
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 
Regulation (EC) No 1259/2004 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 1 is deleted.
((2)) Annex I is deleted.
Article 3 
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 255/2005, the entry on E 1707, Enterococcus faecium DSM 10663/NCIMB 10415, is deleted.
Article 4 
In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005, the entry on E 1707, Enterococcus faecium DSM 10663/NCIMB 10415, is deleted.
Article 5 
Regulation (EC) No 1520/2007 is amended as follows:

((1)) Articles 2 and 3 are deleted.
((2)) Annexes II and III are deleted.
Article 6 

(1) The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 22 January 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 22 July 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for calves, piglets, chickens for fattening and turkeys for fattening.
(2) The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled [for dogs] before 22 July 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 22 July 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for dogs.
Article 7 
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, 1 July 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
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.
4b1707 Chevita Tierarzneimittel-GmbH Enterococcus faeciumDSM 10663/NCIMB 10415 
Preparation of Enterococcus faecium

DSM 10663/NCIMB 10415 containing a minimum of:


 powder and granulated forms:
3,5 × 1010 CFU/g additive;
 coated form:
2 × 1010 CFU/g additive;
 liquid form:
1 × 1010 CFU/g additive

Viable cells of Enterococcus faecium

DSM 10663/NCIMB 10415

Enumeration: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar (EN 15788)

Identification: Pulsed- Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)
 Calves for rearingPiglets(suckling and weaned)Chickens for fatteningTurkeys for fatteningCatsDogs — 1 × 109 — 
1.. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions and stability to pelleting.
2.. Recommended dose for suckling piglets: 1 × 109/piglet/day.
3.. The use is permitted in feed for chickens for fattening and turkeys for fattening containing the authorised coccidiostats: semduramicin sodium, diclazuril, robenidine hydrochloride, maduramicin ammonium, decoquinate, lasalocid A sodium or halofuginone.
4.. For use in weaned piglets until approximately 35 kg. 22 July 2025
