Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1161 of 22 April 2024 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415 as a feed additive for certain animal species, the authorisation of that preparation as a feed additive for certain other animal species (holder of authorisation: DSM Nutritional Products Ltd.), amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2013 and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 361/2011, (EU) 2015/518 and (EU) 2019/11

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1161
• Articles: 7

Article 1 Renewal of authorisation

The authorisation of the ‘micro-encapsulated form’ and the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ of the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, for use in feed for chickens for fattening and reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying, as well as of the ‘micro-encapsulated form’, the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ and the ‘non-coated granulated form’ of that preparation for use in feed for calves for rearing and for fattening, kids for rearing and for fattening, sows, suckling piglets, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Authorisation

The ‘non-coated granulated form’ of 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 for use in feed for chickens for fattening and reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. The ‘micro-encapsulated form’, the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ and the ‘non-coated granulated form’ of that preparation are authorised as an additive in animal nutrition for use in feed for chickens reared for breeding, turkeys for fattening and reared for breeding, minor poultry species reared for breeding, ornamental birds, lambs for rearing and for fattening, minor ruminant species for rearing and for fattening, and all categories of minor porcine species, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. The ‘micro-encapsulated form’ and the ‘non-coated granulated form’ of that preparation are authorised as an additive in animal nutrition for use in water for drinking for all poultry species for fattening, reared for laying and reared for breeding, ornamental birds, sows of all Suidae species, suckling and weaned piglets of all Suidae species, pigs for fattening of all Suidae species, calves for rearing and for fattening, kids for rearing and for fattening, lambs for rearing and for fattening, and minor ruminant species for rearing and for fattening, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 3 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2013

In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2013, the first entry 4b1705 relating to calves and kids is deleted.

Article 4 Repeals

Implementing Regulations (EU) No 361/2011, (EU) 2015/518 and (EU) 2019/11 are repealed.

Article 5 Transitional measures

1.   The ‘micro-encapsulated form’ and the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ of the preparation specified in the Annex and premixtures containing those forms of that preparation, which are intended for use in feed for chickens for fattening and reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying, as well as the ‘micro-encapsulated form’, the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ and the ‘non-coated granulated form’ of that preparation and premixtures containing those forms of that preparation, which are intended for use in feed for calves for rearing and for fattening, kids for rearing and for fattening, sows, suckling piglets, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening, and which are produced and labelled before 13 November 2024 in accordance with the rules applicable before 13 May 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 ‘micro-encapsulated form’ or the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ of the preparation specified in the Annex and premixtures containing those forms of that preparation, which are intended for use in feed for chickens for fattening and reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying, as well as containing the ‘micro-encapsulated form’, the ‘micro-encapsulated form with shellac’ or the ‘non-coated granulated form’ of that preparation, which are intended for use in feed for calves for rearing and for fattening, kids for rearing and for fattening, sows, suckling piglets, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening, and which are produced and labelled before 13 May 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 13 May 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.

Article 6 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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

PART I

Identification number of the feed 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

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

CFU/l of water for drinking

Category: zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers

4b1705

DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.

Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415

Additive composition

Preparation of Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415 containing a minimum of:

—

micro-encapsulated form: 1 × 10 10 CFU/g additive, or

—

non-coated granulated form: 3,5 × 10 10 CFU/g additive.

Solid forms

Characterisation of the active substance

Viable cells of Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415

Analytical method

( 1 )

Identification: DNA sequencing methods or Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) – CEN/TS 17697.

Enumeration in the feed additive, premixtures, compound feed and water: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar (EN 15788)

All poultry species for fattening

All poultry species reared for laying

All poultry species reared for breeding

Ornamental birds

—

3 × 10 8

—

1,5 × 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.

The additive may be used via water for drinking.

3.

The additive may be used simultaneously with the following coccidiostats, in accordance with their respective conditions of authorisation as feed additives: decoquinate, monensin sodium, robenidine hydrochloride, diclazuril, semduramicin, lasalocid A sodium, maduramicin ammonium, narasin, a combination of narasin with nicarbazin, salinomycin sodium.

4.

The additive shall be administered to lactating sows and simultaneously to the suckling piglets.

5.

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 and skin protective equipment, and also eye protective equipment for the granulated non-coated form.

13 May 2034

Sows of all Suidae species

7 × 10 8

3,5 × 10 8

Suckling piglets of all Suidae species

Calves, kids, lambs and minor ruminant species for rearing

Calves, kids, lambs and minor ruminant species for fattening

1 × 10 9

0,5 × 10 9

Weaned piglets of all Suidae species

Pigs for fattening of all Suidae species

3,5 × 10 8

× 10 8

PART II

Identification number of the feed 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: zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers

4b1705i

DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o.o.

Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415

Additive composition

Preparation of Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415 containing a minimum of:

—

micro-encapsulated form with shellac: 2 × 10 10 CFU/g additive

Solid form

Characterisation of the active substance

Viable cells of Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415

Analytical method

( 2 )

Identification: DNA sequencing methods or Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) – CEN/TS 17697.

Enumeration in the feed additive, premixtures, compound feed and water: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar (EN 15788)

All poultry species for fattening

All poultry species reared for laying

All poultry species reared for breeding

Ornamental birds

—

3 × 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.

The additive may be used simultaneously with the following coccidiostats, in accordance with their respective conditions of authorisation as feed additives: decoquinate, monensin sodium, robenidine hydrochloride, diclazuril, semduramicin, lasalocid A sodium, maduramicin ammonium, narasin, a combination of narasin with nicarbazin, salinomycin sodium.

3.

The additive shall be administered to lactating sows and simultaneously to the suckling piglets.

4.

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 and skin protective equipment.

13 May 2034

Sows of all Suidae species

7 × 10 8

Suckling piglets of all Suidae species

Calves, kids, lambs and minor ruminant species for rearing

Calves, kids, lambs and minor ruminant species for fattening

1 × 10 9

Weaned piglets of all Suidae species

Pigs for fattening of all Suidae species

3,5 × 10 8

( 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

( 2 )   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