Article 1
The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/165 of 5 February 2020 concerning the authorisation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase produced by Paenibacillus lentus DSM 32052 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening or reared for breeding and for minor poultry species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 (holder of authorisation Elanco GmbH) (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/165 of 5 February 2020 concerning the authorisation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase produced by Paenibacillus lentus DSM 32052 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening or reared for breeding and for minor poultry species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 (holder of authorisation Elanco GmbH) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 is repealed.
Article 3
Endo-1,4-beta-mannanase produced by Paenibacillus lentus ATCC 55045, premixtures and compound feed containing that substance, which are produced and labelled before 26 February 2020 in accordance with the rules applicable before 26 February 2020 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stock are exhausted.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
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 Unit of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers 4a3i Elanco GmbH Endo-1,4-beta-mannanase EC 3.2.1.78 Additive composition Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase, produced by Paenibacillus lentus (DSM 32052) having a minimum activity of 7,2 × 10 5 U ( 1 ) /ml Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Endo-1,4-beta-mannanase produced by Paenibacillus lentus (DSM 32052) Analytical method ( 2 ) colorimetric method based on the reaction between reducing sugars (mannose equivalent) with 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) Chickens for fattening - 79 200 U - 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its 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 breathing protection. 26.2.2030 Turkeys for fattening Chickens reared for laying Turkeys reared for breeding Minor poultry species for fattening or reared for laying/breeding ( 1 ) One unit of activity (U) is the amount of the enzyme which liberates 0,72 micrograms of reducing sugars (mannose equivalents) from a mannan-containing substrate (locust bean gum) per minute at pH 7,5 and 40 °C. ( 2 ) 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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