COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/440

of 13 March 2017

concerning the authorisation of the preparation of

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(PTA-6507),

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50013) and

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50104) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying (holder of authorisation Danisco (UK) Ltd, trading as Danisco Animal Nutrition)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition(1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation of

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(PTA-6507),

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50013) and

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50104). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(3) That application concerns the authorisation of the preparation of

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(PTA-6507),

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50013) and

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50104) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 24 May 2016(2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(PTA-6507),

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50013) and

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50104) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it has a potential to improve performance in chickens for fattening. This conclusion can be extended to the additive when used for chickens reared for laying and can be extrapolated to minor avian species for fattening and minor avian species reared for laying. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(5) The assessment of the preparation of

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(PTA-6507),

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50013) and

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(NRRL B-50104) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1)

OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29

(2)

EFSA Journal

2016;14(6):4505.

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

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Danisco (UK) Ltd (trading as Danisco Animal Nutrition),

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PTA-6507, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL

B-50013 and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-50104

Additive composition

Preparation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PTA-6507, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL

B-50013 and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-50104 containing a minimum of 2,5 × 109 CFU/g (total) with a minimum of bacterial concentration of 8,3 × 108 of each strain/g additive.

Solid form

Characterisation of the active substance

Viable spores of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PTA-6507, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL

B-50013 and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-50104

Analytical method (1)

Identification and enumeration of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PTA-6507, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL

B-50013 and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-50104 in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs

—	Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

—	Enumeration: Spread plate method following heat treatment — EN 15784

Chickens for fattening

Chickens reared for laying

Minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying

—

7,5 × 107

—

1.	In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.

2.	The use is compatible in feed containing the following authorised coccidiostats: narasin/nicarbazin, maduramicin ammonium, lasalocid A sodium, salinomycin sodium, monensin sodium, robenidine hydrochloride, diclazuril, decoquinate, semduramycin sodium or nicarbazin.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its 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.

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(1) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports