Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/228 of 12 January 2024 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Companilactobacillus farciminis CNCM I-3740 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and turkeys for fattening (holder of authorisation: ChemVet dk A/S) and amending Regulation (EC) No 1876/2006
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Authorisation
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition for chickens for fattening and turkeys for fattening, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1876/2006
The text in the column ‘Species or category of animal’ of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1876/2006 is replaced by the following: ‘Laying hens’.
Transitional measures
1. The preparation specified in the Annex and premixtures containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 4 August 2024 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 February 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. 2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the preparation specified in the Annex, which are produced and labelled before 4 February 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 February 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Entry into force
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 4b1852 ChemVet dk A/S Companilactobacillus farciminis CNCM I-3740 Additive composition Preparation of Companilactobacillus farciminis CNCM I-3740 with a minimum concentration of 1 × 10 9 CFU/g of additive. Solid form. Characterisation of the active substance Viable cells of Companilactobacillus farciminis CNCM I-3740. Analytical method ( 1 ) Identification: — Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) – CEN/TS 17697 or — DNA sequencing methods. Enumeration in feed additive and compound feed: spread plate method on MRS agar (EN 15787). Chickens for fattening Turkeys for fattening — 8,5 × 10 8 — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, 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 their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 4 February 2034 ( 1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en
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