G/SPS/N/EU/442  
 
12 November 2020  
(20-8121) 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 - Preparation 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) 2020/1510 
of 16 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of cinnamyl alcohol, 
3-phenylpropan -1-ol, 2 -phenylpropanal, 3 -(p-cumenyl) -2-methylpropionalde -hyde, 
alpha -methylcinnamaldehyde, 3 -phenylpropanal, cinnamic aci d, cinnamyl acetate, 
cinnamyl butyrate, 3 -phenylpropyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl isovalerate, cinnamyl 
isobutyrate, ethyl cinnamate, methyl cinnamate and isopentyl cinnamate as feed 
additives for all animal species except for marine animals (Text with EEA rele vance) . 
Language(s):  English, French, Spanish . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6933_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6933_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6933_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. Article 10(2) of that Regulation provides for the re - evaluation of 
additiv es authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC(2). The substances 
cinnamyl alcohol, 3 -phenylpropan -1-ol, 2 -phenylpropanal, 3 -(p-cumenyl) -2-
methylpropionalde - hyde, alpha -methylcinnamaldehyde, 3 -phenylpropanal, cinnamic 
acid, cinnamyl acetate, cinna myl butyrate, 3 - phenylpropyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl 
isovalerate, cinnamyl isobutyrate, ethyl cinnamate, methyl cinnamate and isopentyl 
cinnamate ( 'substances concerned') were authorised without a time limit in accordance 
with Directive 70/ 524/EEC as feed additives for all animal species.  
Those additives were subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as existing 
products, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  
In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No  1831/2003 in conjunction with 
Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re -evaluation of the substances 
concerned as feed additives for all animal species. The applicant requested those additives 
to be classified in the additive category 'sensory additives' and in the functional group 
'flavouring compounds'. That application was accompanied by the particulars and 
documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.  G/SPS/N/EU/442  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal hea lth, [  ] 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) : 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 th e 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 October 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 November 2020 - This Regulation enters into force on 
8 November 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notif ication and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
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: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Author ity, [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