G/SPS/N/EU/599  
 
13 September 2022  
(22-6727) 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) 2022/1493 
of 8 September 2022 concerning the authorisation of L -methionine produced by  
Corynebacterium glutamicum  KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli  KCCM 80246 as feed 
additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6087_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6087_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6087_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 
an application was submitted for the authorisation of L -methionine produced by 
Corynebacterium glutamicum  KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli  KCCM 80246. 
That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under 
Article  7 of that Regulation . The application concerns the authorisation of L -methionine 
produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum  KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli  KCCM 80246 
as feed additives for all animal species to be classified in the additive category 'nutritional 
additives'. The A uthority further concluded that L -methionine produced by 
Corynebacterium glutamicum  KCCM 80245 and Escherichia coli  KCCM 80246 is an effective 
source of methionine for all animal species and that in order to be as efficacious in 
ruminants as in non -ruminan t species, the substance should be protected against 
degradation in the rumen. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific 
requirements of post -market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of 
analysis of the feed addit ives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fr om 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/599  
 
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  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 relev ant 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 September 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 September 2022  
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 t he twentieth day following 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) : 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 D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
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) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu