
Article 1 
The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Regulations (EC) No 1380/2007, (EC) No 1096/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 843/2012 are repealed.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, 13 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
4a62 BASF SE Endo-1,4-beta-xylanaseEC 3.2.1.8 Additive compositionPreparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanaseproduced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) having a minimum activity of:Solid form: 5 600 TXU/gLiquid form: 5 600 TXU/ml Turkeys for fatteningTurkeys reared for breeding — 560 TXU — 
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 protection. 5.3.2030
Characterisation of the active substance:Endo-1,4-betaxylanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 109.713) Chickens for fatteningOrnamental birdsMinor avian species other than laying birds — 280 TXU —
Analytical methodViscosimetric method based on decrease of viscosity produced by action of endo1,4-beta-xylanase on the xylan-containing substrate (wheat arabinoxylan) at pH 3,5 and 55 °C.

