COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2022/633 
of 13 Apr il 2022
concer ning the author isation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 26571 as a silage 
additiv e for all animal species 
(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 such an author isation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the author isation 
of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 26571. That application was accompan ied by the particulars 
and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concer ns the author isation of the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 26571 as a feed 
additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive catego ry ‘technological additives ’.
(4) The European Food Safety Author ity (‘the Auth ority’) concluded in its opinion of 29 September 2021 (2)that, under 
the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 26571 does not have an adverse 
effect on animal health, consumer safety or the environment. It also concluded that the additive should be 
considered a respirato ry sensitiser . Theref ore, the Commission considers that appropr iate prot ective measures 
should be take n to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regar ds the users of the additive. The 
Authority also concluded that the preparation concer ned has the pote ntial to impro ve the preser vation of nutr ients 
in silage prepared with easy , moderately difficult and difficult to ensile mater ial. It also verified the repor t on the 
method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 26571 shows that the conditions for 
author isation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. According ly, the use of 
the preparation should be author ised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) 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
The preparation specifi ed in the Annex, belonging to the additive catego ry ‘techn ological additives’ and to the functional 
group ‘silag e additives’, is author ised as an additive in animal nutr ition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2)EFSA Jour nal 2021;19(10):6898.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 117/26 19.4.2022  Article 2
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, 13 Apr il 2022 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2022 L 117/27  ANNEX 
Identifica -
tion 
number of 
the additiveAdditiveCompo sition, chem ical formula, 
descr iption, analytical methodSpecies or 
categor y of 
animalMaximum 
ageMinimum 
contentMaximum 
content
Other provisionsEnd of period of 
author isationCFU of additive/kg of 
fresh material
Categor y: technological additiv es
Functional group: silage additiv es
1k1604 Lactiplantibacillus 
plantar um DSM 
26571Additive composition
Preparation of Lactiplantibacillus 
plantar um DSM 26571 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 storage conditions shall be 
indicated .
2.Minimum content of the additive when used 
without combination with other micro-organ ­
isms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg.
3.For users of the additive and premixtures, feed 
business operators shall establish operational 
procedures and organisational measures to ad­
dress poten tial risks resulting from its use. 
Where those risks cannot be eliminated or re­
duced to a minimum by such procedures and 
measures, the additive and premixtures shall 
be used with personal prote ctive equipment, 
including breathing protection.9 May 2032
Char acter isation of the active substance
Viable cells of Lactiplantibacillus 
plantar um DSM 26571.
Analytical method (1)
— Identif ication: Pulsed-Field Gel 
Electrophoresis (PFGE)
— Enumeration in the feed additive: 
Spread plate method on MRS 
agar (EN 15787)
(1)Details of the analytical methods are avail able at the follo wing address of the Reference Laboratory : https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-repor ts.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 117/28 19.4.2022