Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1904 of 18 October 2017 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying (holder of authorisation Huvepharma NV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
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The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX Identification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers 4b1828 Huvepharma NV Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 Additive composition Preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 containing a minimum of 3,2 × 10 9 CFU/g of additive. Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Viable spores of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 Analytical method ( 1 ) For the enumeration of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 in additive, premixture and feedingstuffs: Spread plate method EN 15784 For the identification Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710: Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Chickens for fattening Chickens reared for laying — 1,6 × 10 9 — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditionsand stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. The use is permitted in feed containing the following authorised coccidiostats: decoquinate, diclazuril, halofuginone, nicarbazin, robenidine hydrochloride, lasalocid A sodium, maduramicin ammonium, monensin sodium, narasin, or salinomycin sodium. 3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment including skin and eyes protections. 8 November 2027 ( 1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports
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