Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2175 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CECT 4528 as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 399/2014

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2175
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the authorisation

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

Article 2 Repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 399/2014

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 399/2014 is repealed.

Article 3 Transitional measures

The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing it, which are produced and labelled before 19 November 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable 19 November 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

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 fresh material

Category: technological additives. Functional group: silage additives

1k20746

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

CECT 4528

Additive composition

Preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CECT 4528 containing a minimum of 2,5 × 10 11 CFU/g additive.

Solid form

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Characterisation of the active substance

Viable cells of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CECT 4528

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Analytical method

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Identification of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CECT 4528 in the feed additive:

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

Enumeration of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CECT 4528 in the feed additive:

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Spread plate (or pour plate) method on MRS agar (EN 15787)

All animal species

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1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.

2.

Minimum dose of the additive when it is not used in combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 10 9 CFU/kg fresh material.

3.

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 skin and breathing protective equipment.

19 November 2035

( 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 .