17.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 7111 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 203/2009 of 16 March 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 as regards the use of the feed additive Bacillus subtilis (035) in feed containing decoquinate and narasin/nicarbazin (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (!), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the autho- risation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedure for granting such authori- sation. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possi- bility to modify the authorisation of an additive further to a request from the holder of the authorisation and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority). (3)  The use of the micro-organism preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299 (035) was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 (2. () In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application for a modification of the authorisation of that preparation was submitted to allow its use in feed containing the coccidiostats deco- quinate and narasin/nicarbazin for chickens for fattening. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation. (5)  The Authority concluded in its opinion of 22 October 2008 that the compatibility of the additive Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299 (035) with decoquinate and narasin/ni- carbazin was established (3). (6)  The conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are satisfied. (7 Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly. (8)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 March 2009. () O] L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. () O] L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 5. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission () Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) on a request from the European Commission on the compatibility of the microbial product 035 (Bacillus subtilis) with decoquinate and narasin/nicarbazin. The EFSA Journal (2008) 840, p. 1.