
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, 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 
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, 5 September 2011.
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
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers
4b1713 Norel SA Enterococcus faecium CECT 4515 
 Additive composition:
Preparation of Enterococcus faecium CECT 4515 containing a minimum of 1 × 109 CFU/g additive
 Characterisation of the active substance:
Enterococcus faecium CECT 4515
 Method of Analysis:
 Enumeration: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar (EN 15788)
 Identification: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Chickens for fattening — 1 × 109 — 
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 one of the authorised coccidiostats: monensin sodium, diclazuril, nicarbazin, decoquinate, robenidine hydrochloride, semduramycin sodium, narasin, salinomicin sodium, lasalocid sodium narasin/nicarbazin or maduramycin ammonium.

3. For safety: breathing protection shall be used during the handling.
 26 September 2021
