G/SPS/N/EU/419  
 
12 October 2020  
(20-6977) 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/197 
of 13 February 2020 concerning the authorisation of allura red AC as a feed additive for 
cats and dogs (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . 
Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6047_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6047_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6047_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Description of content: Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides 
for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and 
procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 
provides for the re -evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Direct ive 
70/524/EEC (2):  
(2) Allura red AC was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 
70/524/EEC as a feed additive for dogs and cats belonging to the group ‘colourants, 
including pigments' under the heading ‘colouring agents authorised fo r colouring 
foodstuffs by Community rules'. The additive was subsequently entered in the Register of 
feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Regulation 
(EC) No 1831/2003.  
(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulat ion (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with 
Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re -evaluation of allura red AC as a 
feed additive for dogs and cats. The applicant requested the additive to be classified in 
the additive category ‘sensory a dditive' and in the functional group ‘colourants'. The 
application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 
7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant prot ection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/419  
 
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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 n umber) :  
[ ] 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 the 
intern ational standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 March 2020  
[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 han dle 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 Consumers, Unit G6 -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 Consumers, Unit G6 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu