Feed business operators shall ensure that establishments under their control and covered by this Regulation are approved by the competent authority, where:
(1)
such establishments carry out one of the following activities:
(a)
manufacturing and/or placing on the market of feed additives covered by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or products covered by Directive 82/471/EEC and referred to in Chapter 1 of Annex IV to this Regulation;
(b)
manufacturing and/or placing on the market of premixtures prepared using feed additives referred to in Chapter 2 of Annex IV to this Regulation;
(c)
manufacturing for placing on the market, or producing for the exclusive requirements of their holdings, compound feedingstuffs using feed additives or premixtures containing feed additives and referred to in Chapter 3 of Annex IV to this Regulation;
(2)
approval is required under the national law of the Member State where the establishment is located;
or
(3)
approval is required by a Regulation adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 31(2).