COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/367

of 1 March 2021

concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 as a feed additive for calves for rearing and repealing Regulation (EU) No 883/2010 (holder of authorisation S.I. Lesaffre)

(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 and renewing such authorisation.

(2) Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407, previously identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC Sc47, was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for calves for rearing by Commission Regulation (EU) No 883/2010 (2).

(3) In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted by the holder of the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 as a feed additive for the renewal of the authorisation for calves for rearing, requesting the additive to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) of that Regulation.

(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 25 May 2020 (3) that the applicant has provided evidence that the additive complies with the existing conditions of authorisation. The Authority concluded that the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 does not have an adverse effect on animal health, consumer safety or the environment. It also concluded that it is not a skin or eye irritant and, in the absence of data, no conclusions can be drawn on the dermal sensitisation potential of the additive. Therefore, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards to users of the additive. 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 a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of that additive should be renewed.

(6) As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 as a feed additive, Regulation (EU) No 883/2010 should be repealed.

(7) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal of the authorisation.

(8) 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 Renewal of the authorisation The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Transitional period 1. The additive specified in the Annex and premixtures containing it, which are produced and labelled before 22 September 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 22 March 2021 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. 2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the additive specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 22 March 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 22 March 2021 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.

Article 3 Repeal Regulation (EU) No 883/2010 is repealed.

Article 4 Entry into force 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, 1 March 2021. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 883/2010 of 7 October 2010 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC Sc 47 as a feed additive for calves for rearing (holder of the authorisation Société Industrielle Lesaffre) (OJ L 265, 8.10.2010, p. 1).

(3) EFSA Journal 2020;18(6):6167.