COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1040/2013
of 24 October 2013
concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754) as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and minor porcine species for fattening other than Sus scrofa domesticus and turkeys for fattening (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 a new use of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754). 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 a new use of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754) as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and minor porcine species for fattening other than Sus scrofa domesticus, and turkeys for fattening, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.
(4)
The use of that preparation was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1091/2009 (2), for weaned piglets by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1088/2011 (3) and for laying hens and minor poultry species for fattening and laying by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 989/2012 (4).
(5)
The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) in its opinions of 12 March 2013 (5) confirmed its previous conclusions that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority concluded that the additive has the potential to improve the zootechnical performance in pigs for fattening and that this conclusion can be extrapolated to minor porcine species for fattening other than Sus scrofa domesticus. The Authority also concluded that the additive has the potential to improve the final body weight and feed to gain ratio in turkeys 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 the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754) 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.
(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
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, 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, 24 October 2013.