G/SPS/N/EU/434  
 
16 October 2020  
(20-7108) 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:  Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1419 of 7 October 
2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards the use of ascorbic acid (E 300) and citric acid (E 330) on 
white vegetables intended for fur ther processing (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6154_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6154_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6154_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union 
list of food additives approved for use in food and their conditions of use. That list may 
be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, either on 
the initiative of the Commission or following an application. Pursuant to Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, ascorbic acid (E 300) and citric acid (E 330) are currently 
authorised for use as food additives in a wide variety of foods.  
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) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/EU/434  
 
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  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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall 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 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addres s 
(if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu