COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2023/1704 
of 7 September 2023
concer ning the renewal of the author isation of a preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 
as a feed additiv e for all animal species and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2012 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng rega rd to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Sept ember 2003 on 
additives for use in animal nutr ition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provid es for the author isation of additives for use in animal nutr ition and for the 
grounds and procedures for granting and renewing such author isation.
(2) The preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 was author ised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for 
all animal species by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2012 (2).
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the renewal of 
the author isation of the preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 as a feed additive for all animal species, 
requesting the additive to be classified in the additive catego ry ‘techn ological additives’ and in the functional group 
‘silag e additives’. That application was accompan ied by the particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) 
of that Regulation.
(4) The European Food Safet y Author ity (‘the Author ity’) concluded in its opinion of 1 Febr uary 2023 (3)that the 
preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 remains safe for all animal species, the consumers and the 
environment under the conditions of use currently author ised. It also concluded that the additive is not irritant to 
skin or eyes but that, owing to its proteinaceous nature, it should be considered a respirator y sensitiser . The 
Authority could not conclude, in the absence of data, on the skin sensitisation poten tial of the additive. It also 
indicated that there is no need for assessing the efficacy of the additive in the conte xt of the renewal of the 
author isation.
(5) The Reference Laborator y set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 considered that the conclusions and 
recommendations reach ed in the assessment carried out regar ding the method of analysis of the preparation of 
Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 as a feed additive in the context of the previous author isation are valid and 
applicable for the current application. In accordance with Article 5(4), point (c) of Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 378/2005 (4), an evaluation repor t of the Reference Laboratory is theref ore not required.
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2012 of 29 November 2012 concer ning the author isation of preparations of 
Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA 18/5M DSM 11673, Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376, NCIMB 12455 and NCIMB 30168, 
Lactobacillus plantar um DSM 3676 and DSM 3677 and Lactobacillus buchner i DSM 13573 as feed additives for all animal species 
(OJ L 330, 30.11.2012, p. 14).
(3)EFSA Journal 2023;21(3):7872.
(4)Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 of 4 March 2005 on detailed rules for the implement ation of Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference 
Laborato ry concer ning applications for author isations of feed additives (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 221/8 8.9.2023  (6) In view of the abov e, the Commission considers that the preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 satisfies 
the conditions provid ed for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. According ly, the author isation of that 
additive should be renewed. In addition, the Commission considers that appropr iate prot ective measures should be 
taken to prevent adverse effects on the health of the users of the additive.
(7) As a consequence of the renewal of the author isation of the preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376 as a 
feed additive, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2012 should be amended according ly.
(8) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Renewal of the author isation
The author isation of the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive cate gory ‘technological additives’ and 
to the functional group ‘silag e additives’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2012
In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2012, entr y 1k2105 on ‘Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376’ is 
delet ed.
Article 3
Entr y into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng 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, 7 Sept ember 2023 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.9.2023 L 221/9  ANNEX 
Identifica -
tion 
number of 
the additiveAdditiveCompo sition, chem ical formula, 
descr iption, analytical methodSpecies or 
categor y of 
animalMaximum 
ageMinimum 
contentMaximum 
contentOther provisionsEnd of period of 
author isation
CFU/kg of fresh material
Categor y: technological additiv es. Functional group: silage additiv es
1k2105 Pediococcus 
pentosaceus DSM 
23376Additive composition
Preparation of Pediococcus 
pentosaceus DSM 23376 containing 
a minimum of 1 × 1011 CFU/g 
additive
Solid formAll animal 
species- - 1. In the directions for use of the additive and 
premixtures, the stora ge conditions shall be 
indicated .
2. Minimum dose of the additive when used 
without combination with other micro-or ­
gani sms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg 
fresh mate rial.
3. For users of the additive and premixtures, 
feed business operators shall establish op­
erational procedures and organisational 
measures to address poten tial risks result ­
ing from their use. Where those risks can­
not be eliminated by such procedures and 
measures, the additive and premixtures 
shall be used with personal skin and breath ­
ing prote ctive equipment.28 September 
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Char acter isation of the active substance
Viable cells of Pediococcus 
pentosaceus DSM 23376
Analytical method (1)
Enumeration in the feed additive of 
Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 23376:
— Spread plate method using MRS 
Agar (EN 15786)
Identif ication of Pediococcus 
pentosaceus DSM 23376:
— Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis 
(PFGE) or DNA sequencing 
methods
(1)Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laborato ry: https://joint-research-c entre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-f eed-additives/eurl-fa-author isation/eurl-f a-evaluation- 
repor ts_en .EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 221/10 8.9.2023