
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 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.Done at Brussels, 26 November 2007.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive(trade name) Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation
Unit of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: Digestibility enhancers.
4d62 BASF Aktiengesellschaft Endo-1,4-beta-xylanaseEC 3.2.1.8(Natugrain Wheat TS) 
 Additive composition
Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) having a minimum activity of:
Solid form: 5 600 TXU/g
Liquid form: 5 600 TXU/ml
 Characterisation of the active substance:
Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713)
 Analytical methods
Viscosimetric method based on decrease of viscosity produced by action of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase on the xylan-containing substrate (wheat arabinoxylan) at pH 3,5 and 55 °C. Turkeys for fattening — 560 TXU — In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff:Turkeys for fattening: 560-840 TXUFor use in compound feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly beta-glucans and arabinoxylans), e. g. containing more than 40 % wheat. 17 December 2017

