| 1. | Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION If applicable, name of local government involved: | 
 
         
         | 2. | Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General | 
 
         
         | 3. | 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): Preparation of a kind used in animal nutrition | 
 
         
         | 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X]    All trading partners [ ]      Specific regions or countries: | 
 
         
         | 5. | Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1405 of 3 July 2023 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 55058 and a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 55942 as feed additives for all animal species. Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 4 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11263_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11263_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11263_00_s.pdf | 
 
         
         | 6. | Description of content: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1405 authorises a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 55058 and a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 55942 for all animal species as feed additives belonging to the additive category 'technological additives' and the functional group 'silage additives'. | 
 
         
         | 7. | 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. | 
 
         
         | 8. | 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: | 
 
         
         | 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: | 
 
         
         | 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 3 July 2023 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 4 July 2023 | 
 
         
         | 11. | 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 | 
 
         
         | 12. | 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 | 
 
         
         | 13. | 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 |