SPS Notification: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1417 of 5 July 2023 concerning the authorisation of butyric acid and etc. as feed additives for all animal species G/SPS/N/EU/661

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Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible:European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):Preparations of a kind used in animal nutrition

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document:Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1417 of 5 July 2023 concerning the authorisation of butyric acid, ethyl butyrate, ethyl isobutyrate, ethyl isovaleratemethyl isovalerate, 2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid, 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one, undecan-2-one, octan-2-one, nonan-2-one, octan-3-one, tridecan-2-one, 5‑methylhept-2-en-4-one, dodecano-1,5-lactone, tetradecano-1,5-lactone, 5‑methylfurfural, 4-phenylbut-3-en-2-one, p-anisyl alcohol,4-methoxybenzaldehyde, piperonal, vanillin, p-anisyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, isobutyl salicylate, isopentyl salicylate, benzyl salicylate and diphenyl ether as feed additives for all animal species.Language(s):English, French and Spanish.Number of pages:30

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11167_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11167_00_f.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11167_00_s.pdf

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Description of content:The substances covered by the Act were authorised as feed additives in the functional group of flavouring compounds. Applications were submitted for the reauthorisation of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Further to the positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, these substances are reauthorised as feed additives for all animal species, under certain conditions. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorisation requirements.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]      Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):Code of practice on Good Animal Feeding CAC/RCP 54-2004

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):5 July 2023

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):6 July 2023

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

[X]    Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):18 September 2023

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:

European Commission

DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4-Multilateral International Relations

Rue Froissart 101

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263

E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:

European Commission

DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4-Multilateral International Relations

Rue Froissart 101

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263

E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu