Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/166 of 5 February 2020 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of 6-phytase produced by Schizosaccharomyces pombe (ATCC 5233) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens, turkeys for fattening, ducks for fattening, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and sows and repealing Regulation (EC) No 785/2007 (holder of authorisation Danisco (UK) Ltd, trading as Danisco Animal Nutrition and represented by Genencor International B.V.) (Text with EEA relevance)
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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.
Regulation (EC) No 785/2007 is repealed.
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 Unit of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers 4a1640 Danisco (UK) Ltd, trading as Danisco Animal Nutrition and represented by Genencor International B.V. 6-phytase EC 3.1.3.26 Additive composition Preparation of 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) produced by Schizosaccharomyces pombe (ATCC 5233) having a minimum activity of: 5 000 FTU ( 1 ) /g Solid coated and liquid form Characterisation of the active substance: 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) produced by Schizosaccharomyces pombe (ATCC 5233) Analytical method ( 2 ) Determination of 6-phytase EC 3.1.3.26 in feed additive: colorimetric method based on the quantification of inorganic phosphate released by the enzyme from sodium phytate. Determination of 6-phytase EC 3.1.3.26 in feed premixtures and feedingstuff: EN ISO 30024: colorimetric method based on the quantification of inorganic phosphate released by the enzyme from sodium phytate (after dilution with heat-treated whole grain flour). Chickens for fattening Turkeys for fattening Ducks for fattening — 250 FTU — 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 Laying hens — 150 FTU — Piglets (weaned) Pigs for fattening — 250 FTU — Sows — 500 FTU — ( 1 ) One FTU is the amount of enzyme which liberates one micromole of inorganic phosphate per minute from a sodium phytate substrate at pH 5,5 and 37 °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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