Commission Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004
of 14 July 2004
concerning the permanent authorisation of certain additives and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas:
Directive 70/524/EEC provides for the authorisation of additives to be used in the Community. The additives referred to in Part II of Annex C to that Directive may be authorised without a time limit subject to certain conditions being satisfied.
New data were submitted in support of an application for an authorisation without a time limit for that colourant. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Directive 70/524/EEC for such an authorisation have been satisfied.
The Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances Used in Animal Feed of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) delivered a favourable opinion on 22 January 2003 on the efficacy of that additive when used in the animal category salmon and trout. In a second opinion adopted on 1 April 2004, the EFSA concluded that the yeast in that product is not a living organism and it is not expected to have any consequence on the environment, under the conditions of use set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
The use of the micro-organism preparation of Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB 10415) has been provisionally authorised, for the first time, for calves by Commission Regulation (EC) No 866/1999.
New data were submitted in support of applications for authorisation without a time limit for those micro-organisms. The assessment of those applications shows that the conditions laid down in Directive 70/524/EEC for such authorisations have been satisfied.
Accordingly, the use of those additives without a time limit should be authorised.
In addition, Directive 70/524/EEC provides for the authorisation on a provisional basis of a new use of an additive already authorised to be granted for a period not exceeding four years, subject to certain conditions.
New data were submitted in support of an application to extend the authorisation of the use of that additive to dogs. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Directive 70/524/EEC for such an authorisation have been satisfied.
The EFSA delivered a favourable opinion on 15 April 2004 on the safety of that additive when used in the animal category dogs, under the conditions of use set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Accordingly, the use of the Enterococcus faecium, as specified in Annex II, should be authorised for a period not exceeding four years.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
The preparations belonging to the group ‘Colourants, including pigments’ and ‘Micro-organisms’, as set out in Annex I, are authorised for use without a time limit as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
The preparation belonging to the group ‘micro-organisms’, as set out in Annex II, is provisionally authorised for use as an 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States
ANNEX I
EC No | Additive | Chemical formula, description | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mg/kg of complete feedingstuff | ||||||||
Colourants, including pigments | ||||||||
1. Carotenoids and xanthophylls | ||||||||
EC No | Additive | Chemical formula, description | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff | ||||||||
Micro-organisms | ||||||||
E 1705 |
| Preparation of Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of
| Calves | 6 months | 1 × 109 | 6,6 × 109 | In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting Granulated form to be used exclusively in milk replacers | Without a time limit |
E 1706 |
| Mixture of: Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of: 7 × 109 CFU/g | Calves | 4 months | 1 × 109 | 5 × 109 | In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting | Without a time limit |
| and of Lactobacillus rhamnosus containing a minimum of: 3 × 109 CFU/g | |||||||
ANNEX II
No | Additive | Chemical formula, description | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff | ||||||||
Micro-organisms | ||||||||
13 | Enterococcus faecium DSM10663/NCIMB 10415 | Preparation of Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of:
| Dogs | — | 1 × 109 | 1 × 1010 | In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting | 17 July 2008 |