LegalizeCommission Regulation (EC) No 316/2003 of 19 February 2003 concerning the permanent authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
Article 2
The preparation belonging to the group ‘Enzymes’ as set out in Annex II is provisionally authorised for use as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX II
| No (or EC No) | Additive | Chemical formula, description | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (or EC No) | Additive | Chemical formula, description | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff | Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation | |||||
| No (or EC No) | Additive | Chemical formula, description | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘Enzymes | ‘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-xylanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CNCM I-1517) having a minimum activity of: 28 000 QXU [^E0001]/g 140 000 QGU [^E0002]/g | Turkeys for fattening | — | 280 QXU 1 400 QGU | 840 QXU 4 200 QGU | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation | 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting. 2. Recommended dose per kilogram 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. | 28.2.2007 |
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.
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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