
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 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, 18 September 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
4a62 BASF SE Endo-1,4-beta-xylanaseEC 3.2.1.8 
 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
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713)
 Analytical method
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 reared for breeding — 560 TXU — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.

2. Recommended maximum dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff for all species falling within the scope of this Regulation: 840 TXU.

3. For use in feed rich in starch and non-starch polysaccharides (mainly beta-glucans and arabinoxylans).
 9 October 2022
Ornamental birds, minor avian species except ducks and laying birds. 280 TXU

