G/SPS/N/EU/724  
21 February 2024  
(24-1571) 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) 2024/261 of 
17 January 2024 concerning the authorisation of black pepper essential oil  and black 
pepper oleoresin from Piper nigrum  L. as feed additives for all animal species and black 
pepper supercritical extract from Piper nigrum  L. as a feed additive for cats and dogs 
(Text  with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of 
pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01605_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01605_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_01605_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The substances covered by the Act were authorized as feed 
additives in the functio nal group of flavouring compounds. Applications were submitted for 
the reauthorization of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation 
(EC) No 1831/2003. Further to the positive assessment by the European Food Safety 
Authority, these substa nces are reauthorized as feed additives for all animal species (black 
pepper essential oil and black pepper oleoresin) and for cats and dogs (black pepper 
supercritical extract), under certain conditions. A transitional period is included for the 
intereste d parties to meet the new authorization's requirements.  
7. 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.   
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 
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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/724  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[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) : 17 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 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 t he 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