
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.Done at Brussels, 23 December 2009.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
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 Animal Nutrition, legal entity Finnfeeds International Limited Endo-1,4-β-xylanaseEC 3.2.1.8 
Preparation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei

(ATCC PTA 5588) with a minimum activity of 40 000 U/g

Endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588)
 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 starch and non starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans), e.g. containing more than 40 % wheat or 60 % maize.
 13.1.2020
Laying hens 2 500 U
Ducks 625 U
Turkeys for fattening 1 250 U
