G/SPS/N/EU/725  
21 February 2024  
(24-1572) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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):  Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (HS code(s): 2309)  
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) 2024/251 of 
16 January 2024 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of the prepara tions of 
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  CNCM I -3235, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  
DSM 11672/CNCM I -3736, Pediococcus acidilactici  CNCM I -3237, Pediococcus acidilactici  
DSM 11673/CNCM I -4622, Pediococcus pentosaceus  NCIMB 12455, Acidipropionibacterium 
acidipropionici  CNCM I -4661, Lentilactobacillus buchneri  NCIMB 40788/CNCM I -4323 and 
Lentilactobacillus hilgardii  CNCM I -4785 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri  
CNCM  I-4323/NCIMB 40788 as feed additives for all animal species, amending 
Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1065/2012, (EU) No 1119/2012, (EU) No 1113/2013 
and (EU) No 304/2014 and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 990/2012 and 
(EU) 2019/764 (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . 
Number of p ages:  11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01606_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01606_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01606_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The preparations specified in this Act were initially authorized for 
a period of t en years as feed additives for all animal species. Several applications were 
submitted for the renewal of these authorizations. Further to the favourable assessment by 
the European Food Safety Authority, the authorization of these preparations is renewed, 
subject to certain conditions. A transition period is laid down for the interested parties to 
prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorization.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant prote ction, 
[ ] 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 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conventi on (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) : 16 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 January 2024  
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