G/SPS/N/EU/431  
 
15 October 2020  
(20-7097) 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):  Phosphoric acid 6 0% on silica carrier as a feed additive and all types 
of animal feed containing phosphoric acid 60% on silica carrier.  
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 concerning 
the denial of authorisation of phosphoric acid 60% on silica carrier as a feed additive 
belonging to the functional groups of preservatives (Text  with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6147_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft measure denies the existing authorisation of 
phosphoric acid 60% on silica carrier used as preservative antioxidant feed additive for 
all animal species, since the conditions for authorisation laid down by the relevant EU 
legislation are no long er met. According to the opinion of the European Food Safety 
Authority (EFSA) of 17 March 2020, considering the limited data provided in the dossier 
and in the absence of response from the applicant to its requests for additional 
information, EFSA could no t conclude on the safety and efficacy of the additive.  
The draft denial act is accompanied by transitional measures in order to allow operators 
to adapt to the obligation to withdraw the products concerned from the market.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 Aliment arius 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/431  
 
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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 the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Statement on the safety and efficacy of phosphoric acid 60% on silica carrier (UD60) for 
all animal species of 17 March 2020, published in the EFSA Journal 2020, 18(4):6064 
(available in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : February 2021.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : March 2021.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 
Twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Transitional 
measures for the application of the measure are provided for.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Add ress, 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   
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