G/SPS/N/GBR/49  
21 December 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The UK Food Safety Authorities, comprised of the Food Standards 
Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS)  
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):  Feed additive products  
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:  Notice of authorisation of thirteen feed additives . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 (England), 30 (Scotland), 49 (Wales)  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1196/pdfs/uksi_20231196_en.pdf  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/339/pdfs/ssi_20230339_en.pdf  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1276/pdfs/wsi_20231276_mi.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The UK Food Safety Authorities are notifying Members of the 
intention to authorise t hirteen feed additives products for use in the GB market , consisting 
of new authorisations, modifications and renewal of existing authorisations  (with changes 
either to the conditions of use, label requirements, formulation and/or for use with 
different an imal species or their sub -groups) . Applications were submitted and have been 
examined by the FSA and FSS under the UK risk analysis process.  
These authorisations are made on the basis of the feed additive functions set out below, 
with detailed specificatio ns set out in the consultations linked in section 9.  
Nutritional additives, belonging to the functional group of 'amino acids, their salts and 
analogues' intended to provide essential micro -nutrients to animal diets:  
• RP1052a - L-lysine base (liquid) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal 
species;  
• RP1052b - L-lysine monohydrochloride (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all 
animal species.  
Technological additives, belonging to the functional group of 'silage additives' intended to 
improve the production, fermentation or and/or aerobic stability of silage in the 
preparation of animal feed:  
• RP263 - Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus  (IMI 507023) (new authorisation) as a feed 
additive for all animal species ; 
• RP267 – Pediococcus pentosaceus  (IMI 507024) (new authorisation)  as a feed additive 
for all animal species ; 
• RP270 – Pediococcus pentosaceus  (IMI 507025)  (new authorisation)  as a feed additive 
for all animal species ; 
• RP271 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  (IMI 507026 ) (new authorisation)  as a feed 
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  • RP272 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  (IMI 507027 ) (new authorisation)  as a feed 
additive for all animal species ; 
• RP273 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum  (IMI 507028 ) (new authorisation)  as a feed 
additive for all animal species ; 
• RP687 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (DSM 26571 ) (new authorisation)  as a feed 
additive for all animal species . 
Zootechnical additives, belonging to the functional group of 'digestibility enhancers ' 
intended to improve the digestibility of animal diets:  
• RP215 – Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (3.2.1.8) (renewal and new use) as a digestibility 
enhancer for all poultry species, piglets (suckling and weaned), pigs for fattening and 
minor porcine species;  
• RP954 – Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (3.2.1.8) (renewal) as a feed additive for piglets 
(weaned), chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and 
turkeys reared for breeding;  
• RP955 – 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) (renewal) as a feed additive fo r poultry for fattening, 
poultry for breeding, poultry for laying and pigs.  
Zootechnical additive, belonging to the functional group of 'substances which favourably 
affect the environment' intended to reduce the production of methane emissions:  
• RP1059 – 3-nitrooxypropanol (new authorisation) as a feed additive for ruminants for 
milk production and for reproduction.  
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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
• CXG-62-2007 - Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Food Safety for 
Application by Governments  
• CXG-80-2013 - Guidelines on the Application of Risk Assessment for Feed  
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[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:   
Full details of the applications for authorisation of these Feed Additives are laid out in 
previous public consultations on the FSA and FSS websites, available here:  
• FSA Consultation on twelve applications for feed additives for use in animal feed  
• FSS Consultation on applications for authorisation of feed additives for use in animal 
feed 
The consultations also link to the FSA/FSS safety assessments on these feed additives.  
Full text of the legislation is  linked for England, Scotland, and Wales:  
• The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2023  
• The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2023  
• The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2023  
(available in English)  G/SPS/N/GBR/49  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2023  
[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:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DF  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
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:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DF  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk