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) 2024/2464 of 12 September 2024 concerning the authorisation of pine white essential oil from Pinus pinaster Aiton as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 5+1 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02304_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02304_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02304_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02304_01_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02304_00_s.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_02304_01_s.pdf |
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Description of content: The substance covered by the Act was authorized as feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorization of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Further to the positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, this substance is reauthorized as feed additive for all animal species, in the category 'sensory additives' and to the functional group 'flavouring compounds', under certain conditions. A transitional period is included for the interested parties to meet the new authorizations requirements. Corrigendum 2024/90623 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2464 was also published on 11 October 2024 and is attached to this notification. |
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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):12 September 2024 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):13 September 2024 |
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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: [ ] 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 |