This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of ten years 25-hydroxycholecalciferol produced with Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 146008 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’ for all animal species except poultry, pigs and ruminants. This authorisation is based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the dossier submitted by the applicant, conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The terms of the authorisation are detailed in the Annex to the Act.