(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting and renewing such an authorisation.

(2)

An enzyme preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei CBS 114044 was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for weaned piglets, chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for breeding by Commission Regulation (EC) No 902/2009 (2).

(3)

In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei CBS 114044 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening, turkeys reared for breeding and weaned piglets in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’. The preparation is available in solid and liquid formulations. The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 4 October 2019 (3) and 27 January 2021 (4) that the preparation remains safe for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening, turkeys reared for breeding and weaned piglets, consumers and the environment. It found that the preparation is non-irritant to skin, and that the tested liquid form is neither irritant to the eyes nor a dermal sensitiser. It further stated that the additive should be considered a potential respiratory sensitiser in all forms. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. The Authority also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(5)

The assessment of the preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this additive should be renewed as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. The Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the additive.

(6)

As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of the preparation as a feed additive, Regulation (EC) No 902/2009 should be repealed.

(7)

Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation for the preparation, it is appropriate to provide a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal of the authorisation.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,