NOTIFICATION
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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 feeding (HS code(s): 2309) |
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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) 2025/181 of 31 January 2025 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2393 as regards the repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1416 (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 2 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02042_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02042_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02042_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2393 erroneously repealed Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1416, since the use of sodium bisulphate should remain authorised until 10 September 2025 for aquatic animals in the functional group 'preservatives', and for food-producing aquatic animals in the functional group 'acidity regulators'. This is corrected by the presentImplementing Regulation (EU) 2025/181, which deletes the provision of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2393 repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1416 and instead amends that Implementing Regulation to specify the animal categories for which the use of sodium bisulphate remains authorised until 10 September 2025. This correction applies retroactively from the date of entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2393. |
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] 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): 31 January 2025 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 3 February 2025 |
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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 day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. [X] Trade facilitating measure |
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable 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 |