G/SPS/N/EU/400  
21 July 2020  
(20-5002) 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):  HS Code 2309 prep aration of a kind use in animal nutrition.  
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:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
concerning the authorisation of conjugated linoleic acid (t10, c12) -methylester as a feed 
additive for pigs for fattening and dairy cows . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4314_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4314_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation authorises conjugated linoleic acid (t10, c12) -
methylester as a zootechnical additive for pigs for fattening and dairy cows  
7. Objective a nd rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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) :  
[ ] 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 t he 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/EU/400  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 months after the adoption 
approximately.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Twentieth day following that of its publication  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 September 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (i f 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
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 D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu