About authorisation
There are two types of authorisations:
- Authorisations issued to a holder of authorisation. Those authorisations are granted for additives belonging to the categories "Zootechnical additives" and "Coccidiostats and histomonostats" as well as additives consisting of, containing or produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
- Authorisations not issued to a holder of authorisation for substances belonging to the categories of additives "technological additives", "sensory additives" and "nutritional additives".
Both types of authorisations are valid for 10 years throughout the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). Those authorisations shall be renewable for 10-year period. An application for renewal shall be sent to the Commission at least 1 year before the expiry date of the authorisation. The procedure for renewal is described in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
The Regulation also lays down a procedure for modification, suspension and revocation of the authorisation.
Authorisation procedure
- Applications for authorisation are submitted to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 as amended.
The amount of this fee may be adapted once a year.
See also the E-Submission Food Chain Platform
- Transparency Regulation – Training and support