Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/981 of 17 June 2021 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger CBS 109.713 and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger DSM 18404 as a feed additive for poultry species, ornamental birds and weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation: BASF SE), and repealing Regulation (EC) No 271/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1068/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

The authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger CBS 109.713 and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger DSM 18404 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.

1 The preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus niger CBS 109.713 and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger DSM 18404 and premixtures containing it, which are produced and labelled before 8 January 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 8 July 2021 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.

2 Feed materials and compound feed containing the preparation referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 8 July 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 8 July 2021 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted, where they are intended for food-producing animals.

3 Feed materials and compound feed containing the preparation referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 8 July 2023 in accordance with the rules applicable before 8 July 2021 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted, where they are intended for non-food-producing animals.

Regulation (EC) No 271/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1068/2011 are repealed.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.