(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 such authorisation. Article 10(2) of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).

(2)

The preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for dairy cows and cattle for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005 (3). That preparation was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1), point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(3)

In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 as a feed additive for dairy cows and cattle for fattening. In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, another application was submitted for the authorisation of a new use of that preparation as a feed additive for minor ruminant species and camelids. Those applications requested that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and in the functional groups ‘digestibility enhancers’ and ‘gut flora stabilisers’ and were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 4 July 2017 (4) and 29 June 2022 (5) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 is safe for the target animals, the consumers and the environment. It also concluded that the preparation is not a skin irritant or sensitiser but is an eye irritant, and that inhalation exposure is unlikely. The Authority concluded that the preparation has a potential to improve the performance of cattle for fattening when supplied at a minimum dose approximating to 6 × 108 CFU/kg complete feed, while also noting that two in vivo studies showed a positive effect on the growth performance of the cattle supplied with the additive at a minimum dose of 5 × 108 CFU/kg complete feed. It extended this conclusion to minor ruminant species and camelids reared for meat production. The Authority could not conclude, based on the data provided by the applicant, on the efficacy of that additive for dairy cows, but noted that the preparation showed a positive effect on performance in dairy cows in three studies. The Authority also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(5)

The applicant withdrew the application on 24 February 2023 for the authorisation of the preparation under the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’ and for its use for minor dairy ruminant species and dairy camelids.

(6)

Considering the overall data provided, the already demonstrated capacity of the additive to improve the performance parameters in other dairy ruminants, namely dairy goats and dairy sheep, and the long-standing history of marketing and use of that preparation, the Commission considers that the conditions for the demonstration of the efficacy are met for cattle for fattening, minor ruminant species and camelids reared for meat production supplied with the additive at a minimum dose of 5 × 108 CFU/kg complete feed, and for dairy cows supplied with the additive at a minimum dose of 4 × 108 CFU/kg complete feed.

(7)

The assessment of the additive shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised. 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.

(8)

Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation of the preparation concerned which are intended for dairy cows and cattle for fattening, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period for the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.

(9)

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