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) 2025/359 of 21 February 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of pages: 4 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01849_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01849_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01849_00_s.pdf  |  
        
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           Description of content: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/359 authorises a preparation of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category 'technological additives' and in the functional group 'silage additives', for all animal species.  |  
        
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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): 21 February 2025 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 24 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 shall enter 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  |  
        
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