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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):Preparation of a kind 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) 2023/54 of 4 January 2023 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/652 concerning the authorisation of bitter orange extract as a feed additive for certain animal species.Language(s):English, French and Spanish.Number of pages: 4 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11140_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11140_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11140_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content:The use of bitter orange extract as feed additive was authorised for certain animal species by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/652. Bitter orange extract is known to contain 10 to 20% neohesperidin, as detailed in the column "Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method" in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/652. An incorrect presumption of a relationship between neohesperidin, identified with CAS number 13241-33-3, and neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, identified with CAS number 20702-77-6, which has a similar name but is a distinct substance, resulted in point 3 of the column "Other provisions" in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/652, which mistakenly provides for the exclusion of the use of bitter orange extract in combination with neohesperidin dihydrochalcone. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/54 corrects this mistake. |
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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):4 January 2023 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):5 January 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 day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, i.e. on 6 January 2023. [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 |
