
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 1847/2003 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 2 is deleted;
((2)) Annex II is deleted.
Article 3 
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2036/2005, entry E1703 is deleted.
Article 4 
The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 29 September 2018 in accordance with the rules applicable before 29 March 2018 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
Article 5 
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, 5 March 2018.
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
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers
4d1703 Danstar Ferment AG represented by Lallemand SAS Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079 
Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079 containing a minimum of:


— 1 × 1010 CFU/g of additive (coated form);
— 2 × 1010 CFU/g of additive (not-coated form);

Viable cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079

Enumeration: pour plate method using chloramphenicol dextrose yeast extract agar (EN15789:2009)

Identification: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method 15790:2008.
 SowsWeaned piglets — 1 × 109 — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions and stability to 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 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 breathing protection.

3. For use in sows in order to have a benefit for suckling piglets.

4. For use in weaned piglets until approximately 35 kg.
 29 March 2028
