
Article 1 
The preparation specified in Annex I, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 943/2005 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
Premixtures and compound feed containing Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 labelled in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC may continue to be placed on the market and used until stocks are exhausted.
Article 4 
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, 13 April 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I

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
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers
4b1705 DSM Nutritional Products Ltd represented by DSM Nutritional products Sp. Z o.o Enterococcus faeciumNCIMB 10415 
 Additive composition
Preparation of Enterococcus faecium
NCIMB 10415 containing a minimum of:
 coated form (with shellac):
2 × 1010 CFU/g of additive;
 Other microencapsulated forms:
1 × 1010 CFU/g additive
 Characterisation of the active substance
Enterococcus faecium
NCIMB 10415
 Analytical method
Enumeration: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar
Identification: Pulsed- Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Chickens for fattening  3 × 108 — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.

2. The use is permitted in feed containing the authorised coccidiostats: decoquinate, monensin sodium, robenidine hydrochloride, diclazuril, or semduramycin.
 4 May 2021

ANNEX II

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 943/2005 is replaced by the following:

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
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff
Micro-organisms
E 1705  Enterococcus faeciumNCIMB 10415 Preparation of Enterococcus faecium containing a minimum of:
 Microencapsulated form:
1,0 × 1010 CFU/g of additive;
 Granulated form:
3,5 × 1010 CFU/g additive Pigs for fattening — 0,35 × 109 1,0 × 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
