LegalizeCommission Regulation (EU) No 9/2010 of 23 December 2009 concerning the authorisation of the endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, laying hens, ducks and turkeys for fattening (holder of authorisation Danisco Animal Nutrition, Finnfeeds International Limited) Text with EEA relevance
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 20th day following 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.
ANNEX
| Identification number of the additive | Name of the holder of authorisation | Additive | Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % | |||||||||
| Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers | |||||||||
| 4a11 | Danisco (UK) Ltd, trading as Danisco Animal Nutrition and represented by Genencor International B.V. | Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 | Additive composition Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) with a minimum activity of 40 000 U (1)/g Characterisation of the active substance endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) Analytical method (2) For quantification of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase activity: colorimetric method based on the quantification of water soluble dyed fragments produced by the action of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase on azurine cross-linked wheat arabinoxylan at pH 4,25 and 50 °C. | Chickens for fattening | 625 U | 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting. 2. For use in feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly beta- arabinoxylans). | 13 January 2020 | ||
| Laying hens | 625 U | ||||||||
| Ducks | 625 U | ||||||||
| Turkeys for fattening | 1 250 U | ||||||||
| (1) 1 U is the amount of enzyme which liberates 0,5 μmol of reducing sugar (expressed as xylose equivalents) from a cross-linked oat spelt arabinoxylan substrate at pH 5,3 and 50 °C in one minute. (2) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx |
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