
Article 1 
The preparations specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, are authorised as additives 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 October 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive 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 of additive/kg of fresh material
Technological additives: silage additives
1k21014 Pediococcus parvulusDSM 28875 
Preparation of Pediococcus parvulus

DSM 28875 containing a minimum of 1 × 1011 CFU/g additive.

Viable cells of Pediococcus parvulus

DSM 28875.

Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method: EN 15786:2009.

Identification of the feed additive: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
 All animal species — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.

2. Minimum content of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms used as silage additives: 5 × 107 CFU/kg of easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh material.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 8 November 2027
1k20755 Lactobacillus caseiDSM 28872 
Preparation of Lactobacillus casei

DSM 28872 containing a minimum of 1 × 1011 CFU/g additive.

Viable cells of Lactobacillus casei

DSM 28872

Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method on MSR agar (EN 15787).

Identification of the feed additive: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
 All animal species — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.

2. Minimum content of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 107 CFU/kg of easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh material.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 8 November 2027
1k20756 Lactobacillus rhamnosusDSM 29226 
Preparation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus

DSM 29226 containing a minimum of 1 × 1010 CFU/g additive.

Viable cells of Lactobacillus rhamnosus

DSM 29226

Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method on MSR agar (EN 15787).

Identification of the feed additive: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
 All animal species — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.

2. Minimum content of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 107 CFU/kg of easy and moderate difficult to ensile fresh material.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 8 November 2027

