
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, 8 December 2017.
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.
4a16 Huvepharma EOOD 6-phytase(EC 3.1.3.26) 
Preparation 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 23036) with a minimum activity of:


 4 000 OTU/g in solid form
 8 000 OTU/g in liquid form

6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 23036)

For quantification of 6-phytase in feed:

Colorimetric method based on the quantification of the inorganic phosphate released by the enzyme from the sodium phytate.
 Fish — 500 OTU — 
1.. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.
2.. For use in feed containing more than 0,23 % phytin-bound phosphorus.
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 protective equipment, including breathing and skin protections. 29.12.2027

