9.2.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 36/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 107/2010 of 8 February 2010 concerning the authorisation of Bacillus subtilis ATCC PTA-6737 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation Kemin Europa NV) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 9(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the auth- orisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such auth- orisation. (20 In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the auth- orisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. (3)  The application concerns the authorisation of the micro- organism Bacillus subtilis (ATCC PTA-6737) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives'. () OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. (4)  The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 15 September 2009 (?) that the Bacillus subtilis (ATCC PTA-6737) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that the use of that preparation can improve the performance of the animals. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. (5)  The assessment of that 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 that preparation should be auth- orised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. (6)  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 preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives' and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. (%) The EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9): 1314.