COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 989/2012

of 25 October 2012

concerning the authorisation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49754) as a feed additive for laying hens and minor poultry species for fattening and laying (holder of authorisation Aveve NV)

(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 endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49754). The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(3) The application concerns the authorisation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49754) as a feed additive for laying hens and minor poultry species for fattening and laying, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

(4) The use of those enzymes was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1091/2009(2) and for 10 years for weaned piglets by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1088/2011(3).

(5) New data were submitted in support of the application for the authorisation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49754) for laying hens and minor poultry species for fattening and laying. The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 23 May 2012(4) that the use of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by

Trichoderma reesei

(MULC 49754) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that the use of that preparation can significantly increase egg mass and can improve feed to eggs mass ratio in laying hens and minor poultry species for laying and can improve the zootechnical parameters in minor poultry species for fattening. 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.

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

(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase as specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, are 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, 25 October 2012.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1)

OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29

(2)

OJ L 299, 14.11.2009, p. 6

(3)

OJ L 281, 28.10.2011, p. 14

(4)

EFSA Journal 2012

;10(6):2728.

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

Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers

4a9

Aveve NV

Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase

EC 3.2.1.8

Endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase

EC 3.2.1.6

Additive composition

Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MULC 49754) having a minimum activity of: 40 000 XU(1) and 9 000 BGU(2)/g

Characterisation of the active substance

endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MULC 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MULC 49754)

Analytical method (3)

Characterisation of the active substance in the additive:

—	colorimetric method based on reaction of dinitrosalicylic acid on reducing sugar produced by action of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase on a xylan containing substrate;

—	colorimetric method based on reaction of dinitrosalicylic acid on reducing sugar produced by action of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase on a β-glucan containing substrate.

Characterisation of the active substances in the feed

—	colorimetric method measuring water soluble dye released by action of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from dye cross-linked wheat arabinoxylan substrate;

—	colorimetric method measuring water soluble dye released by action of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase from dye cross-linked barley betaglucan substrate.

Laying hens and minor poultry species for laying

—

4 000 XU

900 BGU

—

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

2.	For use in feed rich in starch and non-starch polysaccharides (mainly beta-glucans and arabinoxylans).

3.	For safety: breathing protection, glasses and gloves shall be used during handling.

15 November 2022

Minor poultry species for fattening

3 000 XU

675 BGU

(1) XU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of reducing sugars (xylose equivalents) per minute from xylan of oat spelt at pH 4.8 and 50 °C.

(2) 1 BGU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of reducing sugars (cellobiose equivalents) per minute from ß-glucan of barley at pH 5.0 and 50 °C.

(3) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx