G/SPS/N/EU/556  
 
14 April 2022  
(22-3110) 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) 2022/593 of 
1 March 2022 concerning the authorisation of litsea berry essential oil as  a feed additive 
for certain 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_2871_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2871_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_2871_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Litsea berry essential oil was authorised without a time limit in 
accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as feed additive for all animal species. This additive 
was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as existing product, 
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 litsea berry essential oil for all animal 
species. The applicant requested the additive 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. The applicant requested litsea berry essential oil to be 
authorised also for use in water for drinking. However, Regulation (EC) No 1 831/2003 
does not allow the authorisation of 'flavouring compounds' for use in water fordrinking. 
Therefore, the use of litsea berry essential oil in water for drinking should not be allowed.  
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.   
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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/556  
 
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  [ ] 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) : 1 March 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation entered 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 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