SPS Notification: The draft act concerns the authorisation as "flavouring compound" of a tincture from the plant Gentiana Lutea L. within the scope of the European Union legislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 G/SPS/N/EU/679

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Notifying Member:THE 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:Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of gentian tincture from Gentiana lutea L. as a feed additive for certain animal species (Text with EEA relevance).Language(s):English.Number of pages:6

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12346_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12346_01_e.pdf

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Description of content:The draft act concerns the authorisation as "flavouring compound" of a tincture from the plant Gentiana Lutea L. within the scope of the European Union legislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The measure aims at authorising this additive for all species, but only for categories of animals intended for fattening, and to withdraw the placing on the market of the additive for the rest of the animals. It is proposed to provide transitional periods for the different types of feeds: 12 months for existing stocks of the additive, 15 months for stocks of premixtures produced with the additives mentioned before and 24 months for compound feed produced with the feed additives and premixtures mentioned before.

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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 FeedingCAC/RC 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):December 2023

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):December 2023

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):12 November 2023

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