
Article 1 
The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
Regulation (EU) No 514/2010 is repealed.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, 16 December 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive 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 fresh material
Category of technological additives. Functional group: silage additives
1k2101 Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 16244 Additive compositionPreparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 16244 containing a minimum of 4 × 1011 CFU/g additive. All animal species - - - 
1.. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.
2.. Minimum content of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1×108 CFU/kg fresh material.
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 personal protective equipment, including gloves and breathing protection. 6.1.2031
Characterisation of the active substancePediococcus pentosaceus DSM 16244.
Analytical method
— Enumeration: spread plate method on MSR agar (EN 15786).
— Identification: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) method.
