
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, 14 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 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.
4a21 DSM Nutritional products Ltd, represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. Z.o.o alpha-amylaseEC 3.2.1.1 
Preparation of alpha-amylase produced by Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 21564) having a minimum activity of:


 solid form: 160 KNU/g;
 liquid form: 240 KNU/g.

alpha-amylase EC 3.2.1.1 produced by Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 21564).

Determination of alpha-amylase:

Colorimetric method based on the quantification of the dyed fragments produced by the action of alpha-amylase on red starch substrates.
 Dairy cows — 300 KNU — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions and stability to pelleting.

2. For use up to the 14th week of lactation.

3. For safety: breathing protection glasses and gloves shall be used during handling.
 4 February 2025

