ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I 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 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 of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers 4b1713 Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH) Enterococcus faecium CECT 4515 Additive composition Preparation of Enterococcus faecium CECT 4515 containing a minimum of 1 × 10 9 CFU/g additive in solid form Characterisation of the active substance Viable cells of Enterococcus faecium CECT 4515 Analytical method ( 1 ) Enumeration: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar (EN 15788) Identification: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Weaned piglets 1 × 10 9 — 5 × 10 8 — 1. The additive may be used in water for drinking. 2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures stability in water for drinking shall be indicated. 3. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 4. For use of the additive in water for drinking a homogeneous dispersion of the additive shall be ensured. 5. For use in weaned piglets up to 35 kg of body weight. 6. 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 or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection and skin protection. 28 June 2027 ( 1 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports