Commission Regulation (EC) No 1876/2002 of 21 October 2002 concerning the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, enzyme, food additive, food inspection, foodstuffs legislation, poultry

22.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 284/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1876/2002

of 21 October 2002

concerning the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive in feedingstuffs

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23
November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1756/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 9e(1) of Directive 70/524/EEC provides that
provisional authorisation of a new additive for use in
feedingstuffs or a new use of an additive already
authorised may be given if the conditions of Article
3a(b) to (e) of that Directive are satisfied, and if it is
reasonable to assume, in view of the available results,
that when used in animal nutrition it has one of the
effects referred to in Article 2(a) of that Directive. Such
provisional authorisation may be given for a period up
to four years in the case of additives referred to in Part II
of Annex C to that Directive.

New data were submitted by the producing company to
extend the authorisation of an enzyme preparation
described in the Annex to this Regulation and which is
listed under No 24 in the Annexes to Directive 70/524/
EEC to a new animal category. The assessment of the
dossier submitted shows that this extension of use may
be provisionally authorised.

(3)

(4)

(5)

The assessment of the dossier shows that certain proce-
dures may be required to protect workers from exposure
to the additive listed in the Annex. Such protection
should however be assured by the application of Council
Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduc-
tion of measures to encourage improvements in the
safety and health of workers at work (3).

The Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has deliv-
ered a favourable opinion with regard to the safety of
enzyme preparation, under the conditions described in
the Annex.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The preparation belonging to the group ‘Enzymes’ listed in the
Annex to this Regulation is authorised for use as an additive in
animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 October 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 265, 3.10.2002, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1.

ANNEX

Additive

Chemical formula, description

Species or cate-
gory of animal

Maximum age

Minimum
content

Maximum
content

Units of activity/kg of complete
feedingstuff

Other provisions

End of period of
authorisation

No (or EC
No)

‘Enzymes

24

Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
EC 3.2.1.8

Endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase
EC 3.2.1.6

Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xyla-
nase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-gluca-
nase produced by Aspergillus niger
a
(CNCM
minimum activity of:

I-1517);

having

28 000 QXU/g (4)

140 000 QGU/g (5)

Laying hens

—

560 QXU

2 800 QGU

—

—

1.10.2006

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

2. Recommended dose per kilo-
gram of complete feedingstuff:
560 QXU
2 800 QGU

3. For use in compound feed rich
in non-starch polysaccharides
(mainly arabinoxylans and beta-
glucans), e.g. containing more
than 20 % wheat and/or barley

(4) 1 QXU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of reducing sugars (xylose equivalents) from oat xylan per minute at pH 5,1 and 50 °C).
(5) 1 QGU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of reducing sugars (glucose equivalents) from barley beta-glucan per minute at pH 4,8 and 50 °C).’

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