G/SPS/N/EU/520  
 
1 December 2021  
(21-9062) 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):  Preparation of a kind used in animal nutrition (HS Code: 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) 2021/2093 
of 29 November 2021 concerning the authorisation of disodium 5' -guanylate as a feed 
additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, French 
and Spanish . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7421_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7421_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7421_00_s.pdf  
6. 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. In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application 
was submitted for the authorisation of disodium 5' -guanylate. That applicat ion was 
accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation 
(EC) No 1831/2003. The application concerns the authorisation of disodium 5' -guanylate 
as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the categor y 'sensory additives' 
and in the functional group 'flavouring compounds'. The applicant requested disodium 
5'-guanylate to be authorised also for use in water for drinking. However, Regulation (EC)  
No 1831/2003 does not allow the authorisation of 'flavouri ng compounds' for use in water 
for drinking. Therefore, the use of disodium 5' -guanylate in water for drinking should not 
be allowed. The European Food Safety Authority ( 'the Authority') concluded in its opinion 
of 5 May 2021 that, under the proposed condi tions of use, disodium 5' -guanylate does not 
have adverse effects on animal health, human health or the environment. The  Authority 
further concluded that disodium 5' -guanylate is efficacious to contribute to the flavour of 
feed. The Authority also verified  the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additive 
in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No  1831/2003. 
The assessment of disodium 5' -guanylate shows that the conditions for authorisation, as 
provided for in Articl e 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the 
use of that substance should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.  
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/520  
 
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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 o r 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 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 November 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2021  
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 its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comm ents: [  ] 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 addre ss (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