Commission Regulation (EC) No 261/2003
of 12 February 2003
concerning the provisional authorisation of new uses of additives in feedingstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1 The preparation specified in Annex I, belonging to the group ‘ Enzymes ’ is authorised for use as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1145 of 8 June 2017 on the withdrawal from the market of certain feed additives authorised pursuant to Council Directives 70/524/EEC and 82/471/EEC and repealing the obsolete provisions authorising those feed additives (Text with EEA relevance).
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
ANNEX I
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
					Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff			
Enzymes								
50	6-phytase EC 3.1.3.26	Preparation of 6-phytase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 11857) having a minimum activity of:	Sows	—	750 FYT	—	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 kg of complete feedingstuff: 750-1 000 FYT 3. For use in compound feed containing more than 0,2 5 % phytin bound phosphorus	1.2.2007
		Coated form: 2 500 FYT/g 1 FYT is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of inorganic phosphate per minute from sodium phytate at pH 5,5 and 37 °C.				—		
		Liquid form: 5 000 FYT/g				—		
ANNEX II
Deleted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1145 of 8 June 2017 on the withdrawal from the market of certain feed additives authorised pursuant to Council Directives 70/524/EEC and 82/471/EEC and repealing the obsolete provisions authorising those feed additives (Text with EEA relevance).