. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/165
18 April 2002
(02-2177)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and
Consumer Protection
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Feed additives (defined as chemically defined substances or micro-organisms
not normally used as feed materials which are intentionally added to feedingstuffs or
drinking water  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Member states of the European Union and third countries exporting the
products concerned to the EU.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  COM(2002)153 final "Proposal for
a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal
nutrition" (41 pages)
5.Description of content:  The proposal notified hereby lays down a centralized Community
framework procedure for safety assessment, authorization and supervision of feed additives
(cf. products covered) as well as labelling requirements for these products.  It provides for
the prohibition from 1/1/2006 of the marketing and use as growth promoters of thefollowing antibiotic substances:  sodium monensin, sodium salinomycin, flavophospholipol
and avilamycin.  It also repeals existing Directives or parts of Directives.
A comprehensive overview of the practical implications of this proposal is provided in Press
Notice IP/02/466 available at http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh
Note:   This draft legislation is also being notified under the Agreement on Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT).
6. 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  [The proposal's other objectives are protection of the
environment, protection of users' interests and prevention of deceptive practices.]
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  COM(2002)153
final.  Available in all EU languages.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2003G/SPS/N/EEC/165
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the 20th day following that of the publication of the
Regulation in the Official Journal of the EC.
Proposed date of application :  One year after the date of publication of the Regulation.
11. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date on notification
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Information on Feed safety policy available in
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/afs/afs_index_en.html
The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives
for use in animal nutrition COM(2002)153 final is available at http://europa.eu.int/eur-
lex/en/com/index1.html  and will be published in the Official Journal of the E.C., C Series.
English text: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2002/en_502PC0153.pdf
Spanish text: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/es/com/pdf/2002/es_502PC0153.pdf
French text: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/fr/com/pdf/2002/fr_502PC0153.pdf