
Article 1 
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’ is authorised and renewed as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Regulations (EC) No 243/2007, (EC) No 1142/2007, (EC) No 165/2008, (EC) No 505/2008 and (EU) No 327/2010 are repealed.
Article 3 
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, 6 February 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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
Unit of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers
4a1600 BASF SE 3-phytaseEC 3.1.3.8 Additive composition3-phytase producedby Aspergillus niger (CBS 101.672)having a minimum activity of:Solid form: 5 000 FTU/gLiquid form: 5 000 FTU/mlCharacterisation of the active substance3-phytase producedby Aspergillus niger (CBS 101.672)Analytical methodColorimetric method measuring inorganic phosphate released by the enzyme from phytate substrate. Piglets(suckling and weaned)Sows - 500 FTU  
1.. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, 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 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 and skin protection. 27.2.2030
Pigs for fattening - 100 FTU 
Chickens for fatteningChickens reared for laying/breeding - 375 FTU 
Laying hensTurkeys for fatteningTurkeys reared for breeding and breeding hensOrnamental birds and all minor avian species, other than ducks - 250 FTU 
Ducks - 300 FTU 

