use, DL-methionine, () DL-methionine, DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy DL-methionine sodium salt, hydroxy analogue of analogue of methionine, calcium salt of hydroxy methionine, calcium salt of methionine hydroxy analogue of methionine, isopropyl ester of methionine analogue, isopropyl ester of methionine hydroxy 0] 0] hydroxy analogue and DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine[styrene were authorised without a time limit pursuant to Directive 82/471[EEC. These feed additives were subsequently entered in the European Union Register of feed additives as existing products, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of DL- L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 8. analogue, DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene and DL-methionine technically pure protected with ethylcellulose do not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that they are effective sources of methionine for protein synthesis in the respective target species. The Authority extrapolated this conclusion from dairy cows to all ruminants. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regu- lation (EC) No 1831/2003. () EFSA Journal 2012;10(3):2623.