G/SPS/N/EU/756  
24 April 2024  
(24-3373) 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 preparation of a kind used 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:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1199 
of 18 April 2024 concerning the authorisation of manganese(II) – betaine com plex as a 
feed additive for all animal species. . Language(s):  English -French -Spanish . Number of 
pages:  4 pages  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02778_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02778_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_02778_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1199 
authorises manganese(II) – betaine complex as a feed additive in the category 'nutritional 
additives' and in the functional group 'compounds of trace elements', subject to certain 
conditions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] prote ct 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 G/SPS/N/EU/756  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) i n which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 April 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation will enter into force on the twentieth day following 
that of 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 
notifica tion 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