COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2023/1416 
of 5 July 2023
concer ning the renewal of the author isation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 
8862 and DSM 8866 as a feed additiv e for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation 
(EU) No 93/2012 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng rega rd to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Sept ember 2003 on 
additives for use in animal nutr ition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provid es for the author isation of additives for use in animal nutr ition and for the 
grounds and procedures for granting and renewing such author isation.
(2) The preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 8862 and DSM 8866 (previously taxonomically identif ied as 
Lactobacillus plantar um DSM 8862 and DSM 8866) was author ised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for all 
animal species by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 93/2012 (2).
(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the renewal of 
the author isation of the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 8862 and DSM 8866 as a feed additive for 
all animal species, requesting the additive to be classif ied in the additive catego ry ‘technological additives’ and in the 
functional group ‘silage additives ’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required 
under Article 14(2) of that Regulation.
(4) The European Food Safety Auth ority (‘the Author ity’) concluded in its opinion of 27 Sept ember 2022 (3)that the 
applicant has provid ed evidence that the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 8862 and DSM 8866 
remains safe for all animal species, the consumers and the environment under the conditions of use currently 
author ised. Rega rding users’ safety , the Author ity stated that the preparation is not a skin irritant but should be 
considered a respirato ry sensitiser . No conclusions could be drawn by the Authority on the eye irritancy poten tial of 
the preparation nor on the skin sensitisation potential.
(5) In accordance with Article 5(4), point (c), of Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (4), the Reference 
Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 considered that the conclusions and recommendations 
reach ed in the previous assessment are valid and applicable for the current application.
(6) The assessment of the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 8862 and DSM 8866 shows that the 
conditions for author isation, as provid ed for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfi ed. 
According ly, the author isation of that preparation should be renewed.
(1)OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 93/2012 of 3 Febr uary 2012 concer ning the author isation of Lactobacillus plantar um 
(DSM 8862 and DSM 8866) as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 33, 4.2.2012, p. 1).
(3)EFSA Jour nal 2022;20(10):7604.
(4)Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 of 4 March 2005 on detailed rules for the implement ation of Regulation (EC) 
No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference 
Laborato ry concer ning applications for author isations of feed additives (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 171/8 6.7.2023  (7) The Commission considers that appropr iate protect ive measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on the 
health of the users of the additive. Those protective measures should be without prejudice to other worker safety 
requirements under Union law.
(8) As a consequence of the renewal of the author isation of the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 8862 
DSM 8866 as a feed additive, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 93/2012 should be repealed.
(9) Since safet y reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of author isation 
of the preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 8862 and DSM 8866, it is appropr iate to provid e for a 
transitional period for inter ested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the 
renewal of the author isation.
(10) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Renewal of author isation
The author isation of the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive cate gory ‘technological additives’ and 
to the functional group ‘silag e additives’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
Repeal
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 93/2012 is repealed.
Article 3
Transitional measures
The preparation specifi ed in the Annex and feed containing it, which are produced and labelled before 26 July 2024 in 
accordance with the rules applicable before 26 July 2023 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the 
existing stoc ks are exhausted.
Article 4
Entr y into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng 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, 5 July 2023 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 6.7.2023 L 171/9  ANNEX 
Identification 
number of 
the additiveAdditiveComposition, chemical formula, descr iption, 
analytical methodSpecies or 
categ ory of 
animalMaximum 
ageMinimum 
conten tMaximum 
conten t
Other provisi onsEnd of period of 
author isationCFU /kg of fresh 
material
Categor y of technological additiv es. Functional group: silage additiv es
1k20812 Lactiplantibacillus 
plantar um DSM 
8862 and DSM 
8866Additive composition
Preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 
8862 and DSM 8866 containing a minimum of 
3x1011 CFU/g additive (ratio 1:1)
Char acter isation of the active substance
Viable cells of Lactiplantibacillus plantar um DSM 
8862 and DSM 8866
Analytical method (1)
Enumeration in the feed additive:
— spread plate method using MRS agar (EN 
15787)
Identif ication:
— Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) or 
DNA sequencing methodsAll animal 
species- - - 1.In the directions for use of the 
additive and premixture, the sto­
rage conditions shall be indicated.
2.Minimum dose of the additive 
when used without combination 
with other micro-orga nism as si­
lage additive: 3 × 108 CFU/kg (ra­
tio 1:1) fresh mate rial.
3.For users of the additive and pre­
mixtures, feed business operat ors 
shall establish operational proce ­
dures and organisational mea ­
sures to address poten tial risks re­
sulting from their use. Where 
those risks cannot be eliminated 
by such procedures and measures, 
the additive and premixtures shall 
be used with personal skin, eyes 
and breathing prote ctive equip ­
ment.26 July 2033
(1)Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laborato ry: https://joint-research-c entre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-f eed-additives/eurl-fa-author isation/eurl-f a-evaluation- 
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