Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/275 of 12 February 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 as a feed additive for rabbits other than suckling and breeding rabbits (holder of authorisation: S. I. Lesaffre) and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 334/2012

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/275
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the authorisation

The authorisation of the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Repeal

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 334/2012 is repealed.

Article 3 Transitional measures

1.   The feed additive Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407, as authorised by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 334/2012, and premixtures containing that additive, which are intended for rabbits for fattening and non-food producing rabbits, and which are produced and labelled before 5 September 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 March 2025 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.

2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are intended for rabbits for fattening and non-food producing rabbits, and which are produced and labelled before 5 March 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable before 5 March 2025 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.

Article 4 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

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

4b1702

S. I. LESAFFRE

Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407

Additive composition

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407

containing a minimum of 5 × 10 9 CFU/g

Solid form.

Characterisation of the active substance

Dried cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407

Analytical method

( 1 )

Enumeration in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed: pour or spread plate method

using chloramphenicol dextrose

yeast extract agar (EN 15789).

Identification: polymerase chain

reaction (PCR) method (CEN/TS

15790).

Rabbits other than suckling and breeding rabbits

-

5 × 10 9

-

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 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.

5 March 2035

( 1 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2013-02/FinRep-FAD-2010-0038.pdf .