
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 
Regulation (EC) No 1332/2004 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
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Article 1 
The preparation belonging to the group ‘Enzymes’, as set out in Annex II, is authorised for use without a time limit as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.';
((2)) Annex I is deleted.
Article 3 
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2036/2005, the entry for No 5, Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8, is deleted.
Article 4 
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 4 July 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 January 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 14 December 2012.
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
4a1607 DSM Nutritional Products Endo-1,4-beta-xylanaseEC 3.2.1.8 
 Additive composition
Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287) having a minimum activity of:
 Solid form: 1 000 FXU/g
 Liquid form: 650 FXU/ml
 Characterisation of the active substance
endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287)
 Analytical method
For quantification of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10827) in a feed additive:
Colorimetric method measuring water soluble dyed fragments released by endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from azo-wheat-arabinoxylan substrate dyed with remazol-brilliant blue.
For quantification of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10827) in premixtures and feedingstuffs:
Colorimetric method measuring water soluble dyed fragments released by endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from azurin-cross linked wheat arabinoxylan substrate. Poultry for fattening — 100 FXU — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.

2. 

— poultry for fattening: 200 FXU
— piglets (weaned): 400 FXU
— pigs for fattening: 200 FXU.

3. For use in feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans)

4. For use in weaned piglets up to approximately 35 kg.

5. For safety: breathing protection and gloves shall be used during handling.
 4 January 2023
Piglets (weaned)Pigs for fattening 200 FXU

