
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 1520/2007 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 4 is deleted.
((2)) Annex IV is deleted.
Article 3 
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 3 September 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 3 March 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Article 4 
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, 13 January 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 Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % CFU/l of water for drinking
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers.
4b1715 Centro Sperimentale del Latte Lactobacillus acidophilus CECT 4529 
Preparation of Lactobacillus acidophilus CECT 4529 containing a minimum of: 5 × 1010 CFU/g of additive (solid form).

Viable cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus CECT 4529.

Enumeration: spread plate method (EN 15787).

Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
 Laying hens — 1 × 109 — 5 × 108 — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive, premixture and compound feed, indicate the storage conditions and stability to pelleting and in drinking water.

2. For safety: breathing protection shall be used during handling.

3. For use of the additive in water for drinking the homogeneous dispersion of the additive shall be ensured.
 3 March 2025
