
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 the 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, 17 October 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Identi-fication 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
4a29 Elanco GmbH Endo-1,4-beta-mannanaseEC 3.2.1.78 
Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase produced by Paenibacillus lentus (DSM 28088) having a minimum activity of:


— 1,6 × 108 U/g solid form;
— 5,9 × 108 U/g liquid form.

endo-1,4-beta-mannanase produced by Paenibacillus lentus (DSM 28088)

For the quantification of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs:

colorimetric methods based on enzymatic hydrolysis and the reaction of reducing sugars (mannose equivalent) with 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS)
 Chickens for fatteningChickens reared for layingMinor poultry species other than laying birds — 32 000 U — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks to their 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 skin and breathing protections.

3. For use in weaned piglets until approximately 35 kg.
 8 November 2028
Turkeys for fatteningTurkeys reared for breeding 48 000 U
Weaned piglets 48 000 U
Pigs for fatteningMinor porcine species for fattening 32 000 U

